Worldwide Government, Defense, & Intelligence Industry CTO
Core
Serve as the single-point CTO for the Government, Defense, & Intelligence (GD&I) industry, bridging industry advisors, engineering, and sales to convert customer and regulatory requirements into actionable roadmaps and scalable solution assets.
Role type
Strategy-level Principal CTO (GD&I)
Builds
Reusable architectures, playbooks, partner motions, and scalable solution assets for government, defense, and intelligence clients.
Domain
Government, Defense, Intelligence, National Security, Sovereign Cloud
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure
Required skills
AI, cloud, cybersecurity, digital transformation, technology policy, sovereignty, compliance, authority to operate, security, mission-critical regulated environments, executive customer engagement, global community building, technical governance, public speaking, thought leadership, strategic advisory on frontier technologies and agentic AI, partner integration, platform adoption, authorization, regulatory, and procurement motions (FedRAMP, NIST, ATO pathways)
Preferred skills
Experience with classified/regulated mission environments, co-build and co-delivery with software vendors and systems integrators
Technologies
AI, cloud, cybersecurity, sovereign cloud
Responsibilities
Shape technology roadmaps by converting customer and regulatory requirements into engineering feedback and product priorities; technically qualify and prioritize opportunities with industry leadership and account teams; drive pattern recognition across engagements to create reusable architectures and playbooks; identify technical blockers, architectural gaps, and compliance dependencies; lead through influence across matrixed teams including industry, sales, engineering, partners, and delivery; establish rhythms with advisors and peers to align priorities and enable technical sales; mentor technical leaders across the GD&I ecosystem; build trusted relationships with senior government and national security stakeholders as a strategic advisor; partner with security, compliance, and government affairs on regulatory and procurement motions; accelerate resolution of technical and policy blockers affecting strategic commitments.
Seniority
Principal, strategy & mentorship
