Senior Solutions IT Architect supporting Capacity Growth–Remote, Domestic US Locations

Date Posted:

2026-09-28

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-AZ-REMOTE

Position Role Type:

Remote

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

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.

Senior Solutions Architect supporting Capacity Growth– Marlborough, MA, Tewksbury, MA; Woburn, MA; Tucson, AZ; El Segundo, CA; McKinney, TX (Remote)

Digital/IT Program Solutions Architects - 2 open positions

Senior Manager, Enterprise Architecture & Strategy - P5

Raytheon Digital Technology - Classified Transformation

Program Architecture, Front End of the Business (FEOTB)

Remote positions - Domestic US only

The Solutions Architecture team is responsible for researching, developing, and integrating cyber-compliant, standardized system solutions using innovative designs to enhance execution efficiency and the capabilities of digitally supported programs. The team is seeking a Senior Solutions Architect to serve as a senior technical leader within the team creating resilient architecture designs and IT infrastructure roadmaps aligning with business requirements and long-term plans. This role interacts regularly with chief and senior engineers to determine system requirements, specifications, input/output processes, and working parameters for hardware/software compatibility and maintenance of Information Systems. They are responsible for assisting in identifying, analyzing, and resolving complex system problems, developing and recommending courses of action where needed. This position requires periodic, direct on-site support at the Raytheon Marlborough, MA, Tewksbury, MA; Woburn, MA; Tucson, AZ; El Segundo, CA; McKinney, TX location; whichever the candidate is closest to with remote work as an option.

What You Will Do

• Build technical relationships with internal customers and act as their architectural advisor.
• 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 mission needs, program cost profiles, performance requirements, standards and security requirements.
• Architect hybrid classified cloud integrations supporting increased velocity manufacturing
• Facilitate cloud adoption by sharing best practices, reference architectures, and providing education on cloud adoption and cloud migrations.
• Architect cross-domain solutions to drive automated low-to-high data and event flows.
• Coordinate with system administration, network, cybersecurity, and application teams to ensure cohesive end-to-end system performance.
• Produce detailed architectural diagrams and system design documents, aligning with internal configuration standards for classified systems.
• Develop cloud migration and integration strategies for legacy systems, proprietary applications, and new enterprise capabilities.
• Support capacity and scalability planning for classified compute infrastructure.
• Exercise and exhibit a strong knowledge of: Virtualization (VMware, Hyper V, or similar), Classified Cloud Capabilities, Cross Domain Solutions (CDS), Storage solutions (SAN/NAS), Identity and access management (AD, PKI, MFA), RMF, NIST, ICD, and DoD cybersecurity frameworks
• Architecture frameworks such as TOGAF and DoDAF
• Coordinate with proposal teams and technical review teams regarding creation of technical solutions.
• Must be able to obtain/maintain Department of Defense Directive (DoDD) 8140 / 8570 Certification requirements (CompTIA Security+ CE or equivalent certification) within 6 months of start date.
• Must be able to travel up to 10%

Qualifications You Must Have

Education & Experience

• Typically requires a University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years' experience
• Experience in developing systems designs, including architecture, and deployment.
• Experience with infrastructure technologies such as server operating systems, server hardware, storage, networks, virtualization, cloud integrations, encryption, and security, archival systems and clients.
• 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:

• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including presentation skills.
• Organizational skills to include attention to detail, time management and ability to multitask.
• Extensive experience with Microsoft Windows, Red Hat, Ansible, VMware, Containerization, Cloud Native Architectures and Netapp Storage devices; Architectural and Security certifications such as TOGAF, Security+, and CISSP
• Demonstrated cloud integration experience.
• Demonstrated ability to clearly articulate ideas, process steps, and technical data in written, graphical, and spoken dialogue.
• Demonstrated ability to produce high quality, standards-based architecture artifacts and documents.
• Ability to accurately express and articulate technical details to all levels of users and leadership.
• Experience with Government security controls including NISPOM, JAFAN, ICD 503 and the RMF

What We Offer

• Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Safety, Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.

• Relocation Eligibility - Not available as this is a remote role

  

Learn More & Apply Now!

Please ensure the role type defined below is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role. This position is classified as:

• Remote: This position currently is designated as remote. Employees who are working in remote roles will work primarily offsite (from home) but may be expected to travel to the site location as needed. The successful candidate for this role will be required to reside and work from one of the 50 U.S. states (excluding U.S. territories).
• For onsite and hybrid roles, commuting to and from the assigned site is the employee’s personal responsibility.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.

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. 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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