Technical Program Manager, IT

Anduril-1; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Technical Program Manager to drive IT initiatives across automations, AI, enterprise systems, infrastructure, and networking. You will oversee end-to-end execution, scope, risk, and reporting to keep leadership informed on program health.

Ideal candidates have 4+ years of PM experience in tech, 5+ years in a technical role, strong data-driven decision skills, and the ability to translate requirements for engineering and operations teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or related experience.
• 4+ years of program and project management in a technology environment.
• 5+ years in a technical role (IT, networks, etc.).
• Ability to analyze technical and operational data, build metrics, and drive decisions.
• Experience translating requirements to actionable plans with technical teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Willingness to travel up to 10%.
• Ability to obtain US Secret Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Drive successful IT program execution, meet requirements, stay on schedule, and manage budgets.
• Manage relationships with IT customers, uphold SLAs, monitor satisfaction.
• Lead execution across tasks and work plans with engineering and operations.
• Develop understanding of IT systems and infrastructure; support incident response.
• Define project scope, track changes, monitor risks, maintain schedules.
• Act as point of contact for internal teams and represent IT capabilities to stakeholders.

Skills

Program management

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Detail-oriented

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Smartsheet

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.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We're looking for a Technical Program Manager to help drive technical results for key IT projects and programs across automations, artificial intelligence, enterprise systems, infrastructure, and networking. You'll manage execution end to end, from initial scoping and risk identification to stakeholder communication, while building the metrics and reporting that keep leadership informed on program, project, and system health. This role is a good fit for someone with solid technical grounding who wants to grow into a strategic, data-driven program management role within the IT department.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Ensure Overall Success: Drive the successful execution of the IT program and projects, ensuring defined requirements are met, stay on schedule, and align with budget.
• Customer & Stakeholder Management: Manage relationships with IT customers, uphold service level agreements (SLAs), and monitor request satisfaction. Own project deliverables and provide regular status updates to internal stakeholders.
• Program Execution: Lead execution across project tasks and work plans, partnering closely with senior team members, engineering, and operations counterparts. Operate with a high degree of ownership and independent judgment. Serve as a trusted partner to our IT, engineering, and operations teams.
• Technical Coordination: Develop a working understanding of IT system and infrastructure performance, including networking and server/cloud environments. Support incident response and after‑action reviews. Gather and analyze metrics to identify areas for improvement and track the impact of new initiatives. Maintain a clear picture of system or process health that can be communicated to stakeholders.
• Project Coordination: Define project scope and track changes. Identify, document, and monitor project risks. Maintain and update project schedules, action items, and documentation.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Act as a point of contact for internal teams, gathering requirements and feedback. Represent the services and technical capabilities of the IT team to business stakeholders.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field like Computer Science, Information Systems, OR a degree in a related field with a demonstrated passion for technology and IT operations.
• 4+ years of program and project management experience within a technology environment managing multiple concurrent workstreams.
• 5+ years of experience in a technical role, such as IT support, systems administration, network operations, or other related technical disciplines.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze technical and operational data, build metrics, and use them to drive decisions and track program and project health.
• Experience working directly with technical teams (engineering, infrastructure, networking, etc.) to translate business requirements into actionable project plans.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities.
• Excellent organizational skills with a high detail orientation and commitment to quality.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Occasional travel to other company sites may be required, up to 10% of the time.
• Able to obtain and maintain a US Secret Clearance.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Project management certification (e.g., PMP, CompTIA Project+, CAPM).
• Experience with IT Service Management (ITSM) frameworks like ITIL.
• Hands‑on experience with project management and collaboration tools (e.g., JIRA, Confluence, Smartsheet).
• Solid understanding of core IT Operations domains: networking, server administration (Linux/Windows), cloud services (AWS, Azure), and cybersecurity.
• Experience working with vendors to manage service delivery or support.

US Salary Range

$129,000 - $171,000 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:

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 .