Senior Enterprise Architect, Military Engines (Remote)

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Date Posted: 2026-09-04 Country: United States of America Location: US-CT-REMOTE Position Role Type: Remote U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract. Security Clearance Type: None/Not Required Security Clearance Status: Not Required 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. Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines and auxiliary power systems and has been revolutionizing modern flight for over 100 years. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense. We have an exciting remote opportunity for a Senior Enterprise Architect, Military Engines. What You Will Do: Enterprise Strategy & Target-State Architecture - Own and develop enterprise strategy, enterprise-level target-state architectures, and create multi‑year (3–5 year) modernization roadmaps across applications, data/analytics, integration/API, cloud/platform, and business architecture domains. - Translate functional and business strategies into operational architecture plans for major enterprise platforms (ERP, CRM, PLM, MES, Contract Lifecycle Management, Customer Data Platform, and related systems). - Guide cross‑functional transformation initiatives, ensuring alignment with long‑term enterprise technology direction. Architecture Methodologies, Governance & Standards - Define, enhance, and implement enterprise architecture methodologies, standards, and patterns—driving consistency, interoperability, system resilience, and effective lifecycle management. - Contribute to Architecture Review Board (ARB) processes, including governance for technology selection, API standards, cloud patterns, domain models, and architectural compliance. API-First, Event-Driven & Modern Architecture Patterns - Architect and promote adoption of API-first, event-driven, and cloud-native patterns across the enterprise to improve interoperability, capability reuse, integration velocity, and system robustness. - Define integration frameworks that support secure, scalable, and high‑throughput digital ecosystems. Enterprise Data Architecture & Semantic/Ontology Development - Support enterprise data architecture strategy including the development and use of ontologies, semantic models, knowledge graphs, and standardized data structures. These enhance data interoperability, lineage clarity, analytics readiness, and AI‑enablement across P&W. Leadership, Mentorship & Community of Practice Development - Mentor architects, strengthening architectural capability and advancing architecture maturity across the organization. - Build and lead communities of practice, reinforcing shared learning, modern patterns adoption, and cross‑team architectural alignment. - Champion product-centric and platform engineering operating models that increase digital delivery velocity and overall architecture quality. Cross-Functional Problem Solving - Solve undefined and complex enterprise-wide architecture challenges spanning legacy and modern ecosystems—leveraging investigation, root-cause analysis, and multi-dimensional tradeoff evaluation (security, performance, cost, technical debt, risk, and business outcomes). Executive Communication & Influence - Brief and advise executive leadership on architecture decisions, investment options, risks, standards, and transformation strategies using clear, business-oriented communication. Qualifications You Must Have: - Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or Information Systems and 10+ years of IT experience, including 7+ years as a senior solution architect or enterprise architect; OR advanced degree with 7+ years as a senior solution architect or enterprise architect. - Demonstrated experience in enterprise architecture thought leadership. - Demonstrated experience creating long‑term enterprise architecture roadmaps and leading large-scale digital transformation programs. - Knowledge of digital engineering as modern model-based technologies such as model-based systems engineering (MBSE), or model-based design (MBD), model-based definition, manufacturing and inspection (MBDMI), model-based services and MRO. - Experience implementing global architecture processes, governance, and standards. - Deep expertise with modern architecture frameworks, cloud-native designs, and product-aligned delivery and operating models. - Strong experience in API governance, integration design patterns, and enterprise interoperability. - Ability to provide strategic technical leadership and lead by influence the creation of long-term strategies (e.g., more than 3 years) 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. Qualifications We Prefer: - 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. - Knowledge and experience working in Agile teams. - Demonstrated expertise in API strategy and governance, including understanding of API architectural patterns, ability to define API standards and integration frameworks across the enterprise, and skill in articulating their benefits for business capabilit