Senior Network Architect, Onsite, Multiple US locations

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 Network Architect

(Senior Manager, Enterprise Architecture & Strategy - P5)

Raytheon Digital Technology – Program Digital Services, Classified Transformation, FEOTB & Architecture, Domain and Network Architecture

Location: Onsite: Tucson, AZ - Woburn, MA - Tewksbury, MA - Andover, MA - Portsmouth, RI - McKinney, TX – Huntsville, AL

Clearance Level: Secret - Active and Current

The Senior Network Architect serves as a senior technical leader within the Network Architecture team, responsible for enterprise network architecture, design governance, and technical leadership across classified environments. This role ensures network architectures align with TOGAF and DoDAF frameworks and works closely with Domain Architecture to define and implement classified networking standards, promoting consistency, interoperability, security, and alignment with enterprise technology strategies.

As a networking Subject Matter Expert, the Senior Network Architect provides advanced architectural guidance and technical leadership to engineering, operations, cybersecurity, and program teams. This position supports architecture reviews, collaborates with Domain Architecture on trade studies and technology evaluations, and guides programs through scalable and secure network architectures. The Senior Network Architect supports complex problem resolution, modernization initiatives, and governance activities while collaborating across organizations to shape the future direction of classified network solutions and ensure compliance with architectural, operational, and security requirements.

What You Will Do

• Lead the design and evolution of enterprise network architectures supporting classified programs and enterprise environments.

• Apply formal architecture frameworks such as TOGAF and DoDAF to guide solution development and ensure traceability from mission needs to implementation.

• Collaborate with Domain Architecture to develop and maintain network architecture principles, standards, reference architectures, and technology roadmaps.

• Support architecture governance activities and help ensure compliance with established standards, security requirements, and best practices.

• Develop and maintain architecture artifacts, including system views, operational views, technical standards documentation, and architectural guidance.

• Serve as a technical authority for network-related design decisions and provide advanced architectural guidance across programs.

• Provide Tier 3/4 escalation support to operational network teams, resolving complex issues that require deep technical expertise and architectural-level analysis.

• Partner with engineering, cybersecurity, systems, and program teams to translate architectural intent into implementable designs.

• Lead architecture reviews, participate in design forums and technical working groups, and provide architectural oversight for complex initiatives.

• Collaborate with Domain Architecture on trade studies, technology evaluations, and reference architecture development to support strategic technology decisions.

• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend adoption where appropriate.

• Provide mentoring, coaching, and technical leadership to engineers and Network Architects.

• Support proposal efforts and new program captures with architectural guidance and solution development.

• Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Support long-term modernization, standardization, and simplification initiatives for classified network environments.

• Communicate with parties within and outside of own function and regularly engage with customers, vendors, and partner organizations.

• Must be able to obtain Department of Defense Directive (DoDD) 8140 / 8570 Certification requirements (CompTIA Security+ CE or equivalent certification) within 6 months of start date.

What You Will Learn

• Enterprise-scale classified network architecture practices, governance, and technical leadership.

• Advanced secure networking solutions, design patterns, and emerging technologies supporting classified environments.

• Strategic collaboration with Domain Architecture, cybersecurity, systems engineering, and infrastructure teams to shape enterprise technology direction.

• Long-range network modernization, standardization, and architecture roadmap development for classified networks.

Qualifications You Must Have

• 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 developing, guiding, and governing enterprise-scale network architectures in complex enterprise or classified environments.

• Experience working with advanced network technologies, including routing, switching, firewalls, WAN, segmentation, zero trust concepts, encryption, and secure communications.

• Experience leading architecture reviews, evaluating emerging technologies, and providing technical leadership for complex network initiatives.

• Experience applying formal architecture frameworks such as TOGAF, DoDAF, or similar enterprise architecture methodologies to drive solution development and architectural governance.

• Active and transferable U.S. government issued Secret DOD security clearance, prior to start date. The ability to acquire a Top Secret clearance is required (obtain after Day 1). U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Qualifications We Prefer

• TOGAF certification or formal TOGAF training.

• Experience supporting classified systems, secure networks, and mission-critical environments.

• Familiarity with RMF / CSRM, NIST, STIGs, ICD 503, and other DoD security frameworks and compliance requirements.

• Experience developing enterprise technical standards, reference architectures, and governance processes.

• Strong written, visual, and verbal communication skills, including experience developing architecture artifacts and presenting technical concepts to diverse audiences.

• Experience mentoring engineers, architects, or leading technical communities and working groups.

• Cisco CCNP certification.

• Experience with Cisco and Palo Alto networking platforms and technologies.

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 –  This role is relocation eligible if the applicant meets the company policy criteria.

Learn More and Apply Now!

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

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

Candidates will learn more about role type and current site status throughout the recruiting process. For onsite and hybrid roles, commuting to and from the assigned site is the employee’s personal responsibility. 

Clearance Information: This position requires the ability to obtain a US Secret security clearance. DCSA Consolidated Adjudication Services (DCSA CAS), an agency of the Department of Defense, handles and adjudicates the security clearance process. More information about Security Clearances can be found on the US Department of State government website here: https://www.state.gov/m/ds/clearances/c10978.htm.

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.