Digital SMS Solutions Development Manager, Hybrid role, MA/RI/TX/AZ options
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Date Posted:
2026-09-23

 Country:
United States of America

 Location:
US-MA-WOBURN-WB1 ~ 235 Presidential Way ~ SPENCER BLDG

 Position Role Type:
Hybrid

 U. S. Citizen, U.
S.
Person, or Immigration Status Requirements
Active and transferable U. S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date.
U. S. citizenship is required, as only U.
S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

 Security Clearance Type:
Secret - Current

 Security Clearance Status:
Active and existing security clearance required on day 1
SMS Solutions Development Manager
Manager, Information Workplace Services M4
Raytheon Digital Technology – P&I Systems Design & Integration (SDI)
SDI – Systems Management & Security
Remote Role – Northeast US/AZ/TX (Multiple options)
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.
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.
This will be a hybrid role at one of our Raytheon locations in MA or RI, North TX, or Tucson, AZ. You must be able to commute to one of the location options on a regular basis to meet with stakeholders and members of this team.
What You Will Do
- Manage and direct a team of experienced systems developers, setting short‑term objectives (less than one year) and guiding execution approaches for secure, automated, cyber‑compliant systems solutions.
- Contribute personally to solutions design, requirements analysis, and technical development activities for multiple program environments.
- Execute operational plans supporting SMS and DT priorities, providing measurable inputs into new processes, standards, and improvements.
- Oversee solution architectures, technical documentation, system requirements, and workflows that define interactions between people, processes, and technologies.
- Drive implementation of standardization strategies including automation, configuration management, orchestration, and policy‑driven compliance tooling.
Collaborate across DT, GSS Cyber, product teams, and enterprise partners to support compliance decisions, RMF/NIST control implementation, and technical direction.
- Influence stakeholder understanding of policies, practices, and procedures related to secure system implementation, ensuring alignment across teams.
Lead moderate to significant improvements to existing systems, infrastructures, tools, and design processes.
- Address difficult, multi‑variable problems across a few sites, programs, or geographies using prior experience, structured analysis, and cross‑department coordination.
- Provide technical consulting within the work area, helping teams understand impacts on adjacent systems and business operations.
- Manage team staffing, hiring, development, performance reviews, and rewards decisions, ensuring readiness and depth within the group.
Mentor key technical contributors and strengthen succession pipelines within the SMS organization.
- Communicate operational status, progress toward objectives, and risks to leadership while maintaining collaboration across DT and enterprise partners.
Qualifications
You Must Have
- Typically requires a University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years' experience.
- Experience leading intermediate or experienced technical professionals.
- Experience in one or more of the following: systems design, IT infrastructures, cyber compliance, automation, and/or secure integration.
- Experience with U.S. Government cybersecurity standards and compliance programs (RMF, NIST 800‑53).
- Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
Qualifications
We Prefer
- Experience influencing policies, practices, or procedures across a work area or multiple teams.
- Demonstrated ability to solve difficult technical problems requiring analysis of multiple variables and consideration of broader impacts.
- Practical knowledge of improving performance, standardizing processes, and managing execution in technical environments.
- Experience leading distributed teams using collaborative platforms and shared infrastructures.
- Proven ability to develop and manage high‑performing teams.
Experience communicating with senior leadership (Directors, VPs) to convey operational status and technical decisions.
- Experience contributing to infrastructure design changes and integration activities across multiple locations.
- Solid understanding of systems engineering development lifecycles and architectural frameworks.
- Familiarity with agile or hybrid development approaches.
- Experience with automation and scripting technologies (PowerShell, Python, Ansible, Bash) applied to secure architectures.
- Understanding of cybersecurity controls, segmentation, encryption, secure transfer mechanisms, and system hardening.
- Knowledge of risk and opportunity management and practical execution principles within technical programs.
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 – available for those who meet company policy criteria.
Learn More & Apply Now!
Please ensure the role type defined below is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role.
This position is classified as
Hybrid: Employees who are working in Hybrid roles will work regularly both onsite and offsite. Ratio of time working onsite will be determined in partnership with your leader. For onsite and hybrid roles, commuting to and from the assigned site is the employee’s personal responsibility.
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 107,500 USD - 204,500 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,