Senior Cloud Software Engineer, Intelligence Systems

Anduril Industries; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 191,000 - 253,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Equity grants

Job summary

Anduril Industries based in Reston, Virginia is seeking a Senior Engineer to design and maintain resilient cloud infrastructure for mission-critical software. The position requires strong expertise in Kubernetes and containerization technologies, along with a solid programming background (Go, Python, Java). The role offers a salary range of $191,000—$253,000 USD, along with comprehensive benefits for full-time employees, making a significant impact on national security projects.

Qualifications

• 3 - 7+ years of experience with Go, Python, Java, or other object-oriented languages.
• Strong understanding of containerization technologies (Docker) and orchestration platforms (Kubernetes).
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to maintain an active U.S. Top Secret SCI security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and operate mission-critical cloud infrastructure.
• Troubleshoot complex issues across Linux-based infrastructure.
• Collaborate with software development teams on containerized application deployments.
• Monitor security weaknesses across infrastructure.

Skills

Go

Python

Java

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

Cloud security

Tools

Prometheus

Grafana

AWS

GCP

Job description

Overview

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. Anduril’s products are powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. Anduril Intelligence Systems (AIS) develops specialized engineering and products for Intelligence Community (IC) customers, delivering capabilities across the IC problem set to address national security requirements.

About The Job

Anduril is seeking a senior engineer with Kubernetes, infrastructure-as-code, and cloud experience to build and maintain resilient infrastructure supporting deployment of mission-critical software across multi-cloud and on-premises environments.

What You'll Do

• Design, deploy, and operate mission-critical commercial cloud infrastructure that is highly available, resilient, and scalable, with restrictions on some cloud-managed services
• Develop and maintain tooling infrastructure to build and support deployments to the cloud and on-prem
• Troubleshoot and remediate complex issues across Linux-based infrastructure
• Collaborate with software development teams to optimize containerized application deployments (RKE2)
• Monitor and remediate security weaknesses and baseline regressions across infrastructure
• Serve as a subject matter expert for teams across Anduril looking to leverage Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure

Required Qualifications

• Strong engineering background with 3 - 7+ years of experience with Go, Python, Java, or other common object-oriented languages
• Solid understanding and practical experience with containerization technologies (Docker) and orchestration platforms (Kubernetes)
• Strong understanding of networking concepts in a cloud environment (VPCs, subnets, routing, security groups)
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and critical thinking skills
• Deep experience with architecting and securing cloud infrastructure in deployed/production environments
• Highly proficient in multiple modern cloud providers (preferably GCP or AWS)
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (preferably Terraform)
• Ability to decompose abstract program goals into achievable technical objectives and strategies for measuring progress
• Experience leading and mentoring teams of engineers and working cross-functionally across partner teams
• Desire to work on critical mission software with real-world impact
• Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Top Secret SCI security clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Working experience in DevOps, Security Engineering, and/or SRE roles
• Strong Kubernetes experience is preferred
• • Extensive experience with SRE principles and practices in Kubernetes environments
  • Extensive experience across one or more managed Kubernetes offerings (Rancher, Anthos, etc.)
  • Experience with hardening and monitoring Kubernetes clusters
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Stackdriver)
• Experience with advanced cloud security principles and practices

Salary

US Salary Range

$191,000—$253,000 USD

Benefits

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Equity grants are included in many full-time offers as part of total compensation. Anduril also offers comprehensive benefits for full-time employees.