Senior Mission Software Engineer, Intelligence Systems

Front Door Defense; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 191,000 - 253,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Health benefits

Top-tier benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Mission Software Engineer for Intelligence Systems to design, deploy, and sustain resilient multi-cloud infrastructure for mission-critical software deployments in Reston, VA. The role focuses on Kubernetes, infrastructure-as-code, and secure cloud environments across multi-cloud and on-premises setups.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to build scalable cloud infrastructure and tooling, while ensuring high availability, security, and

Qualifications

• 3–7+ years of experience with Go, Python, Java or similar OO languages.
• Containerization with Docker and orchestration with Kubernetes.
• Networking concepts in a cloud environment (VPCs, subnets, routing, security groups).
• Experience architecting and securing cloud infrastructure in production environments.
• Proficiency with multiple cloud providers (GCP/AWS) and IaC (Terraform).
• Ability to decompose goals into technical objectives and lead teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and operate mission-critical cloud infrastructure for high availability and resilience.
• Develop tooling to build and support cloud and on‑prem deployments.
• Troubleshoot Linux-based infrastructure issues.
• Collaborate with software teams to optimize containerized deployments (RKE2).
• Monitor and remediate security weaknesses and baseline regressions.
• Serve as SME for Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure across teams.

Skills

Go

Python

Java

Docker

Kubernetes

Networking

Security clearance

Leadership

Tools

Terraform

GCP

AWS

RKE2

Job description

Senior Mission Software Engineer, Intelligence Systems

Build and sustain resilient multi-cloud infrastructure for mission-critical intelligence software deployments

Location: Reston, Virginia

Compensation: $191,000 - 253,000 USD / year

About The Role

Senior Cloud Software Engineer, Intelligence Systems

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

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 from industry or school 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 environment
  • 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
• Possess a desire to work on critical mission software that has a 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 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

US Salary Range

$191,000 - $253,000 USD

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 (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

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. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.

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