Date Posted:2025-10-28
Country:United States of America
Location:UTCT1: Corp - CT - Remote Remote Location, Remote City, CT, 06101 USA
Position Role Type:Remote
U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: 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, Software Engineering, Enterprise Services Data will lead Software Engineering for RTX's Enterprise Data, Analytics, AI and DevSecOps platforms.
This position will provide the unique opportunity to operate in a start-up-like environment within a Fortune 50 company. Together we aim to achieve new levels of productivity by changing the way we work and identifying new sources of growth for our customers.
This role will have overall accountability for defining technical vision, managing and developing software engineering teams, ensuring quality, security, ease of maintenance, compliance, automation, and operational rigor is built into the software development life cycle. The leader will be hand-on with the technical expertise to lead the design and build of highly complex systems that span multiple business units and consist of a variety of commercial software, open source and RTX IP.
What You Will Do:- Lead software engineering strategy for platform services and solutions
- Establish a best-in-class software engineering culture through our core values, behaviors, and outcomes
- Define software standards and use of frameworks and SDKs
- Build quality, security, maintenance, compliance, automation, and operational rigor into the software development life cycle
- Build and manage multiple software development teams and establish the processes and practices to operate as a cohesive software -development organization
- Establish goals and realize benefits of centralized coordination while enabling decentralized execution and autonomy
- Balance short-term and long-term goals to meet business objectives
- Participate in the development of prototypes, tools, frameworks, or production level code
- Measure software KPIs and drive adoption of AI software development tools
- Develop short term and midterm talent strategy through use of employees, contractors, and managed services
- Enable and drive cross-BU collaboration and reuse of software
- Be highly visible in applicable RTX-wide Councils and evangelize ES services and best practices
- Drive change to achieve technology goals
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
- 14+ years demonstrated experience in building highly scalable and complex software systems
- 10+ years demonstrated experience in defining software engineering strategy
- 10+ years demonstrated experience in building and deploying software using cloud native & Kubernetes infrastructure
- 10+ years demonstrated experience in building high performing software development teams
- 5+ years demonstrated experience in working with AI/ML cloud related services such as SageMaker, etc.
- 5+ years demonstrated experience in building quality, security, compliance, etc. into the software development life cycle
Qualifications We Prefer:- Relentlessly curious and prepared to challenge the status quo
- Highly effective communicator with strong executive presence
- Understands and champion client / stakeholder needs
- Anticipates stakeholder needs and generates solutions ahead of time
- Self-starter, proactive; operates well despite ambiguity and drives delivery of results
- Leads affectively in a multi-disciplinary, matrixed organization
- Seeks continuous progress and improvement and strives to achieve the best outcomes
- Diligent, disciplined, reliable and always strives for the highest of technical quality
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.
Learn More & Apply Now!Work Location: REMOTEPlease Consider the following role type definition as you apply for this role:- 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
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 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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