Senior Principal Lead Software Developer

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Job Overview:
We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Platform Automation Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will play a pivotal role in partnering in designing, implementing, and maintaining advanced automation solutions for our platforms. This role requires expertise in infrastructure-as-code tools, container orchestration, and API development. If you are passionate about automating complex systems, enjoy working in a collaborative environment, and thrive on solving challenging problems, we encourage you to apply.
 

Position: Senior Principal Software Developer (P5)

Primary Responsibilities:
• Partner with US based teams to design, develop, and implement advanced automation solutions to support platform infrastructure and deployment processes.
• Utilize tools such as Ansible, Terraform, and Kubernetes to automate provisioning, configuration, and management of systems.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including developers, DevOps, and system administrators, to optimize automation workflows.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and improve existing automation pipelines and infrastructure to ensure reliability, scalability, and performance.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in automation technologies and best practices, and proactively recommend improvements.
• Assist in API development to create or integrate automation tools and services.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to junior engineers on automation best practices and tool usage.

Basic Qualifications:
• Bachelors/Masters degree in Engineering/MCA

Preferred Qualifications:

• Should have 15+ years of experience in platform automation engineering or a related field.
• Cloud Computing Expertise – AWS, Azure, Kubernetes
• Proficiency in using Ansible to automate configuration management and deployment processes.
• Proficiency in using Terraform for infrastructure provisioning, orchestration, and infrastructure-as-code (IaC) practices.
• Operating System Proficiency: Experience with Linux and Windows operating systems in a traditional workload and containerized environment
• Experience in API development to enable platform automation, including building and integrating RESTful APIs or microservices.
• DevSecOps: Familiarity with DevSecOps practices and tools, including continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines, security automation, and infrastructure as code (IaC).

Primary Skills:

• Advanced experience in platform automation engineering or a related field.
• Proficiency in Ansible for configuration management and automation.
• Expertise in Terraform for infrastructure provisioning and orchestration.
• Experience using GitLab for version control, CI/CD pipeline development, and collaborative software development workflows.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, including deployment and management of containerized applications.
• Strong understanding of DevOps principles and CI/CD pipelines.
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills in complex systems.
• Ability to work independently as well as collaborate effectively within a team.
• Strong communication skills to convey technical concepts clearly and effectively.
• Experience in API development, including RESTful APIs or microservices.

About Collins Aerospace

Joining Collins Aerospace isn’t just about finding a job; it’s about embarking on a journey to redefine the future of aerospace technology.

Collins Aerospace, a Raytheon Technologies company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio and expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market.

Digital Technology

Do you want to be part of a new, exciting initiative to combine foundational IT with new digital technologies?  Our Digital Technology team is driving business efficiencies and a better customer experience by connecting technologies, people, information and processes. From making aircraft more electric, intelligent and integrated to building new software platforms such as Internet of Things, big data, artificial intelligence, and blockchain, there’s no better place to be right now than in digital. If you’re an agile thinker who enjoys utilizing modern technology to make big improvements, then you’re a perfect fit for this team. Join Collins Aerospace to help us revolutionize the aerospace industry today! 

WE ARE REDEFINING AEROSPACE.

*Please consider the following role type definitions as you apply for this role.

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

Hybrid: Employees who are working in Hybrid roles will work regularly both onsite and offsite.  Ratio of time working onsite will be determined in partnership with your leader.

Remote: Employees who are working in Remote roles will work primarily offsite (from home).  An employee may be expected to travel to the site location as needed. 

Regardless of your role type, collaboration and innovation are critical to our business and all employees will have access to digital tools so they can work with colleagues around the world – and access to Collins sites when their work requires in-person meetings.

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:

Benefits package includes:

-           Meal coupons

-           Group Term Life Insurance.

-           Group Health Insurance.

-           Group Personal Accident Insurance.

-           Entitled for 18 days of vacation and 12 days of contingency leave annually.

-           Employee scholar programme.

-           Work life balance.

-           Car lease programme.

-           National Pension Scheme

-           LTA

-           Fuel & Maintenance /Driver wages

-           Meal vouchers

Nothing matters more to Collins Aerospace than our strong ethical and safety commitments. As such, all India positions require a background check, which may include a drug screen.

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• Background check and drug screen required (every external new hire in the India)
• Drug Screen only performed for Operations Positions

At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form – with our customers and with each other -- propel us all higher, again and again.

Apply now and be part of the team that’s redefining

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