Network Operations Section Manager, El Segundo, CA, Onsite

Date Posted: 2026-07-07 Country: United States of America Location: US-CA-EL SEGUNDO-E04 ~ 2006 E El Segundo Blvd ~ BLDG E04 Position Role Type: Onsite 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: Top Secret - Current Security Clearance Status: Active and existing security clearance required on day 1 Network Operations Section Manager Senior Manager, Information Workplace Service – M5 Raytheon Digital Technology – Classified Information Systems Onsite position - El Segundo, CA Active US Top Secret Clearance (DoD) 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.  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. The Classified Infrastructure Services department provides expertise in Data Center Management, Network Operations, and High-Performance Computing that our programs and Engineering teams rely on to fulfill their missions. Reporting to the Network Operations Lead as a Network Operations Senior Manager (M5), you will lead and manage a regional team of more than 20 networking professionals across varying experience levels. Your team includes Individual Contributors located in California, Colorado, and Indiana. As the Senior Manager, you will be accountable for the full team and the Local and Wide Area Networks they support, which may require leveraging matrixed resources in addition to your direct reports. This on-site role is based in El Segundo, California . Occasional domestic travel may be required to other assigned US work locations (specifically other California site locations), for site visits and customer visits in the domestic U.S. What You Will Do The Senior Manager (M5), Classified Networking Operations, reports to our Networking Operations Lead for Classified Infrastructure Services within Raytheon Digital Technology. This role provides operational and delivery leadership for a team of approximately 20 networking professionals responsible for secure, reliable, scalable, and supportable network services. The Senior Manager is accountable for developing team capabilities, setting clear performance expectations, establishing operating discipline, and ensuring the organization delivers on operational commitments, customer needs, program priorities, and approved networking road maps. This position will require vision, strategic planning, and the ability to develop operational metrics, guide technical planning, manage long-term budgets and technical debt, contribute to solution catalog development, and support daily operations. The goal is to deliver stable, proactive, secure, and supportable operational environments. The following Leadership skills are critical for success in this role: Employee and Organization Development An effective people leader who builds trust, sets clear expectations, and creates accountability across a technical organization. This leader will develop and retain a high-performing team through coaching, mentoring, performance management, cross-training, and intentional development planning. They must be able to assess team capability, workload, staffing needs, and succession risks while fostering a culture of ownership, collaboration, technical excellence, and continuous improvement. Execution and Delivery Leadership A disciplined leader who can translate priorities into clear, actionable plans and keep teams focused on delivery. The candidate must be able to manage multiple operational and project commitments, establish realistic milestones and timelines, identify dependencies and risks, remove barriers, and maintain visibility to progress. They will bring structure and follow-through to ensure commitments are met while balancing urgent operational needs with planned modernization and lifecycle work. Strategy and Roadmap Management The ability to connect day-to-day network operations to broader organizational priorities, customer needs, and future capability requirements. This leader will help shape, prioritize, and execute the networking roadmap by identifying modernization opportunities, operational gaps, technical debt, capacity needs, and resiliency improvements. They must make sound recommendations that balance service reliability, security, cost, resource constraints, and long-term business needs. Stakeholder Management Strong relationship-building and influence skills are required. The leader will serve as a trusted partner to program leaders, customers, cybersecurity, infrastructure, engineering, and other cross-functional stakeholders. They must communicate technical risks, service impacts, delivery status, and resource needs in clear, business-focused language; facilitate alignment among competing priorities; and ensure networking considerations are incorporated early into program and operational planning. Operational Leadership and Continuous Improvement A strong operational mindset and commitment to reliable service delivery are essential. The leader must establish and sustain disciplined practices across incident, problem, change, configuration, vulnerabi