Associate Director, DT Portfolio Architect - Pursuit and Group Functions (Remote)

RTX•US-CT-REMOTE, CT

3d•$157,200 - $298,800•Remote

About The Position

Pratt & Whitney’s DT Enterprise Architecture and Strategy team is seeking a remote Associate Director, DT Portfolio Architect for the Pursuit and Group Functions portfolios. The role owns one or more business technology portfolios, such as Commercial, Finance, HR, or Legal, and is responsible for portfolio strategies, roadmaps, solutions, and applications. The Portfolio Architect maps existing digital capabilities and business processes, identifies process changes, and develops technology roadmaps that support the company’s transformation journey. As a senior member of the architecture community, this role develops portfolio-level technical architectures, standards, and strategic roadmaps; provides architecture guidance for major initiatives; and works with stakeholders across Pratt & Whitney to ensure architecture meets company needs. The position provides technical leadership and guidance based on enterprise standards, promotes visibility of the connection between digital technology and business processes, and applies industry best practices in a complex, regulated, global environment. The work includes process mapping, architecture, and optimization for digital transformation in a major industrial, manufacturing, or aerospace and defense organization. The position is remote and U.S.-based. U.S. citizenship is required because of government contractual requirements and access to certain systems. The posted salary range is $157,200–$298,800. Eligible hires may receive benefits and may be eligible for annual incentive compensation, subject to applicable conditions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Supply Chain, Engineering, or a related field and 12 or more years of Information Technology experience, including 7 or more years acting as a portfolio architect leading large-scale technology portfolios; OR an advanced degree in one of those fields and 10 or more years of Information Technology experience, including 7 or more years acting as a portfolio architect leading large-scale technology portfolios.
Experience implementing global architecture processes and practices, including governing portfolio roadmaps and application standards.
Experience with modern architecture frameworks and designs that support digital technology insertion and DevSecOps pipeline delivery.
Ability to provide strategic technical leadership and influence the creation of short- and long-term strategies and roadmaps in a virtual environment.
Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to prepare clear, concise, logical business communications and deliver recommendations.
U.S. citizenship is required due to government contractual requirements.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Information Technology, Information Systems, Engineering, or Computer Science.
Effectiveness working in a complex, service-intensive, deadline-driven environment.
Ability to build strong relationships and leverage information and insights across key groups.
Strong personal leadership, organizational, relationship-building, and negotiation skills.
Strong formal and informal presentation skills.
Excellent stakeholder management skills across multiple organizational levels.
Knowledge and experience working in Agile/Scrum teams, including daily standups, retrospectives, and demos or reviews.
Expertise in API strategy and governance, including API architectural patterns, defining enterprise API standards and integration frameworks, and explaining benefits for business capability reuse, system interoperability, and data exchange optimization.
Self-starter with self-confidence, enthusiasm, and a strong customer service orientation.

Responsibilities

Map existing digital capabilities and business processes, identify necessary process changes, and develop technology roadmaps.
Own one or more business technology portfolios within Pursuit and Group Functions, including portfolio strategies, roadmaps, solutions, and applications.
Develop portfolio-level technical architectures, standards, and strategic technology roadmaps for assigned portfolios.
Promote end-to-end visibility of the relationship between digital technology and business processes and increase the value and visibility of the architecture approach.
Develop architecture guidelines for major initiatives and partner with Pratt & Whitney stakeholders to ensure portfolio architecture meets company needs.
Provide technical direction to technology and business teams and communicate guidance based on enterprise standards.
Provide thought leadership and expertise for platforms, applications, and related business processes within assigned portfolios.
Collaborate with peers, executives, subject matter experts, and other stakeholders to achieve business outcomes.
Provide global guidance on industry best practices for architecture and business processes in assigned portfolios.
Apply process mapping, architecture, and optimization to digital transformation in a major industrial, manufacturing, or aerospace and defense organization.