Senior Manager, Data, Analytics & AI/ML Platforms (Remote)

Prattwhitney; Connecticut; Hybrid; USD 132,000 - 252,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) match

Flexible schedules

Employee assistance program

Job summary

RTX’s Pratt & Whitney Digital Technology team seeks a Senior Manager, Solutions Architect for Data, Analytics & AI/ML Platforms to define end-to-end data platforms and AI capabilities across cloud and lakehouse ecosystems.

You will guide cross-functional teams, drive architecture governance, and partner with executives to align tech strategy with business needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field with 10+ years of applicable work experience.
• 7+ years of data engineering, data architecture, analytics, AI/ML, or related technical domains.
• 5+ years architecting cloud-native data platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP). Deep experience with Databricks, Lakehouse architectures, and modern ELT/ETL tooling.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, real‑time data streaming, data governance, and API/Integration architectures.
• Demonstrated ability to design and implement enterprise‑scale data architecture solutions.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and executive engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Define the long‑term architecture for data, analytics, and AI/ML platforms in alignment with enterprise digital strategy.
• Develop reference architectures, design patterns, and platform standards for cloud, Lakehouse, and AI ecosystems.
• Define and lead technology proofs of concepts to ensure feasibility of architecture solutions.
• Provide strong thought leadership in pursuit of modern architecture principles and technology modernization.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and provide strategic recommendations (AI, knowledge graphs, real‑time streaming, ML Ops, etc.).
• Drive continuous technology transformation to minimize technical debt.
• Architect end‑to‑end solutions spanning ingestion, transformation, governance, analytics, and ML operationalization.
• Lead architectural design for platforms such as Databricks, Snowflake, Azure Data Services, SAP S/4 connectors, and enterprise knowledge graph/ontology platforms.
• Define patterns for real‑time streaming, data virtualization, metadata frameworks, and multi‑cloud integration.
• Ensure platform scalability, performance, redundancy, cost optimization, and security.
• Collaborate with Cybersecurity and Data Governance teams to enforce data privacy, lineage, cataloging, and access control standards.
• Ensure compliance with government regulations, export control, and enterprise security policies.
• Provide architectural leadership across cross‑functional engineering teams and strategic programs.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to business executives, product owners, and technical stakeholders.
• Mentor and guide data engineers, architects, and analytics practitioners across the organization.
• Lead architecture governance forums and design reviews for major programs.

Skills

Data architecture

Cloud-native platforms

Stakeholder management

Distributed systems

Executive engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Data Science

Advanced degree

Tools

Databricks

Azure Data Services

AWS

Snowflake

SAP S/4 connectors

Neo4j

Kobai

Job description

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. Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines and auxiliary power systems and has been revolutionizing modern flight for over 100 years. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense. Our Pratt & Whitney Digital Technology team has an exciting new remote job opportunity for a Senior Manager, Solutions Architect for Data, Analytics & AI/ML Platforms.

What You Will Do:

The Senior Manager, Solutions Architect for Data, Analytics & AI/ML Platforms is a senior technical leader responsible for defining the end‑to‑end architecture of enterprise data platforms, advanced analytics solutions, and AI/ML capabilities. This role drives platform modernization across cloud, Lakehouse, and AI ecosystems. This leader combines deep technical expertise, enterprise systems thinking, and strong communication skills to guide development teams, influence business strategy, and ensure seamless integration across platforms such as Databricks, Azure, AWS, SAP S/4, and emerging AI toolsets. The role functions as a key bridge between business, product, architecture, and Digital Technology organizations. Success requires thought leadership, architectural rigor, strong stakeholder engagement, and the ability to design scalable, secure, and high‑performing data solutions across the enterprise.

Key Responsibilities:

Enterprise Architecture & Strategy:

• Define the long‑term architecture for data, analytics, and AI/ML platforms in alignment with enterprise digital strategy.
• Develop reference architectures, design patterns, and platform standards for cloud, Lakehouse, and AI ecosystems.
• Define and lead technology proof of concepts to ensure feasibility of architecture solutions.
• Provide strong thought leadership in pursuit of modern architecture principles and technology modernization.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and provide strategic recommendations (AI, knowledge graphs, real‑time streaming, ML Ops, etc.).
• Drive continuous technology transformation to minimize technical debt.

Solution & Platform Architecture:

• Architect end‑to‑end solutions spanning ingestion, transformation, governance, analytics, and ML operationalization.
• Lead architectural design for platforms such as Databricks, Snowflake, Azure Data Services, SAP S/4 connectors, and enterprise knowledge graph/ontology platforms.
• Define patterns for real‑time streaming, data virtualization, metadata frameworks, and multi‑cloud integration.
• Ensure platform scalability, performance, redundancy, cost optimization, and security.

Governance, Security & Compliance:

• Collaborate with Cybersecurity and Data Governance teams to enforce data privacy, lineage, cataloging, and access control standards.
• Ensure compliance with government regulations, export control, and enterprise security policies.

Leadership & Stakeholder Management:

• Provide architectural leadership across cross‑functional engineering teams and strategic programs.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to business executives, product owners, and technical stakeholders.
• Mentor and guide data engineers, architects, and analytics practitioners across the organization.
• Lead architecture governance forums and design reviews for major programs.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field with 10+ years of applicable work experience; OR an Advanced Degree with 7+ years of applicable work experience.
• 7+ years of experience in data engineering, data architecture, analytics, AI/ML, or related technical domains.
• 5+ years architecting cloud-native data platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP). Deep experience with Databricks, Lakehouse architectures, and modern ELT/ETL tooling.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, real‑time data streaming, data governance, and API/Integration architectures.
• Demonstrated ability to design and implement enterprise‑scale data architecture solutions.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and executive engagement skills.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Experience with SAP S/4HANA integrations, manufacturing data, or aerospace & defense environments.
• Hands‑on knowledge of AI/ML frameworks (MLflow, Feature Stores, RAG, vector databases).
• Experience with knowledge graph / ontology platforms (e.g., Kobai, Neo4j, Databricks Graph technologies).
• Experience leading teams in Agile delivery environments.
• Proven ability to drive modernization, cloud migration, or digital transformation initiatives.
• Proven ability to drive modernization, cloud migration, or digital transformation initiatives.

All eligibility requirements must be met to receive the referral award.

The salary range for this role is 132,400 USD - 251,600 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels.

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.

RTX 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, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 195,000 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, Virginia.