Associate Director, Classified Networking - Onsite, North TX or AZ

RTX • McKinney, AZ

4d • Onsite

About The Position

At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling – to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world.

This Associate Director-level (M6) position reports to the Director for Classified Infrastructure Services within Raytheon Digital Technology. In this role, you will provide leadership and management for the Classified Networking organization. Responsibilities include technical planning, long-term budget planning, technical debt management, solution catalog inputs, and support daily operations. The goal is to deliver stable, proactive, secure, and supportable operational environments. The PDS team establishes the secure digital foundation for program success across all Strategic Business Units (SBUs), delivering and managing integrated and secure solutions in Networking, and advanced system architecture.

The PDS Classified Networking Associate Director will lead this team to deliver business value and meet the needs of Raytheon and RTX. This will be achieved by developing and deploying talent and technical capabilities, while strengthening relationships with internal and external peers to ensure the holistic success of the DT organization in meeting strategic digital transformation objectives. This leader will also coordinate with organizations across the enterprise to support the OneRTX roadmaps.

Primary responsibilities include managing and developing a team of seven leaders and 110 individual contributors and setting technology direction based on engineering and program needs determined by front-end business architects. The role involves seeking and developing synergies between multiple groups: Classified Networking, Data Center operations, and High-Performance Computing. The goal is to drive standards and proactively innovate solutions in response to evolving security requirements. This position requires vision, strategic planning, and the creation of operational metrics to inform long-term capital investments. This approach will provide Strategic Business Units with the clarity needed regarding options, costs, and solutions for informed investment decisions.

Significant focus will be on ensuring alignment with key partners, including peers at Collins and Pratt & Whitney, various engineering disciplines, Digital functional peers, program and SBU leadership, Digital leadership, Global Security Services (GSS) Cyber and program security teams, as well as key suppliers and vendors. This leader will participate in Enterprise councils to represent business requirements and influence priorities and effective collaboration. This leader will also work directly with customers and GSS to align on program security requirements, expectations and any required mitigation and remediation activities.

The leader will speak as cognizant authority representing the Classified Networking discipline communicating the capabilities of the organization in a team support model integrated with CDS, Strategic Business Unit teams, Architecture and external teams including Infrastructure Services and Digital Solutions.

This will be an on-premises role with the location either in McKinney, TX, or Tucson, Arizona.

Relocation support will be available to the applicant as needed to move to either location only as business need dictates. Additionally, occasional Business travel may be necessary to our US Domestic Locations beyond the assigned work locations mostly to visit our Classified Networking team members and customers who are in other locations in the Domestic US.

Requirements

• Typically requires a University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 12 years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 10 years' experience
• Experience with Networking and Network technologies.
• Experience Leading teams in professional technology environments.
• Experience managing workforce planning and resource management.
• Experience in project management.
• Experience in financial management, either in financial portfolio or budget, including Annual Operations Planning.
• Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Negotiation in new Business efforts and Program standup.
• Experience of engaging with Customers, SBU Leadership and Engineering to enable optimal use of Networking resources.
• Experience leading teams in a Digital Technology or IT organization.
• Experience working in Classified Computing environments, preferrable with knowledge of operating in Top Secret and Special Access Program (SAP) Areas.
• Experience successfully presenting to senior leadership.
• Experience successfully implementing newer technologies (ie cloud-based environments).
• Familiarity with Network management tools.
• Experience of Business continuity and Disaster Recovery operations.
• Experience in Information Technology, Engineering, or Program Environments strongly preferred.
• Experience collaborating with functional engineering, Real Estate, Cyber Security and programs.
• Experience in Classified Environments, including Security requirements and controls
• Knowledge of DFARs, CMMC, RMF, DAAPM, and JSIG requirements and controls.
• Experience with cyber and compliance hardening, process controls, and risk management.
• Proven effective communication skills, with ability to influence and drive change.
• Demonstrated ability to understand complex issues, develop effective solutions, and drive to timely resolution.
• Relationship builder at all levels and across the Enterprise.
• Ability to prioritize and manage conflicting tasks and initiatives.
• Proven ability to lead, develop, inspire, and motivate a team.
• Experience securely connecting labs to internal and external customers.
• Demonstrated success in leading change efforts.
• BS in Computer Science or Engineering; Finance or Business advanced technical degree (MS, PhD) preferred.
• US Top Secret Clearance (DoD) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and management for the Classified Networking organization.
• Responsibilities include technical planning, long-term budget planning, technical debt management, solution catalog inputs, and support daily operations.
• Deliver stable, proactive, secure, and supportable operational environments.
• Lead this team to deliver business value and meet the needs of Raytheon and RTX.
• Achieve this by developing and deploying talent and technical capabilities, while strengthening relationships with internal and external peers to ensure the holistic success of the DT organization in meeting strategic digital transformation objectives.
• Coordinate with organizations across the enterprise to support the OneRTX roadmaps.
• Managing and developing a team of seven leaders and 110 individual contributors and setting technology direction based on engineering and program needs determined by front-end business architects.
• Seeking and developing synergies between multiple groups: Classified Networking, Data Center operations, and High-Performance Computing.
• Drive standards and proactively innovate solutions in response to evolving security requirements.
• Vision, strategic planning, and the creation of operational metrics to inform long-term capital investments.
• Ensuring alignment with key partners, including peers at Collins and Pratt & Whitney, various engineering disciplines, Digital functional peers, program and SBU leadership, Digital leadership, Global Security Services (GSS) Cyber and program security teams, as well as key suppliers and vendors.
• Participate in Enterprise councils to represent business requirements and influence priorities and effective collaboration.
• Work directly with customers and GSS to align on program security requirements, expectations and any required mitigation and remediation activities.
• Speak as cognizant authority representing the Classified Networking discipline communicating the capabilities of the organization in a team support model integrated with CDS, Strategic Business Unit teams, Architecture and external teams including Infrastructure Services and Digital Solutions.

Benefits

• 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.
• Relocation support to may be available to the applicant if they meet the company policy criteria.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director