Classified IT Ops Manager: Lead Systems & Security

Anduril Industries, Inc.; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 147,000 - 196,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries, Inc. is seeking a Manager, Classified IT Operations to lead a team of Systems Administrators supporting classified computing environments across multiple networks and sites.

You will hire, develop, and coach a team of IC2-IC4 professionals while performing hands-on technical work as needed to maintain security posture, reliability, and operational readiness for mission-critical systems. As the organization scales, you will shape how the team operates, drive prioritization,

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI security clearance required.
• 5+ years of systems administration experience in Windows and/or Linux.
• 2+ years of direct people management experience.

Responsibilities

• Directly manage a team of Systems Administrators (IC2-IC4) across classified environments, including hiring, performance management, career development, and day-to-day coaching.
• Translate organizational priorities into concrete team plans, balancing operational support, compliance requirements, and infrastructure projects.
• Maintain hands-on technical credibility within the team's classified environments - reviewing work, challenging technical decisions, and contributing directly when needed.
• Drive team execution against key deliverables including patching cadences, STIG remediation, ATO preparation, and incident response.
• Coordinate with peer managers, Engineering, Cybersecurity, Facilities, and Security teams to unblock your team's work and align cross-functional efforts.
• Own the team's ticket queue and workload distribution, ensuring SLA adherence and timely resolution of Tier 1 through Tier 3 issues.
• Develop and enforce standard operating procedures, documentation standards, and configuration baselines across the environments your team supports.
• Represent the team in cross-functional forums, leadership reviews, and assessment preparation activities.
• Support site expansion efforts by coordinating your team's involvement in new network standup, deployment, and operational transition.
• Conduct regular 1:1s, provide clear and timely feedback, and drive performance conversations - including difficult ones when needed.
• Identify skill gaps within the team and build development plans that grow individual contributors from one level to the next.

Skills

Security clearance TS/SCI

Team leadership

Effective communication

Prioritization

Policy & compliance

Hands-on systems administration

Tools

VMware vSphere

Hyper-V

Ansible

SCCM

Job description

Anduril Industries, Inc. is seeking a Manager, Classified IT Operations to lead a team of Systems Administrators supporting classified computing environments across multiple networks and sites.

You will hire, develop, and coach a team of IC2-IC4 professionals while performing hands-on technical work as needed to maintain security posture, reliability, and operational readiness for mission-critical systems. As the organization scales, you will shape how the team operates, drive prioritization,