Senior IT Security Engineer, Space Systems Lead

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 166,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Benefits package

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior IT Security Engineer to architect, build, and own classified infrastructure for Anduril’s Space team from the ground up. You will define architecture, tooling, and automation, then implement and harden environments to be compliant and mission-ready.

You will design and deploy VMware-based infrastructure, AD/DNS/DHCP, and enterprise patch management, while driving automation and security posture from day one.

Qualifications

• 7+ years administering and hardening Windows Server and Linux (RHEL) in classified or regulated environments.
• Demonstrated experience building infrastructure from scratch, not just maintaining existing environments.
• Deep knowledge of STIG application and validation using SCAP/SCC, able to design compliance programs.

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, using SCAP, SCC, and manual validation; stand up repeatable processes for ongoing compliance scanning and remediation.
• Architect and deploy virtual infrastructure (VMware vSphere, potentially vSAN and Horizon/VDI), making foundational topology decisions.
• Build out enterprise services from the ground up, including Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, WSUS/patch repositories, and repository servers.
• Develop automation frameworks using Ansible, scripting (PowerShell, Bash, Python), and infrastructure-as-code for reproducibility.
• Establish monitoring, alerting, and incident response processes for system health, performance, and security posture.
• Lead vulnerability remediation efforts and partner with ISSO/ISSM to meet timelines.
• Design backup and disaster recovery strategies with RPO/RTO targets and testing.
• Guide environments through the ATO process with documentation and demonstrations.
• Create runbooks and architecture docs to enable scaling beyond a single owner.

Skills

Windows/Linux Admin

Infra from scratch

STIG compliance

VMware vSphere

AD/DNS/DHCP

PowerShell

Python

Ansible

Bash

Security clearance

Tools

VMware vSphere

vSAN

Horizon/VDI

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior IT Security Engineer to architect, build, and own classified infrastructure for Anduril’s Space team from the ground up. You will define architecture, tooling, and automation, then implement and harden environments to be compliant and mission-ready.

You will design and deploy VMware-based infrastructure, AD/DNS/DHCP, and enterprise patch management, while driving automation and security posture from day one.