Associate Director, DT Portfolio Architect - Sustainment; Remote

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At RTX, the world 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.

Associate Director, DT Portfolio Architect - Sustainment (Remote, U.S. Citizen only)

U.S. citizenship is required as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access certain necessary systems. Security Clearance:
None/Not Required.

• Serve as a Portfolio Architect responsible for helping map existing digital and business processes, identifying necessary process changes, developing technology roadmaps, and acting as a critical resource to support our transformation journey.
• Own one or more business technology portfolios within the Sustainment portfolio (e.g., Aftermarket, MRO), including the relevant strategies, roadmaps, solutions, and applications.
• Serve as a senior member of the architecture community, tasked with developing clear portfolio level technical architectures, standards, and strategic technology roadmaps for assigned portfolios within P&W, driving end‑to‑end visibility of digital technology married to business processes, and driving the value and visibility of P&W’s architecture approach.
• Develop and deliver robust architecture guidelines for major initiatives and partner extensively with all P&W stakeholders to ensure that Portfolio Architecture meets company needs.
• Provide strong leadership and overall technical direction to technology and business teams and develop and communicate guidance to stakeholders based on enterprise standards.
• Demonstrate thought leadership and expertise for platforms (e.g., SLM, SEM), applications, and related business processes within the assigned portfolios.
• Collaborate with peers, executives, subject matter experts, and other stakeholders using excellent communication skills to achieve business outcomes in a complex, regulated, global environment.
• Provide guidance on a global scale regarding industry best practices for architecture and business processes within the assigned portfolio(s).
• Demonstrate experience in process mapping, architecture, and optimization for digital transformation of major industrial, manufacturing, or A&D organization.

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field and 12+ years of experience in Information Technology that includes 7+ years acting as a portfolio architect leading large scale technology portfolios; or an Advanced degree in Information Systems, Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field and 10+ years of experience in Information Technology that includes 7+ years acting as a portfolio architect leading large scale technology portfolios.
• Experience implementing global processes and practices for architecture, to include governing portfolio roadmaps and application standards.
• Experience with modern architecture frameworks and designs that support successful digital technology insertion and Dev Sec Ops  pipeline delivery.
• Ability to provide strategic technical leadership and lead by influence the creation of short- and long-term strategies and roadmaps in a virtual environment.
• Possess exceptional written and oral communication skills, can develop clear, concise, and logically written business communications, as well as deliver recommendations.
• U.S. Citizenship is required (required due to Government contractual requirements).

• Master’s degree in Information Technology, Information Systems, Engineering, or Computer Science.
• Demonstrated effectiveness working in a complex, service‑intensive, deadline‑driven environment.
• Ability to build strong relationships to leverage information and insights across key groups.
• Strong personal leadership, organizational, relationship‑building, and negotiation skills.
• Outstanding formal and informal presentation skills.
• Excellent multi‑level stakeholder management skills.
• Knowledge and experience working in Agile / Scrum teams, including daily standups, retrospectives, demos/reviews.
• Demonstrated expertise in API strategy and governance, including understanding of API architectural patterns, ability…