Senior Product Operations Engineer, Space

The role

You will operate, maintain, harden, and evolve a classified networking capability for Space Domain Awareness data. You will manage globally distributed infrastructure in air-gapped environments and provide technical leadership for the Space team.

What you will do

• Serve as a senior technical subject matter expert for a live DoD system
• Stand up, harden, and maintain classified Linux-based infrastructure in air-gapped environments
• Apply and enforce STIG compliance and system hardening standards
• Build, maintain, and evolve infrastructure as code using Ansible, Puppet, and Terraform
• Write and maintain operational tooling and automation scripts in Bash and Python
• Architect and maintain observability across the stack using Splunk, ELK, or Open Search
• Manage and operate containerized workloads in Kubernetes at scale in production
• Provide real-time incident response and root-cause analysis
• Collaborate cross-functionally to validate operational readiness of new deployments
• Provide 24x7 on-call support

Required qualifications

• Active U.S. Secret security clearance
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Kubernetes in production environments
• Expert-level Linux proficiency
• Proven experience with STIG compliance and system hardening
• Experience standing up infrastructure in air-gapped/classified environments
• Proficiency with Ansible, Puppet, and Terraform
• Strong scripting ability in Bash and Python
• Hands-on experience with observability tooling (Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK Stack)
• Leadership presence
• Strong communication and documentation skills
• Strong initiative and self-direction in isolated, secure environments
• Understanding of software development practices (Git, code review, testing, agile)

Nice to have

• TS/SCI clearance
• Military background
• Experience with COMSEC and HAIPE-compliant inline Type-1 network encryptors
• Networking certifications (CCNA or equivalent)
• Familiarity with Space Domain Awareness data and systems
• Knowledge of Anduril's Lattice OS
• Proficiency in Go, Rust, or Java
• Contributions to open-source projects

Benefits

• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees

Before you apply

• Must currently hold an active U.S. Secret security clearance
• Consent to pre-employment risk, integrity, and due diligence screening

About the company

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. Their systems are powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system.