Date Posted:
2026-05-13
Country:
United States of America
Location:
US-MA-REMOTE
Position Role Type:
Remote
**U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: **
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.
**Security Clearance Type: **
None/Not Required
**Security Clearance Status: **
Not Required
At RTX, the world 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. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.
RTX BBN Technologies is one of RTX’s premier research and development centers whose diverse research portfolio combines the best technologies to deliver innovative, custom solutions for real-world applications. Within our Analytics and Machine Intelligence business unit, we are seeking a Principal Researcher to perform and provide high quality technical work for our government customer. We serve the intelligence community with novel and applied speech recognition research.
What You Will Do:
- Build and maintain the core infrastructure and collaboration applications for RTX BBN.
- Maintain/extend our Atlassian Data Center deployment.
- Assist with maintenance and automation of other parts of our infrastructure.
Qualifications You Must Have:
- Experience administering Atlassian Data Center products including Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, and Crowd.
- Experience with ScriptRunner for Jira using Groovy.
- Postgres Database administration experience.
- Linux System Administration experience (RHEL, Ubuntu).
- Ansible Automation experience.
- Familiarity with system scripting (POSIX Shell, Python) this includes interactions with service APIs to accomplish complex tasks.
- U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.
Qualifications We Prefer:
- Candidates should be able to work independently and proactively on their assigned tasks while understanding and contributing to the overall goals of the team.
- Analytical, problem solving, and decision making skills.
- IP networking.
- Kubernetes/OpenShift.
- Familiarity with additional operating systems (MacOS, Windows).
What We Offer:
Whether you’re just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a robust total rewards package with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement and work/life benefits; career development and recognition programs. Some of the benefits we offer include parental (including paternal) leave, flexible work schedules, achievement awards, educational assistance and child/adult backup care.
Location:
Please ensure the role type defined below is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role. This position is classified as:
Remote: Employees who are working in Remote roles will work primarily offsite (from home). If you live within a reasonable commute of an RTX site with other colleagues you interact with, your manager will discuss whether there is a degree of onsite presence associated with this role.
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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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