Senior IT Security Engineer, Space Infrastructure

Telemetry Today LLC; Costa Mesa, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 166,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior IT Security Engineer to architect, build, and own classified infrastructure for the Space team from the ground up. You will design standards, tooling, and automation frameworks, then implement and harden them to full compliance.

You’ll work at the intersection of security, infrastructure, and engineering to ensure mission-ready environments. The role requires 7+ years in secure environments, strong VMware expertise, and experience with AD/DNS/DHCP and

Qualifications

• 7+ years administering and hardening Windows Server and Linux (RHEL) in classified or regulated environments.
• Experience building infrastructure from scratch, not just maintaining existing environments.
• Deep knowledge of STIG application and validation using SCAP/SCC tools, with the ability to design compliance programs.
• Strong VMware vSphere experience, including architecture decisions, provisioning, and patching.
• Experience standing up and managing Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and enterprise patch management in new environments.
• Advanced scripting and automation skills (PowerShell, Bash, or Python) with hands-on Ansible experience.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Responsibilities

• Design and build classified infrastructure from scratch, including server environments, virtual platforms, networking, and enterprise services.
• Define and implement STIG compliance strategies across Windows, RHEL, and VMware with continuous validation.
• Architect and deploy virtual infrastructure (VMware vSphere, vSAN, Horizon/VDI) with scalable topology.
• Build out enterprise services (AD, DNS, DHCP, WSUS) and repository servers.
• Develop automation frameworks using Ansible and scripting to ensure reproducibility.
• Establish monitoring, alerting, and incident response processes for health, performance, and security.
• Lead vulnerability remediation and coordinate with ISSO/ISSM to meet timelines.
• Design backup/DR strategies with defined RPO/RTO and test them regularly.
• Guide environments through ATO, producing documentation and evidence for security assessments.
• Create runbooks and knowledge transfer materials to enable scaling beyond a single owner.

Skills

Windows/Linux admin

STIG compliance

VMware vSphere

Active Directory

Scripting: PowerShell/Bash/Python

Ansible

Tools

SCAP/SCC tools

vSAN

Horizon/VDI

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior IT Security Engineer to architect, build, and own classified infrastructure for the Space team from the ground up. You will design standards, tooling, and automation frameworks, then implement and harden them to full compliance.

You’ll work at the intersection of security, infrastructure, and engineering to ensure mission-ready environments. The role requires 7+ years in secure environments, strong VMware expertise, and experience with AD/DNS/DHCP and