Director Architecture & Strategy (REMOTE)

Pratt & Whitney; United States; Remote; USD 176,000 - 352,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Director of Architecture & Strategy to lead digital transformation efforts. This role involves designing enterprise architecture solutions that align with strategic goals while ensuring compliance and governance. The successful candidate will collaborate with cross-functional teams, mentor technical staff, and drive best practices in architecture. This position offers the opportunity to influence the organization’s strategic vision and foster innovative solutions in a dynamic environment. Join a company committed to pushing the boundaries of technology and making a significant impact in the aerospace and defense sector.

Benefits

Healthcare Benefits

Flexible Work Schedules

Educational Assistance

Parental Leave

401(k) Match

Employee Assistance Program

Qualifications

• 14+ years in enterprise architecture with Lean Agile methodologies.
• Experience leading Agile transformations in large-scale environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture efforts to deliver solutions for business needs.
• Create architecture models reflecting business strategy and goals.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Lean Agile Methodologies

Agile Transformations

Analytical Skills

Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Education

University Degree

Advanced Degree

Tools

TOGAF Certification

Job description

Date Posted:

2025-05-05

Country:

United States of America

Location:

UT55: Corp - Minnesota Remote Location, Remote City, MN, 55101 USA

Position Role Type:

Remote

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

U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Security Clearance:

None/Not Required 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. Position Overview: The Director Architecture & Strategy will report to the VP of Infrastructure Architecture. This individual will lead theArchitecture Assurance & Consulting team and will design and deliver enterprise architecture assurance and governance processes & solutions to enable strategic digital transformation and standards compliance at scale. The team will define best practices, principles, guidelines, reference models and blueprints to enable reuse, reduce cost and complexity as well as improve time to market thru maturity of lean/agile methods. The mission of the team is to deliver solutions and ensure that the Enterprise IT Architecture continues to meet the needs of RTX’s evolving global business, to manage technology standards that deliver business value, to reduce risk and complexity, and to foster excellence in architects, technologists, and the architecture discipline across all DT organizations. What You Will do:

• Be an RTX infrastructure technology leader. Lead cross functional architecture efforts to deliver solutions for RTX customers and business needs. Partner closely with Application, Data, and Cyber Security.
• Create the architecture model to reflect the organization’s business strategy & goals
• Actively participate and contribute to federated architecture governance review, approval and exceptions process, including Architecture Review Board
• Actively participate and contribute to federated enterprise architecture operating model, defining architecture principals, standards, frameworks and methodologies.
• Lead implementation of architecture best practices in Enterprise Services Infrastructure to accelerate service maturity.
• Actively participate and contribute to federated Strategy & Portfolio Management process development and rollout across Enterprise Services.
• Create workforce and staffing plans to ensure availability of human capital necessary to accomplish business results.
• Leads, mentors, and coaches technical teams and attaining impactful outcomes
• Build and foster trust relationships across RTX architecture teams achieving OneRTX vision & objectives.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 14 years prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 12 years experience
• Minimum 12 years experience in enterprise architecture working with Lean Agile Methodologies (Scrum, SAFe, Kanban) in large-scale enterprise environments, leading Agile transformations or continuous improvement initiatives.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access the financial management system due to government contractual requirements
• Location- REMOTE: This position is currently designated as remote. However, the successful candidate will be required to work from one of the 50 U.S. states (excluding U.S. Territories). Employees who are working in Remote roles will work primarily offsite (from home). An employee may be expected to travel to the site location as needed

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Certified Architect or TOGAF certified preferred
• Strong Business Architecture & Strategy practices
• Ability to influence the strategic vision of the organization
• Strong oral and written communications
• Exceptional analytical, problem solving and conceptual skills
• Problem solving using innovative techniques.
• Proven experience of creating measurable outcomes and produced products/services with measurable business value
• Proven experience of managing teams & delivering work products for transformative technology programs
• Proven experience collaborating across the enterprise to resolve complex technical issues
• Proven experience in evaluating technical standards and associated impacts; understanding when they are applicable
• Proven experience with leading, mentoring, and coaching technical teams and attaining impactful outcomes
• Proven experience delivering outcomes under Lean/Agile processes; Executing with some discipline while also being agile;
• Ability to express complex technical and process concepts in business terms and communicate to various disciplined audiences
• Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills

What We Offer: Whether you’re just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a robust total rewards package with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement and work/life benefits; career development and recognition programs. Some of the benefits we offer include parental (including paternal) leave, flexible work schedules, achievement awards, educational assistance and child/adult backup care. The salary range for this role is 176,000 USD - 352,000 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 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.

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