Aireon deployed the world’s first global space-based air traffic surveillance system, providing real-time aircraft monitoring capabilities around the world, including over the poles, over the oceans and in remote areas.
Aireon data enables safer, more efficient and more environmentally friendly aviation travel, resulting in significant CO2 emission reductions. More than 20 Air Navigation Service Providers representing more than 40 countries – including NAV CANADA, NATS (UK), Air Traffic and Navigation Services (South Africa), Airports Authority of India (AAI), and ASECNA (Africa) -- rely on Aireon data to navigate aircraft in their airspaces.
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The Director of Infrastructure leads and manages a team of technical experts supporting the growing Aireon product portfolio using the latest cloud technology including DevSecOps, Data Engineering, and Agile practices. Reporting to the Sr. Director of Integrated Products and working closely with the Director of Product Management, Director of Product Engineering, the PMO, and the Security team, this role requires effective communication and collaboration to achieve company goals.
This role is based on McLean, VA, and reports in-office on average 3 days per week and additional days to support any coordinating meetings.
What You'll Do
The Director of Infrastructure ensures that Aireon product technology supports the needs of products while maintaining quality, safety, and security. Aireon’s products are grouped into multiple categories, including real-time data delivery (less than 600 milliseconds from satellite to customer), data fusion, historic data products, APIs, and user-interface-interactive products. This role utilizes the latest in technology to meet the goals of the company within budget and at a rapid pace.
Leadership and Strategy:
DevSecOps Leadership:
Data Engineering Leadership:
Agile Practices Oversight:
Cross-Functional Collaboration:
Work closely with the PMO, Product Management, Sales, and other cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on product roadmap priorities, feature requirements, and release schedules.
Facilitate communication and collaboration between development teams and stakeholders to address challenges, mitigate risks, and drive successful project delivery.
Act as a liaison between technical teams and senior leadership, providing regular updates, insights, and recommendations on cloud infrastructure initiatives.
Required Qualifications
Desired Qualifications
About You
You are an effective communicator, you have strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to communicate vision, thoughts, ideas, and solutions to various audiences.
You are highly analytical, and have the ability to solve complex and ambiguous problems.
You are a natural leader, and have the natural ability to provide cross funcitonal leadership, motivate and metor teams in a matrix environment.
You are hands on, and demonstrate hands-on experience with building and scaling software products and solutions.
1-3-6-12 Month Plan
About the Team
The Aireon integrated product team is currently close to 30 internal contributors with staff augmentation to accommodate product management / customers high priority needs. In addition, the integrated product team is supported by matrixed personnel for program management, service desk, finance, systems engineering and operations. The team made up of a multidisciplinary team that strives to develop innovative products in an agile environment. The team has both remote and local team members that stay connected through Microsoft Teams / Outlook with daily scrums to ensure collaboration and disciplined execution in infrastructure and deployment. There is a mix of formal and informal meetings that span general communication meetings, formal development processes and team celebration gatherings. The culture of Aireon is embodied within the integrated product team with a focus on customer centricity, employee engagement, urgency towards performance and innovation insertion into the product roadmap. Aireon seeks to invest in our employees such that they leverage disruptive technologies and continuously share knowledge within the team and with the aviation industry associations.
Perks and Benefits
Life Insurance and AD&D
Short Term and Long Term Disability
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
Retirement 401K plan with Employer Matching
Education Assistance and Tuition Reimbursement
Paid Time Off, Sick Leave, Floating Holidays
Paid Parental Leave
Company Sponsored Events
Employee Referral Program
Aireon is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or status as a protected veteran. EOE of Minorities/Females/Vets/Disability and other protected categories.
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