Principal Systems Engineer - Air Traffic Solutions (Onsite)

About the role

Collins Aerospace is seeking a Senior Cloud Technology Engineer to join our team. This role involves architecting, implementing, and maintaining cloud infrastructure for high-availability government systems, leading cloud modernization initiatives, ensuring systems meet stringent security and regulatory requirements, and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Architect, implement, and maintain cloud infrastructure for high-availability government systems
• Lead cloud modernization initiatives, including migration of legacy systems to modern cloud platforms
• Ensure systems meet stringent government security, regulatory, and performance requirements
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering, security, and program teams to deliver resilient and compliant cloud solutions
• Develop automation, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code solutions to support scalable deployments
• Troubleshoot complex system issues across distributed cloud environments
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance to junior engineers
• Support program reviews, design sessions, and technical documentation for government stakeholders

Qualifications

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience
• Hands-on experience with large-scale government systems, preferably within FAA or other ATC-related programs
• Expertise with one or more major cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Strong knowledge of containerization, orchestration, and microservices (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience implementing infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM)
• Proven ability to design highly available, fault-tolerant cloud architectures

What We Offer

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
• A generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Optional coverages such as pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection, birth, adoption, parental leave benefits, and more!