Methods and System Administrator P3 (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2023-12-21

Country:

United States of America

Location:

PW100: East Hartford 400 Main Street, East Hartford, CT, 06118 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

Pratt & Whitney is working to once again transform the future of flight—designing, building and servicing engines unlike any the world has ever seen. And because transformation begins from within, we’re seeking the people to drive it. So, calling all curious. 

Come ready to explore and you’ll find a place where your talent takes flight—beyond the borders of title, a country or your comfort zone. Bring your passion and commitment and we’ll welcome you into a tight-knit team that takes our mission personally. Channel your drive to make a difference into shaping an organization and an industry that’s evolving fast to the future.

Innovation through diversity of thought. At Pratt & Whitney, we believe diversity of thought enables creativity, innovation, and a foundation for inclusion. By fostering an inclusive culture, we accept a shared accountability and responsibility to recognize, sponsor, coach, hire and promote talent equally. We welcome our employees to be their whole - best - selves at work because trust, respect and integrity, are a part of our DNA.

At Pratt & Whitney, the difference you make is on display every day. Just look up. Are you ready to go beyond?

What You Will Do

Methods and Tools has an immediate opening for professional Information Workplace Services within the methods team.  The candidate is responsible for provisioning, installation/configuration, operation, maintenance of systems hardware and software related to a Windows/Linux/Cloud infrastructure for unclassified and classified programs and collaborate with a diverse team to support fast-paced, critical programs with information system capabilities. Success in this role means you can develop, implement and maintain secure, cost-efficient environments across various programs and platforms. Duties include, but are not limited to, creating end-to-end solutions to solve complex IT infrastructure problems, server management (software and hardware); storage management (logical and physical); cross platform authentication and access management; data backup and restoration; software and license configuration; and workstation support. In this position the selected candidate would be leading a small team to support the organization technological product such as:

Deployment and maintenance of:

Computing clusters

Secure infrastructure

DevSecOPs including pipeline deployments, tool integration and automation

Cloud Computing on AWS and Azure

Product security

Key Responsibilities:

• Working as a team lead in a fast-paced technological environment
• Use troubleshooting techniques to resolve technical problems of a moderate to high scope and complexity to include the integration of hardware and operating systems within a networked environment
• Experience with server architectures and troubleshooting methods and be able to assist in developing solutions and documentation to a variety of technical challenges
• Understanding and knowledge of Citrix, Jenkins, Confluence, Jira, containerization, and basic concepts to include DNS, DHCP, LDAP, AD, and server replication methods
• Configure, administer, and maintain a mixed Windows and Linux servers to security standard while maintaining high uptime for production
• Execute and support on premises and cloud deployments of applications
• Knowledgeable of data backup options and technologies for on premises and cloud deployments
• Work with Cybersecurity professionals to maintain security requirements
• Install and configure software applications requested by end users
• Preparing presentations and status for internal and customer communications
• Provide guidance and training to the team
• Provide documentation and training on advanced IT processes and procedures and other tasks as assigned
• Occasionally require work effort beyond standard work hours (e.g., after hours maintenance, address and resolve work stoppage issues, etc.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM)
• 5 years of IT experience, or An Advanced Degree and 3 years’ experience.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required after day one.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Familiarity with modern data analysis and signal processing techniques.
• Demonstrated capability in applying advanced analytics to real-world sensor data, time series analysis, machine learning methods and life prediction / time-to-event estimation.
• Experience in hardware/software risk reduction and capability validation efforts
• Experience in coordinating multiple organizations to deliver on schedule and on budget.
• Knowledge of and exposure to aerospace control and diagnostic systems.
• Proficiency with Python, MATLAB, Databricks, modern optimization approaches, and Agile methods
• Knowledge of Cloud Computing tools and methods, particularly AWS and/or Azure.

What We Offer

• Benefits
• Relocation Assistance

Learn More & Apply Now!

• The Methods and Technology discipline within Pratt and Whitney Controls and Diagnostic Systems provides a wide variety of domain experiences and opportunities. This team is a diverse and multi-disciplined group responsible for delivering critical products and services to support all CDS commercial and military programs.

• What is my role type?

• This role is:

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

• This position is open to internal applicants only within Pratt & Whitney.  To help sure up our military programs, we are looking to reallocate resources to USG direct charging roles and therefore consider this to be an internal to Pratt movement.  We may look to open these opportunities upon more broadly once we complete the initial Pratt talent moves.  

The salary range for this role is 77,000 USD - 163,000 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/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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