Mission-critical networking, cybersecurity, and IT modernization for federal agencies
Tyto Athene operates across federal defense, intelligence, and civilian IT modernization—networking, cybersecurity, and command infrastructure. The hiring mix is security-heavy (49 roles) relative to engineering (44), with accelerating velocity across 171 open positions, reflecting aggressive pursuit of federal compliance certifications (CMMC adoption noted). Active projects span telecom modernization, SOC detection, and naval base infrastructure, while pain points cluster around NIST compliance, threat detection, and data pipeline integrity—suggesting the company is scaling detection and logging capabilities to meet stricter federal security posture demands.
Notable leadership hires: Space and Intelligence Director, Logging Solution Lead, Accounting Director, Audit Lead
Tyto Athene is a mission-focused systems integrator serving U.S. defense, intelligence, and civilian agencies. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, the 1,001–5,000-person company delivers networking, cybersecurity, and secure communications infrastructure—bridging legacy federal systems and modern cloud/edge deployments. Core service areas include network modernization (Cisco, Juniper), unified communications (Teams, Webex, VoIP), command centers, physical security integration, and SOC detection capabilities. The company operates across the United States, Peru, and Germany, with demonstrated delivery on federal accounts including Social Security Administration, Air Force Reserve, and Army/COCOM sectors. Leadership depth in space, intelligence, and logging domains supports complex multi-location federal operations.
Core: Cisco, Juniper, Microsoft 365 (Teams, SharePoint Online), ServiceNow, Splunk, AWS, Kubernetes, Linux, Windows. Specialized: Crestron, Extron, Avaya, Poly for unified communications and command centers. Now adopting CMMC certification tooling.
Telecom modernization for federal agencies (Social Security Administration example), SOC detection content, network architecture upgrades, automation and logging pipelines, site surveys at naval bases, and a technology acceleration lab (TALON) for operational modernization.
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