Associate Director, Program Enterprise Architecture, FEOTB, Remote

RTX•US-AZ-REMOTE, MA

3d•$157,200 - $298,800•Remote

About The Position

At RTX, the world's 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. As our Digital Technology, engineering, and manufacturing operations expand, we are growing our Architecture Organization into a new leadership role of an Associate Director, Enterprise Architecture. This position will embed directly into the existing Front end of the Business team and will focus on solving complex, often undefined business and technical challenges. This role is central to advancing Industry 4.0 capabilities, modernizing legacy business and manufacturing applications, enabling integrated and highly automated 24/7 operations, and designing solutions that operate effectively in environments that include classified and air-gapped manufacturing systems.

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 in enterprise architecture, solution architecture, or large-scale systems design.
Experience with Industry 4.0 technologies (Such as IIoT, advanced analytics, or connected manufacturing assets) and integration patterns.
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

Proven ability to architect solutions that operate within or adjacent to air-gapped/classified manufacturing environments.
Background and Expertise in modernizing legacy applications into [classified] cloud, microservices, or event-driven architectures.
Familiarity with high-availability, automated, 24/7 operational systems.
Familiarity with data governance, MDM, and enterprise information architectures
Strong grounding in TOGAF or comparable frameworks.

Responsibilities

Lead enterprise architectural strategy supporting Industry 4.0, IIoT, smart manufacturing, and cyber-physical systems.
Modernize legacy business and operational applications using classified cloud, microservices, and event-driven architectures.
Architect scalable, resilient platforms that enable automation, real-time data exchange, and 24/7 plant operations within or adjacent to air-gapped (classified) manufacturing environments.
Collaborate with operational technology (OT) teams to integrate OT and Digital Technology capabilities while managing constraints inherent to air-gapped and classified manufacturing systems.