Senior Information System Security Engineer; ISSE - Marlborough, MA; Sponsor Clearance

Senior Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE)

We are seeking a Senior ISSE to support our cybersecurity team 100% onsite at our facility in Marlborough, Massachusetts. The role requires a DoD Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship.

• Conduct briefings and presentations for multiple levels of the business.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for designated tools, ensuring alignment with Raytheon’s standard solutions portfolio.
• Develop, implement, and support technical standards while balancing program and mission needs.
• Provide strategic direction to drive technological innovation.
• Collaborate with architecture teams to design and develop secure, compliant technical solutions for deployment.
• Conduct technical solution evaluations for new technologies, including gap analysis and risk evaluations.
• Provide expert technical advisement in Customer discussions, negotiations, approval requests, and other tasks.
• Ensure efficiencies, cost offsets, and savings are captured by the Architecture team to enable competitive advantage.
• Provide oversight and leadership of cybersecurity projects and initiatives; perform cost-benefit and risk management analysis.
• Support enterprise and business initiatives to drive technological evolution of supported programs.
• Support the organization’s vision, strategy, and goals.
• Travel as needed, up to 10% of time.

Within six months of hire date, the employee must obtain and maintain a security professional certification commensurate with a DoD 8570.01‑M IAM level III credential (CISSP, CISM, GSLC, or CCISO) if not already held.

• University degree or equivalent experience; at least 5 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree with at least 3 years of experience.
• Experience in Cyber/Security or Systems Security or Network Architecture/Technology.
• Experience understanding and implementing compliance regulations such as NISPOM, DAAPM, JAFAN, ICD, FAA, HIPAA, or other government regulations/requirements.
• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain a U.S. government‑issued security clearance.

• Experience with change management or architectural governance.
• Ability to tailor technical discussions to varied audiences and create security whitepapers and concept of operations.
• Experience with security COTS applications (e.g., endpoint security, SIEM, vulnerability management, encryption, antivirus).
• Experience with project management and collaboration tools (e.g., SharePoint, MS Project, JIRA, Azure Dev Ops).
• Experience with SIEM tools.
• Understanding of enterprise architecture framework methodologies (e.g., TOGAF, DoDAF).
• Familiarity with containerization technologies (e.g., Kubernetes, Rancher, Docker).
• Experience with virtualization (e.g., VMWare, Nutanix).
• Familiarity with cloud architecture, service categories, and deployment models.

• Salary range: $86,800 – $165,200 USD.
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term and 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.
• Eligibility for incentive compensation programs based on level and business unit agreement.

Relocation assistance is not available.

The role is a U.S.

-based role. Salary and benefit details may differ for U.S. territories.

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. RTX provides affirmative action 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.