Cloud Firewall Engineer

Date Posted:

2025-11-12

Country:

United States of America

Location:

UT6: 4 Farm Springs 4 Farm Springs Road, Farmington, CT, 06032 USA

Position Role Type:

Hybrid

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access certain necessary systems.

Security Clearance:

None/Not Required

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 Corporate, Enterprise Services, Research Center or BBN team:

The Raytheon Technologies Corporate Core Network Services organization is currently recruiting for a Manager, Cyber Defense. The successful candidate will be expected to engage with internal Raytheon Technologies  business units to evaluate network security issues, propose design options, and work with network engineers and implement new cloud firewall deployments from a network and security policy perspective.   

The candidate is expected to be proficient on Palo Alto and Checkpoint cloud firewall administration with at least 8 years of firewall management experience and a strong networking background. Prior experience supporting acquisition and divestiture activities as it relates to network security is preferred.  Expertise in DNS, DHCP and IP Address Management systems is also important. 

What you will do: 

• Experience with administration and deployment of Checkpoint and Palo Alto firewall, Azure, AWS, and Oracle clouds including all aspects of design, procurement, installation and maintenance  

• Network and security architecture and design experience around AWS VPC and DirectConnect supporting high availability and secured AWS zones and VPCs 

• Network and security architecture and design experience around Azure and ExpressRoutes 

• BGP routing experience with private and public clouds 

• Design, implement and support private and public peering for cloud exchanges with best practices in mind for routing and firewalls 

• Working knowledge of common and industry standard cloud authentication mechanisms 

• Sound project leadership and organizational skills 

• Troubleshooting firewall and access issues using a variety of logging and monitoring tools 

• Responsible for overall stability of the firewall environment (product lifecycle) 

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 

• Understanding of DNS/DCHP/IP address management systems  

• Thorough understanding of firewalls, NAT and packet filtering 

• Knowledge of current cyber security threats along with steps and methods for mitigating these risks 

• Expertise in basic scripting languages (Perl, VBScript, PowerShell, terraform preferred) 

• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access the financial management system due to government contractual requirements

Location: 

Hybrid - Farmington CT (or possibly Andover, Tucson, Dallas, or Cedar Rapids)

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.

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 101,000 USD - 203,000 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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