Head of Classified IT Operations

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); Presencial; USD 147.000 - 196.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA is seeking a Manager of Classified IT Operations to lead a team of Systems Administrators across multiple classified environments. You will hire, coach, and develop staff while staying hands-on when needed to maintain security and reliability.

You will translate priorities into team plans, manage SLAs, and coordinate with Engineering, Cybersecurity, Facilities, and Security to unblock work across sites.

Formación

• Active TS/SCI security clearance.
• Active CompTIA Security+ certification or higher DoD 8140/8570-aligned certification.
• 5+ years of experience in systems administration supporting Windows and/or Linux environments.
• 2+ years of direct people management experience, including hiring, performance management, and career development of technical staff.
• Experience operating in a DoD, government, classified, or other regulated computing environment.
• Working knowledge of security compliance frameworks (STIG, RMF, NIST 800-53/800-171) and their application to operational environments.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and manage competing workloads across a team supporting multiple environments or sites.
• Strong communication skills — able to represent technical issues and team needs clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to give direct, constructive feedback and hold difficult performance conversations.
• Experience managing teams supporting multiple classified networks at different classification levels.
• Experience with Linux systems administration (RHEL/CentOS) in addition to Windows.
• Familiarity with virtualization platforms (VMware vSphere, Hyper‑V) and enterprise storage.
• Experience supporting ATO preparation, SCA assessments, or security control implementation.
• Experience with configuration management or automation tools (Ansible, GPO, PDQ, SCCM).
• Experience with SIEM platforms (Splunk), vulnerability scanning tools (Tenable/Nessus), or endpoint management solutions.
• Prior experience scaling a team through a period of rapid growth or organizational change.

Responsabilidades

• 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.

Conocimientos

Strong communication skills

2+ years of direct people management

Leadership experience

Herramientas

VMware vSphere

Hyper-V

Descripción del empleo

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA is seeking a Manager of Classified IT Operations to lead a team of Systems Administrators across multiple classified environments. You will hire, coach, and develop staff while staying hands-on when needed to maintain security and reliability.

You will translate priorities into team plans, manage SLAs, and coordinate with Engineering, Cybersecurity, Facilities, and Security to unblock work across sites.