As the Enterprise Architect / Operations Lead at Raytheon, you will contribute to and execute the strategic and daily cadence for the Digital Technology Architecture Center of Excellence (CoE) team. This small team of senior architects is responsible for scaling, operating and maturing our architecture practice across Digital by providing consistent frameworks, roles, processes, and technology patterns to create trusted, compliant and efficient solutions together.

You will collaborate with peer enterprise and solution architects, stakeholders, and leaders across organizations to ensure the operating model and key activities are executed, documented, and organized across our Digital team. You will be accountable for our team cadence, program activities, and extended team collaboration events. You will manage our architecture repository, knowledgebase, intranet presence, and standard work.

This experienced senior individual contributor will report to the Enterprise Architecture Leader in Raytheon Digital, but also works across Digital teams, business functions, and other RTX businesses to build relationships, assess, understand, and improve the architecture practice. You will provide strategic architectural roadmaps, objectives, establish policy and technological standards. You will also act as a consultant to aid in the development of solutions to drive transformational initiatives and business outcomes.

As an architect, you will use formal architecture frameworks, agile practices, and strategic thinking (including TOGAF, Zachman, Scaled Agile, and CORE) to optimize our work, and coach architects on best practices and agile concepts. You will identify and organize training needs and champion continuous improvement to help all Digital architects execute as a unified community.

What you will do:

• Develop architecture artifacts associated with phases A and B of the TOGAF Architecture Development Method, as needed, for strategic assignments.
• Mature Digital Technology's architecture practice by establishing shared principles, strategies, and implementation techniques. Contribute to growing the maturity and capabilities of the architecture team.
• Advocate for enterprise architecture by building key influence relationships and socializing architecture contributions across Raytheon.
• Conduct architecture review boards, and guide, schedule, and coach architects and teams through Architecture processes and how to use standard work templates.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation of enterprise architectures, models, and processes for all architects to use.
• Develop and manage tools and repositories for architects to store models, standards, playbooks and publish content on communications sites for easy discovery.
• Coordinate activities and conduct collaboration events with architects and teams across Digital to develop relationships and share knowledge.
• Lead team agile planning events and ceremonies for the Architecture Center of excellence SAFe Agile Release Train. Mentor and support architecture teams in adopting agile practices and best practices.
• Manage backlog, risks and opportunities for Enterprise Architecture to ensure visibility and team prioritization. Align and advocate investment opportunities with finance and portfolio management organizations for execution.
• Plan training and learning events to develop digital skills, capabilities, and grow technical talent through formal Raytheon programs, group classes, and online learning.
• Lead CORE continuous improvement activities to improve productivity and reduce friction for architects in delivering work products.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires bachelor's degree and minimum of 10 years of prior relevant experience or a master's degree and minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience or in lieu of a bachelor's degree minimum 14 years of prior relevant experience or associate degree and minimum 12 years of relevant experience is required.
• Experience architecting and implementing technology transformation initiatives.
• Experience with process improvement, agile planning, and/or leading organizations through change.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• TOGAF trained or certified with experience using the Architecture Development Method framework to build and mature an enterprise architecture practice.
• Experience with organizing and facilitating activities for large teams spread across organizations and locations.
• Experience with formal architecture modeling, including UML, BPMN, SysML, and ArchiMate.
• Executive presence, strong oral and written communication, and experience with leading change through large initiatives and organizations.
• Excellent time and resource management, planning, and project execution skills.
• Ability to dive deep and learn most aspects of how a business is structured to create value.
• Experience with full lifecycle of IT systems and changes, including planning, design, deployment, and operations.
• Ability to use abstraction and simplification to comprehend and communicate complex systems and ideas to different audiences.
• Compassionate people-focused leadership, to influence and build and develop relationships and key partnerships of trust.

What We Offer

• Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.
• Relocation Eligibility - This role is relocation eligible for the selected applicant if they meet company policy criteria.

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• RTX solves some of the toughest challenges in aerospace and defense. That requires expansive thinking and bold innovation - and that, in turn, requires a culture that is diverse, equitable and inclusive.

We embrace individuality and diversity of thought to fuel opportunity for our employees, our customers, and our communities. We work toward progress, knowing that a more inclusive world is critical to our mission. Not just in this moment, but always.

Please consider the following role type definition as you apply for this role.

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

Clearance Information: This position requires a security clearance. DCSA Consolidated Adjudication Services (DCSA CAS), an agency of the Department of Defense, handles and adjudicates the security clearance process. More information about Security Clearances can be found on the US Department of State government website here: https://www.state.gov/m/ds/clearances/c10978.htm

Optional - Location Info and/or Links:

• Tucson, AZ: https://careers.rtx.com/global/en/raytheon-tucson,-az-location

RTX Corporation is an Aerospace and Defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses - Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 185,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

To realize our full potential, RTX is committed to creating a company where all employees are respected, valued and supported in the pursuit of their goals. We know companies that embrace diversity in all its forms not only deliver stronger business results, but also become a force for good, fueling stronger business performance and greater opportunity for employees, partners, investors and communities to succeed.

The salary range for this role is 118,000 USD - 246,000 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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