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Senior Platform Engineer - Boeing Software Factory (BSF)

St Louis, Missouri; Huntington Beach, California; Fairfax, Virginia; Colorado Springs, Colorado; Dallas, Texas Job ID JR2025483049 Category Engineering - Software Role Type Hybrid Post Date Nov. 12, 2025 Security Clearance Required
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Job Description

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that’s welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

The Boeing Company is currently seeking a Senior Platform Engineer - Boeing Software Factoryto support ourBoeing Software Factory Platform teamlocated inSt. Louis City, Missouri| Colorado Springs, Colorado | Fairfax, Virginia | Huntington Beach, California | Dallas, Texas.This position will focus on supporting the Enterprise Software Verticals (ESV) organization.

Within Boeing’s Software Factory (BSF), the Platform Engineering team designs, builds, and operates secure, scalable, and reliable platform capabilities that accelerate software delivery across programs and business units.This position applies hands-on expertise to design and implement cloud-native platform services, infrastructure automation, and CI/CD pipelines, leveraging modern cloud platform engineering practices to improve software delivery velocity and system resilience.

The selected candidate will partner with cross-enterprise security, compliance, and product teams to align platform capabilities with NIST, FedRAMP, and other regulatory frameworks, enabling mission-critical applications to meet stringent performance, reliability, and security requirements.They will collaborate with architects and software teams to standardize patterns, harden runtime environments, and enhance observability across Kubernetes, containerized workloads, and multi-cloud environments (e.g., AWS, Azure) and on-premises infrastructure.

This role includes mentoring engineers, contributing to architectural decisions, and driving continuous improvement in platform reliability, cost efficiency, and operational excellence through automation, infrastructure as code, and robust testing practices.A successful candidate will collaborate with the Software Enterprise to adopt best practices, standards, and initiatives that enable efficient, effective, and high-quality execution across BSF-supported teams.

Position Responsibilities:

  • Reviews input provided on secure network and protocols throughout the end-to-end lifecycle development of software products.

  • Reviews software project management activities and software supplier management functions.

  • Leads the design, development, architecture, and maintenance of software solutions for network stack protocol software used to securely exchange data between systems.

  • Partners with stakeholders to lead identification and review of product security requirements.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/ Experience):

  • 5+ years of experience in large-scale software and system architecture, including distributed systems and cloud-native design with major cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.

  • 5+ years of experience in building platform capabilities using infrastructure as code, Zero-trust architecture, Configuration as Code and cloud security best practices.

  • 5+ years of experience in hands on programming and software design background with the ability to strategize, review, design, and deliver robust tools

  • 5+ years of experience in mentoring and leading technical teams while fostering a culture of excellence and innovation

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

  • Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science.

  • Knowledge of the practical application of network technologies. Ability to solve difficult network problems like Quality of Service, multi-level security, network protocol conversion, network management problems and application optimization. 

  • Knowledge of software architecture and design methodologies. Ability to synthesize software architectures and designs that meet requirements, characteristics and constraints. 

  • Ability to identify susceptibility, survivability, and vulnerability (S/V) of the systems, subsystems and delivery mechanisms, based on the knowledge of characteristics and capabilities of threats (e.g. protocol exploits, identity spoofing, malware injection techniques, application layer vulnerabilities).

Drug Free Workplace:

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace (DFW) where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

Travel:

10%

CodeVue Coding Challenge:  

To be considered for this position you will be required to complete a technical assessment as part of the selection process. Failure to complete the assessment will remove you from consideration. 

Pay & Benefits: 

At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent.  Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.  

The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.  

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.  

Summary pay range for Experienced level  (Level 3): $107,100-$167,900

Summary pay range for Senior Level (Level 4): $130,900-$204,700


Applications for this position will be accepted until Nov. 17, 2025


Export Control Requirements: This position must meet export control compliance requirements. To meet export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.15 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Export Control Details: US based job, US Person required

Relocation

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Security Clearance

This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. An interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.

Visa Sponsorship

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Shift

This position is for 1st shift


Equal Opportunity Employer:

Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

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