Digital/IT Solutions Architect, FEOTB, Remote

Prattwhitney; Arizona; Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Prattwhitney is seeking a Digital/IT Program Solutions Architect to design infrastructure solutions for secure environments. Candidates should have extensive experience in technical solutions and architecture, with strong skills in Microsoft Windows and virtualization.

The role requires a minimum of 8 years of experience or an advanced degree with 5 years in related fields. The position offers the opportunity to work in a leading defense and aerospace company, ensuring compliance with security standards.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience or advanced degree with 5 years' experience.
• Extensive experience with architecture and security certifications such as TOGAF, Security+, CISSP.
• Excellent organizational skills including attention to detail and time management.

Responsibilities

• Architect resilient infrastructure solutions for classified environments.
• Produce architectural diagrams and system design documents.
• Participate in technical meetings and advise support teams.

Skills

Technical solutions for IT systems

Server operating systems

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Microsoft Windows

Virtualization (VMware, Hyper-V)

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in a related field

Tools

Red Hat

Ansible

VMware

Cloud technologies

Job description

Digital/IT Program Solutions Architects – 4 open positions

Location: Remote – Domestic U.S. only

Security Clearance: Secret – Active, transferable U.S. government issued security clearance required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Architect resilient, redundant and highly‑available infrastructure solutions for classified environments across compute, storage and virtualization layers, as well as data retention and archival solutions ensuring compliance with standards and security requirements.
• Produce architectural diagrams and system design documents, aligning with internal configuration standards for classified systems.
• Advise support teams for system administration, engineering, and integration issues.
• Participate in and lead technical meetings with team members, engineers, program personnel and leadership, representing the organization in functional area matters.
• Support proposal teams and technical review teams with the creation of technical solutions.
• Form effective business relationships and foster an open culture of collaboration across teams.
• Exercise strong knowledge of virtualization (VMware, Hyper‑V, or similar), Windows and Linux enterprise environments, storage solutions (SAN/NAS), identity and access management (AD, PKI, MFA), RMF, NIST, ICD, and DoD cybersecurity frameworks.

What You Will Learn

• Full lifecycle of systems and a broad spectrum of capabilities at a major defense and aerospace company.
• Integration of technology within constraints of air‑gapped or highly secure environments.
• How to synthesize business and technical perspectives to develop actionable solutions.
• Ability to obtain a CompTIA Security+ certification within 6 months hiring if not currently certified.

Qualifications – Must Have

• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field with minimum 5 years' experience.
• Experience providing technical solutions for IT systems and developing system designs, architecture, and deployment.
• Experience with infrastructure technologies such as server operating systems, server hardware, storage, networks, virtualization, encryption, security, archival systems and clients.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, presentation skills, and organizational skills including attention to detail, time management, and multitasking.
• Extensive experience with Microsoft Windows, Red Hat, Ansible, VMware, containerization, cloud and NetApp storage devices.
• Architectural and security certifications such as TOGAF, Security+, and CISSP.
• Defense Industrial Base and/or manufacturing experience is a plus.

Qualifications – Preferred

• Strong knowledge of virtual environments, identity and access management, and DoD cybersecurity frameworks.
• Experience working in highly classified or restricted environments.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified individuals with a disability and protected veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.