Infrastructure Engineer, Kubernetes

Anduril Industries; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 166,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Equity grants considered part of compensation

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking an Infrastructure Engineer to enhance their Kubernetes container orchestration strategy across cloud and on-premise environments. The ideal candidate will manage the full cluster lifecycle and implement best practices in GitOps.

This role requires an active U.S. Top Secret / SCI Clearance and mid-level expertise in Kubernetes and containers. With a competitive salary range of $166,000 to $220,000, Anduril offers comprehensive benefits that support employee health and well-being.

Qualifications

• Current U.S. Top Secret / SCI Clearance.
• Mid-level knowledge of Kubernetes, containers, GitOps, and IaC.
• Ability to work in both cloud and bare metal environments.

Responsibilities

• Own and advance the Kubernetes container orchestration strategy.
• Manage the helm mono-repo and implement Kubernetes best practices.
• Partner with Edge-Cloud Reliability pod for workload deployments.

Skills

Kubernetes

GitOps (Flux/Argo or successor)

container orchestration

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

cloud environments

Job description

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

About the team

Anduril Intelligence Systems (AIS) is focused on positioning Anduril as a lead provider of specialized engineering and products for Intelligence Community (IC) customers. We work within the IC to understand their requirements, shape their concepts of operation, and deliver exquisite capability across their problem set. We aim to develop and deploy critically needed capabilities that address our customers’ most pressing national security requirements.

About the job

As an Infrastructure Engineer, you will own and advance our Kubernetes container orchestration strategy across both cloud (GCP) and bare metal deployments. Your expertise will be foundational to the reliability and scalability of our entire platform, from our core cloud hub to a growing number of on‑premise edge nodes. You will be responsible for the full cluster lifecycle, implementing best practices in GitOps and Infrastructure as Code to ensure robust and repeatable workload deployments. This is a key role where you will serve as a subject matter expert, strengthening the team’s overall orchestration capabilities and partnering closely with our Edge‑Cloud teams to solve complex deployment challenges.

What you’ll do

• Container orchestration across cloud and failover‑edge: cluster lifecycle, GitOps, workload reliability.
• Manage a helm mono‑repo and implement Kubernetes best practices in managing dynamic configurations.
• Partner with the Edge‑Cloud Reliability pod on deploying/reconciling workloads to on‑prem nodes.

Required qualifications

• Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Top Secret / SCI Clearance.
• Mid‑level: Kubernetes, containers, GitOps (Flux/Argo or successor), IaC.
• Comfortable spanning cloud and and bare metal environments.

US Salary Range: $166,000 — $220,000 USD. The range is an estimate based on base salary only; actual offers may vary based on experience, education, and other factors. Highly competitive equity grants are included in most full‑time offers and are considered part of the total compensation package.

Benefits

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next.