Senior Systems Administrator

Anduril Industries, Inc.; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 146,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health benefits

Competitive equity grants

Job summary

Anduril Industries, Inc. in Costa Mesa is seeking an experienced IT support professional to provide multi-tiered support for classified systems. The role entails maintaining air-gapped IT environments, performing security hardening, and collaborating with security teams to ensure compliance.

Qualified candidates will have 8+ years in classified IT systems, a Security+ certification, and a U.S. Top Secret clearance. This position offers a competitive salary and extensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in designing and implementing classified IT systems.
• Hands-on experience with networking and cybersecurity concepts.
• Currently possess a U.S. Top Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Provide tiered IT support to classified systems.
• Install and maintain air-gapped IT environments.
• Perform security hardening per best practices.

Skills

IT support

Troubleshooting air-gapped systems

Security hardening

Virtualization technologies (VMware)

Scripting

Education

Security+ or equivalent certification

Top Secret security clearance

Tools

Windows workstations

Linux operating systems

Ansible

Podman

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, 3‑D 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.

WHAT IS AIS?

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.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Provide 1st, 2nd, and 3rd tier IT support to Anduril employees across classified systems.
• Install, operate, maintain and troubleshoot air‑gapped classified IT systems consisting of a variety of operating systems and hardware.
• Provide on‑call, on‑site IT support (in accordance with a predefined schedule).
• Write instructional documentation and convey highly technical ideas in non‑technical terms.
• Perform security hardening of systems using DISA STIG’s and other best practice security guidelines.
• Install, configure, and maintain Windows workstations, Windows servers, and Linux operating systems.

CORE REQUIREMENTS:

• 8+ years of experience in designing, developing, and implementing Classified IT enterprise systems and solutions.
• Experience with physical hardware.
• Experience building, deploying and troubleshooting air‑gapped IT systems.
• Experience with automation and implementing solutions in an air‑gapped environment.
• Collaborates effectively with Information Assurance and Security teams to maintain and enhance system integrity and compliance.
• Familiarity with NIST 800‑53, Risk Management Framework (RMF), and other Technical Security Concepts.
• Hands‑on experience with virtualization technologies, such as VMware and containerization platforms like Podman.
• Currently possesses and maintains a DoD approved 8570/8140 baseline certification (Security+, SecurityX, CySA+, CISSP, etc).
• Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience using Ansible for automation and configuration management.
• Experience with a scripting language to automate and solve recurring tasks.
• Familiarity with networking concepts and managing network devices.

US Salary Range

$146,000 - $194,000 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 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.

Benefits

Anduril offers top‑tier benefits for full‑time employees, including comprehensive, competitive benefits that require little to no cost to employees. These benefits support health, recovery, and well‑being.

We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.