Senior Software Engineer, Cloud

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 cloud/infrastructure AND software engineering experience to build and maintain a resilient multi-cloud/on-prem infrastructure supporting deployment of mission-critical software. This is a coding position, not just automation.

What You'll Do

• Architect and implement defensive security controls for corporate, development, and production cloud environments
• Develop and maintain tooling infrastructure to build and support our cloud deployments
• Monitor for and remediate security weaknesses and baseline regressions across cloud infrastructure
• Coordinate with infrastructure, application, and product teams to secure environments holding critical data
• Design and develop systems and processes that enable highly available & scalable systems
• Serve as a subject matter expert for teams across Anduril looking to build in the cloud
• Lead design on a resilient multi-cloud strategy for critical program

Required Qualifications

• Strong engineering background from industry with years of experience with Python, Java, Go, or other common object-oriented languages

• Strong Kubernetes is required

• Experience across one or more managed Kubernetes offerings (Rancher, Anthos, etc.)

• Experience with hardening and monitoring Kubernetes clusters

• Deep experience with architecting and securing cloud infrastructure in deployed/production environments

• Highly proficient in multiple modern cloud providers (preferably GCP or AWS)

• Extensive experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (preferably Terraform)

• Ability to decompose abstract program goals into achievable technical objectives and strategies for measuring progress

• Experience with monitoring and conducting threat detection against one or more cloud environments using tools such as Splunk, CloudWatch, or Operation Suite
• 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
• AWS certifications
• Kubernetes certifications
• Willingness to travel up to 10%

US Salary Range

$166,000—$253,000 USD

Healthcare Benefits
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:

• US Roles: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you.
• UK & AUS Roles: We cover full cost of medical insurance premiums for you and your dependents.
• IE Roles: We offer an annual contribution toward your private health insurance for you and your dependents.

Additional Benefits

• Income Protection: Anduril covers life and disability insurance for all employees.
• Generous time off: Highly competitive PTO plans with a holiday hiatus in December. Caregiver & Wellness Leave is available to care for family members, bond with a new baby, or address your own medical needs.
• Family Planning & Parenting Support: Coverage for fertility treatments (e.g., IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carriers, along with resources to support you and your partner from planning to parenting.
• Mental Health Resources: Access free mental health resources 24/7, including therapy and life coaching. Additional work-life services, such as legal and financial support, are also available.
• Professional Development: Annual reimbursement for professional development
• Commuter Benefits: Company-funded commuter benefits based on your region.
• Relocation Assistance: Available depending on role eligibility.

Retirement Savings Plan

• US Roles: Traditional 401(k), Roth, and after-tax (mega backdoor Roth) options.
• UK & IE Roles: Pension plan with employer match.
• AUS Roles: Superannuation plan.

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