Sr Mgr, Cyber Threat Defense Operations (Remote)

Date Posted:

2025-04-08

Country:

United States of America

Location:

RVA99: RTN Remote, Virginia

Position Role Type:

Remote

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.

The following position is to join our RTX Enterprise Services team:

Role Overview: 

Enterprise Services (ES) Cybersecurity has an immediate opening for a qualified individual contributor to join the RTX Cyber Threat Defense Operations group reporting to the Director of Cyber Threat Defense Operations.  As the Senior Manager, Cyber Threat Defense Operations, you will prevent the world's most advanced threat actors from breaching RTX's critical digital systems. Acting swiftly during emergency situations, you will disrupt the kill chain and defeat complex attacks via coordinated, tactical response actions across cybersecurity and digital technology teams. Your role also involves operationalizing specialized threat detection content and response processes tailored to identify and neutralize these advanced threats, drawing on your deep understanding of threat actors and attack tactics. Maintaining real-time situational awareness, you'll provide regular updates to leadership on threat defense and detection status, while also directing supporting actions from cyber threat hunt and intelligence functions to stay ahead of emerging threats.

What You Will Do:  

The Senior Manager, Cyber Threat Defense Operations uses expert knowledge of cyber defense disciplines and advance knowledge of related disciplines to:  

• Lead, coordinate, integrate, synchronize, and influence the actions of teams and individuals across RTX organizations and functions to disrupt complex cyber attacks and defeat advanced cyber threat actors attempts to harm RTX's interests.
• Solve wide ranging, complex, undefined cyber threat defense problems where information is difficult to obtain and requiring extensive investigation to understand the root cause.
• Develop and establish new operational plans and processes, or significantly improve existing operational plans and processes, to implement cyber threat defense strategy.
• Develop elements of cyber threat defense functional strategies and operational goals.
• Communicate and articulate cyber threats, vulnerabilities, risks, and mitigations to executive leadership.
• Occasional travel within CONUS and OCONUS is required (up to 25%). 
• Perform other duties as assigned.

 Qualifications You Must Have:

• A University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree and a minimum 7 years experience in a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in Cyber Defense operational roles, including Incident Response, SOC, Security Testing, Red Teaming, and Vulnerability Management. 
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Qualifications We Prefer:

Experience with...

• Common cybersecurity threat- and vulnerability-mitigation principles and practices.  
• Identity and access management (IAM), and access control principles and practices.
• Cyber Threat Defense Operations: Cyber threat defense, Intrusion detection, Vulnerability assessment, Cyber-attack tools and techniques
• Planning, Analysis, and Operations: Preparing operational plans and planning processes, Producing after-action reports, Performing root cause analysis.
• Communication and Collaboration: Effective communication of complex concepts, verbally and in writing, to various audiences, including executive leadership. 

What We Offer: Whether you’re just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a robust total rewards package with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement and work/life benefits; career development and recognition programs. Some of the benefits we offer include parental (including paternal) leave, flexible work schedules, achievement awards, educational assistance and child/adult backup care.

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Work Location: Remote
Please consider the following role type definition as you apply for this role:

Remote: This position is currently designated as remote. However, the successful candidate will be required to work from one of the 50 U.S. states (excluding U.S. Territories). Employees who are working in Remote roles will work primarily offsite (from home).  An employee may be expected to travel to the site location as needed.

The salary range for this role is 124,000 USD - 250,000 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, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

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, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment 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.

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