System Administrator (Second Shift) - Factory Systems

Anduril Industries; Asheville (NC); On-site; USD 97,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Systems Administrator to own the deployment, maintenance, and support of software and tools across our manufacturing lines. This role blends traditional system administration with network responsibilities to ensure production systems are secure, reliable, and optimized for operations at scale.

You'll collaborate with engineers, operators, and cybersecurity experts to keep the manufacturing environment running smoothly, handling server builds, network design, and

Qualifications

• 5+ years as a Systems or Network Administrator in manufacturing, industrial, or high‑throughput environments.
• Ability to work second shift; 3PM - 11PM.
• Proficiency in Windows/Linux system administration, including server buildout, virtualization, imaging, and endpoint lifecycle management.
• Hands‑on expertise configuring and troubleshooting network components such as switches, firewalls, VLANs, routing, DNS, and VPN services.
• Ability to diagnose and resolve hardware, software, server, and networking issues in fast-paced, production‑critical environments.
• Experience with asset tracking, configuration management, and maintaining accurate inventories of deployed hardware and systems.
• Strong understanding of security principles, including access controls, endpoint hardening, and secure network design.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills, with the ability to clearly convey system status, risks, and updates.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, and maintain hardware, servers, and software systems across the manufacturing line while managing their full lifecycle, including provisioning, updates, tracking, and retirement.
• Design, configure, and support network infrastructure - switches, VLANs, routing, wireless, and segmentation to ensure reliable, low-latency connectivity for production environments.
• Build, harden, and maintain physical and virtual servers for manufacturing applications, ensuring performance, security, and high availability.
• Monitor system, server, and network performance across the factory floor, proactively identifying and resolving issues that could impact production throughput or on-time manufacturing.
• Support deployment and integration of factory stations, endpoints, and production equipment, coordinating with engineering and operations to ensure smooth transitions and minimal downtime.
• Implement security controls, access management, and compliance standards across servers, endpoints, and network infrastructure.
• Troubleshoot complex hardware, software, and network issues in time-sensitive manufacturing environments and provide clear updates to stakeholders.
• Document deployment processes, configurations, and troubleshooting guides, while recommending improvements that increase scalability, reliability, and factory efficiency.

Skills

Windows/Linux administration

Virtualization

Endpoint lifecycle management

Network troubleshooting

Asset tracking

Security fundamentals

Documentation

Tools

VMware/Hyper-V

SCCM

Ansible

Terraform

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, 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.

Anduril Industries is redefining defense manufacturing by integrating AI, software, and hardware into mission-critical solutions. We are seeking a Systems Administrator to own the deployment, maintenance, and support of software and tools across our manufacturing lines. This role blends traditional system administration with elements of network administration, focusing on ensuring production systems are secure, reliable, and optimized for factory operations. You’ll collaborate with engineers, operators, and cybersecurity experts to keep our manufacturing environment running smoothly at scale.

What You’ll Do

• Deploy, configure, and maintain hardware, servers, and software systems across the manufacturing line while managing their full lifecycle, including provisioning, updates, tracking, and retirement.
• Design, configure, and support network infrastructure - switches, VLANs, routing, wireless, and segmentation to ensure reliable, low-latency connectivity for production environments.
• Build, harden, and maintain physical and virtual servers for manufacturing applications, ensuring performance, security, and high availability.
• Monitor system, server, and network performance across the factory floor, proactively identifying and resolving issues that could impact production throughput or on-time manufacturing.
• Support deployment and integration of factory stations, endpoints, and production equipment, coordinating with engineering and operations to ensure smooth transitions and minimal downtime.
• Implement security controls, access management, and compliance standards across servers, endpoints, and network infrastructure.
• Troubleshoot complex hardware, software, and network issues in time-sensitive manufacturing environments and provide clear updates to stakeholders.
• Document deployment processes, configurations, and troubleshooting guides, while recommending improvements that increase scalability, reliability, and factory efficiency.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years as a Systems or Network Administrator in manufacturing, industrial, or high-throughput environments, with strong experience managing servers, endpoints, and production equipment.
• Ability to work second shift; 3PM - 11PM
• Proficiency in Windows/Linux system administration, including server buildout, virtualization, imaging, and endpoint lifecycle management.
• Hands‑on expertise configuring and troubleshooting network components such as switches, firewalls, VLANs, routing, DNS, and VPN services.
• Ability to diagnose and resolve hardware, software, server, and networking issues in fast-paced, production‑critical environments.
• Experience with asset tracking, configuration management, and maintaining accurate inventories of deployed hardware and systems.
• Strong understanding of security principles, including access controls, endpoint hardening, and secure network design.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills, with the ability to clearly convey system status, risks, and updates.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting MES, ERP, or factory software platforms, as well as OT networks, PLCs, or SCADA systems.
• Background in designing or supporting hybrid IT/OT network architectures, virtualization platforms (VMware/Hyper-V), or containerized environments.
• Familiarity with automation tools such as Ansible, Terraform, or SCCM for server or system deployment and configuration.
• Experience with asset management platforms, CMDBs, or reliability engineering practices like redundancy and failover planning.
• Relevant certifications such as Server+, Azure Administrator, CCNA, or ITIL.

Travel

This role is expected to have a travel requirement of 25% depending on location. Potentially internationally as well.

US Salary Range: $97,000 - $129,000 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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