Director, Platforms & Infrastructure - Autonomous Mission Infras Security Clearance

Position: Director, Platforms & Infrastructure - Autonomous Mission Infras with Security Clearance
The Mission:
Tyto Athene is not just modernizing federal networks; we are engineering the autonomous infrastructure substrate that the AI-era Federal and DoD mission runs on. Self-healing networks. Agentic operations. Hybrid cloud that operates at machine speed across IL5 and IL6 boundaries. Cryptographically agile data transport that survives the quantum transition. We are looking for a practitioner-architect to own the Platforms & Infrastructure pillar of our CAIO directorate - building the productized infrastructure capability that every other Tyto offering rides on.

This isn't a "keep the lights on" role. You are the operator-leader who decides what we build, what we buy, and what we automate out of existence. Every layer of our infrastructure - network, cloud, ITSM, data transport, container orchestration, observability, identity - is being reimagined with AI agents as first-class citizens, not bolted-on assistants. You will drive that reimagining and the team that ships it.

The Impact:
* Own the Autonomous Infrastructure Vision:
Define and socialize the technical vision for Tyto's self-healing networks, agentic operations, and the Federation Gateway that connects multi-classification environments at machine speed. This pillar is one of three Tier 1 strategic thrusts for the company.
* Architect the Platform Spine:
Collaborate directly with the Technology Acceleration Lab for Operational Needs (TALON) engineers, the Cyber pillar, and the Quantum pillar to deliver an integrated platform substrate - agentic Sec Ops, cleared MLOps, A2A/MCP plumbing, and PQC-native infrastructure - that productizes into reusable solution accelerators rather than one-off custom integrations.
* Operationalize AI-Everywhere:
Drive AI and agentic automation across every layer of the infrastructure stack - Kubernetes operations, observability and incident response, ITSM workflow, change management, network optimization, capacity planning. Your team should be deploying agents to operate the platform, not just to monitor it.
* Customer Evangelization:
Act as the technical face of Tyto's platform capability for senior DoD, IC, and Federal customers. Lead high-impact whiteboarding sessions with program-of-record owners and CIO/CTO offices on autonomous infrastructure adoption.
* Build a Multi-Disciplinary Team:
Develop a team of multi-disciplinary engineers (AI/ML + Dev Ops/Cloud/Infrastructure + Software Engineering working together, not siloed) who can take an infrastructure idea from whiteboard to cleared production environment. What You'll Own:
The Platforms & Infrastructure pillar within the CAIO directorate. The technical roadmap for self-healing networks, agentic operations, cleared cloud and MLOps fabric, and the Federation Gateway. Approximately 5-8 engineers across AI/ML, Dev Ops/Cloud/Infrastructure, and Software Engineering disciplines. Strategic positioning and named technical thought leadership for federal platform-infrastructure pursuits. What Success Looks Like:
* First 90 days:
Deep team immersion, current-state assessment of platform capabilities, point-of-view development on the autonomous infrastructure roadmap, initial TALON integration.
* First 6 months:
Published platform-pillar roadmap, two named customer co-creation engagements, three solution accelerators in active development
* First 12 months:
Support measurable pipeline contribution across federal platform-infrastructure pursuits through the development and operationalization of key solutions and accelerators that increase PWin, demonstrable agentic operations capability deployed in cleared production. Qualifications What You Bring (Required):
* The Blueprint: 12+ years building and operating large-scale enterprise infrastructure, with a significant "tour of duty" (5+ years) in DoD, IC, or Federal mission environments. You have shipped infrastructure into production at the scale, complexity, and accreditation level the federal mission demands.
* The Scars: 8+ years of hands-on platform engineering experience across at least two of the following: cloud and hybrid cloud architecture, network automation and SDN, Kubernetes and container…