Digital SMS Solutions Development Manager, Hybrid role, MA/RI/TX/AZ options

RTX (Raytheon); United States; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Raytheon seeks a Development Manager for SMS within the DT & SDI groups. The role leads a team of developers, guides secure, automated systems solutions, and aligns with RMF/NIST controls across multiple programs. Hybrid work options available in Northeast US, AZ, TX, or Tucson, with regular stakeholder engagement.

You will drive design and implementation, oversee architectures and documentation, and mentor senior engineers to strengthen the team. Active clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Experience leading teams of moderate to senior professionals.
• Knowledge of RMF and NIST 800-53 security controls.
• Background in cyber compliance and secure system design.

Responsibilities

• Manage and direct a team of experienced systems developers and set short‑term objectives.
• Contribute to solutions design, requirements analysis, and technical development.
• Oversee architectures, documentation, and workflows for secure systems.
• Drive standardization via automation, configuration management, and policy tooling.
• Collaborate with multiple teams to support RMF/NIST decisions and direction.
• Influence policy-related understanding and alignment across teams.
• Lead improvements to existing systems, tools, and design processes.
• Mentor technical contributors and support succession within SMS.

Skills

Systems design

IT infrastructures

Cyber compliance

Automation

Secure integration

RMF / NIST 800-53

Education

Bachelor's degree or equiv experience

Job description

Date Posted:
2026-09-23

Country:
United States of America

Location:
US-MA-WOBURN-WB1 ~ 235 Presidential Way ~ SPENCER BLDG

Position Role Type:
Hybrid

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:
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

Security Clearance Type:
Secret - Current

Security Clearance Status:
Active and existing security clearance required on day 1

SMS Solutions Development Manager

Manager, Information Workplace Services M4

Raytheon Digital Technology - P&I Systems Design & Integration (SDI)

SDI - Systems Management & Security

Remote Role - Northeast US/AZ/TX (Multiple options)

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. Raytheon brings 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. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense. This will be a hybrid role at one of our Raytheon locations in MA or RI, North TX, or Tucson, AZ. You must be able to commute to one of the location options on a regular basis to meet with stakeholders and members of this team.

What You Will Do

• Manage and direct a team of experienced systems developers, setting short‑term objectives (less than one year) and guiding execution approaches for secure, automated, cyber‑compliant systems solutions.
• Contribute personally to solutions design, requirements analysis, and technical development activities for multiple program environments.
• Execute operational plans supporting SMS and DT priorities, providing measurable inputs into new processes, standards, and improvements.
• Oversee solution architectures, technical documentation, system requirements, and workflows that define interactions between people, processes, and technologies.
• Drive implementation of standardization strategies including automation, configuration management, orchestration, and policy‑driven compliance tooling.
• Collaborate across DT, GSS Cyber, product teams, and enterprise partners to support compliance decisions, RMF/NIST control implementation, and technical direction.
• Influence stakeholder understanding of policies, practices, and procedures related to secure system implementation, ensuring alignment across teams.
• Lead moderate to significant improvements to existing systems, infrastructures, tools, and design processes.
• Address difficult, multi‑variable problems across a few sites, programs, or geographies using prior experience, structured analysis, and cross‑department coordination.
• Provide technical consulting within the work area, helping teams understand impacts on adjacent systems and business operations.
• Manage team staffing, hiring, development, performance reviews, and rewards decisions, ensuring readiness and depth within the group.
• Mentor key technical contributors and strengthen succession pipelines within the SMS organization.
• Communicate operational status, progress toward objectives, and risks to leadership while maintaining collaboration across DT and enterprise partners.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years' experience.
• Experience leading intermediate or experienced technical professionals.
• Experience in one or more of the following: systems design, IT infrastructures, cyber compliance, automation, and/or secure integration.
• Experience with U.S. Government cybersecurity standards and compliance programs (RMF, NIST 800‑53).
• 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.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience influencing policies, practices, or procedures across a work area or multiple teams.
• Demonstrated ability to solve difficult technical problems requiring analysis of multiple variables and consideration of broader impacts.
• Practical knowledge of improving performance, standardizing processes, and managing execution in technical environments.
• Experience leading distributed teams using collaborative platforms and shared infrastructures.
• Proven ability to develop and manage high‑performing teams.
• Experience communicating with se