Head of Classified IT Ops (TS/SCI)

Telemetry Today LLC; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 147,000 - 196,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Manager, Classified IT Operations to lead a team of Systems Administrators across classified environments. You will hire, mentor, and coach engineers while remaining hands-on to shape security and reliability for mission-critical systems.

You will translate priorities into actionable plans, manage SLAs, oversee patching, ATO prep, and incident response, and collaborate with Engineering, Cybersecurity, Facilities, and Security to ensure robust operations across

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance required.
• Security+ or higher DoD 8140/8570-aligned certification.
• 5+ years of systems administration in Windows and/or Linux.
• 2+ years of direct people management experience.
• Experience operating in a DoD/government/classified environment.
• Familiarity with STIG, RMF, NIST 800-53/800-171.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Directly manage a team of Systems Administrators across classified environments.
• Translate priorities into concrete team plans and manage workload.
• Maintain hands-on credibility and review technical work as needed.
• Drive patching cadence, STIG remediation, ATO prep, and incident response.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Cybersecurity, Facilities, and Security teams.
• Own the ticket queue and ensure SLA for Tier 1–3 issues.
• Develop SOPs, documentation standards, and configuration baselines.
• Represent the team in leadership reviews and assessments.
• Support site expansion through network standups and operational transitions.
• Conduct regular 1:1s and provide timely feedback.
• Identify skill gaps and create development plans.

Skills

Security clearance

Strong communication

People management

Prioritization

Team leadership

Education

Security+ or DoD 8140/8570-aligned certs

5+ years systems administration experience

2+ years people management experience

DoD/government environment experience

Tools

VMware vSphere

Hyper-V

SCCM / GPO

Ansible

Splunk / SIEM

Nessus/Tenable

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a Manager, Classified IT Operations to lead a team of Systems Administrators across classified environments. You will hire, mentor, and coach engineers while remaining hands-on to shape security and reliability for mission-critical systems.

You will translate priorities into actionable plans, manage SLAs, oversee patching, ATO prep, and incident response, and collaborate with Engineering, Cybersecurity, Facilities, and Security to ensure robust operations across