Digital Automation Engineer, ROCKS team, Remote, US locations

Date Posted:

2026-09-16

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-MA-REMOTE

Position Role Type:

Remote

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.​ U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Security Clearance Type:

DoD Clearance: Secret

Security Clearance Status:

Active and existing security clearance required after day 1

Digital Automation Engineer

Raytheon Digital Technology - ROCKS Team

Remote Position - US locations only - US Citizenship required

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. 

Raytheon brings the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

The Raytheon Orchestration and Container Kubernetes Service (ROCKS) team builds the automation products and Kubernetes-based platform that classified program teams across Raytheon use to deploy and manage infrastructure and applications in closed-area environments. As an Automation Engineer, you will engage with System Administrators and DevOps teams across Raytheon programs as our internal program teams leverage automation and platform products to start and accelerate their automation and containerization journeys.

This role works primarily with classified program teams in Raytheon’s closed areas, partnering with System Administrators to assess operational goals and prepare for adoption of products from the ROCKS portfolio. Working closely with the ROCKS Automation and Platform team pillars, you will provide recommendations and knowledge transfer throughout each program’s adoption journey—supporting System Administrators as they deploy and scale Infrastructure-as-Code and Kubernetes-based solutions—and provide ongoing support to align roadmaps to optimize their operations and maintenance.

You will coordinate with application engineering teams to help ensure application deployments and lifecycle management stay consistent with ROCKS standards, so classified program environments can take full advantage of ROCKS automation — managing more applications, applying upgrades on schedule, and reducing operational risk.

You’ll bring a mix of hands-on automation engineering and consultative skill, helping shape platform standards while working alongside internal teams as a technical partner throughout their adoption of containers and automation best practices.

What You Will Do

• Partnering with classified program and closed-area teams to assess operational goals and prepare for adoption of ROCKS automation and Kubernetes platform products.
• Providing tailored knowledge transfer to System Administrators throughout the adoption journey, covering deployment and scaling of Infrastructure-as-Code, observability, and Kubernetes-based solutions.
• Supporting deployment, provisioning, and ongoing operations and maintenance for closed-area teams as they adopt and scale ROCKS products.
• Collaborating with the ROCKS Automation and Platform team pillars, and coordinating with application engineering teams as needed, to keep application deployment and lifecycle management consistent with ROCKS standards.
• Integrating automation with enterprise tools, APIs, and cloud environments to enhance provisioning processes and security posture.
• Implementing security hardening and compliance automation to ensure adherence to recommended benchmarks.
• Optimizing automation workflows by troubleshooting issues, enhancing efficiency, and ensuring high availability.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years' experience
• Experience partnering with technical IT teams, such as System Administrators, to integrate automation into OS hardening, application, service provisioning workflows.
• Experience with Ansible open-source IT automation tool used to manage configurations, deploy applications, orchestrate workflows, and provision infrastructure across on-premises and cloud environments
• Experience with Windows and Linux Operating Systems
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience with API integration and automation.
• Experience with Ansible and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) principles and best practices
• Understanding of Ansible architecture including playbooks, roles, collections, inventories, and vault
• Ability to communicate complex automation approaches effectively to support team adoption and process improvements.
• Experience with Ansible execution environments and containerized automation.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot complex automation issues
• Experience deploying new cloud-native platforms and systems in classified and/or unclassified work environments.
• Understanding of GitOps and package management technologies for Kubernetes cluster management and operations, such as ArgoCD, Packer, Helm, and Kustomize.
• Experience working with VMware or HPE Morpheus
• Understanding of network security concepts and automated enforcement of security controls.

What We Offer

• Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Safety, Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.

• Relocation is not offered as this is a domestic US Based remote role.

Learn More & Apply Now!

Please ensure the role type defined below is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role. This position is classified as:

Remote: This position currently is designated as remote. Employees who are working in remote roles will work primarily offsite (from home) but may be expected to travel to the site location as needed. The successful candidate for this role will be required to reside and work from one of the 50 U.S. states (excluding U.S. territories).

For onsite and hybrid roles, commuting to and from the assigned site is the employee’s personal responsibility.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.

The salary range for this role is 86,800 USD - 165,200 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

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