Senior DevOps Engineer, Space

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology.

We are looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to join our Space team in Costa Mesa, CA. This is a senior technical role that requires deep technical credibility and leadership presence.

As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will operate, maintain, harden, and evolve a classified networking capability that delivers operational Space Domain Awareness data for the United States Space Force.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a senior technical subject matter expert on a growing Product Operations team
• Stand up, harden, and maintain classified Linux-based infrastructure across globally distributed sites in air-gapped environments
• Apply and enforce STIG compliance and system hardening standards across all deployed environments
• Build, maintain, and evolve infrastructure as code using Ansible/Puppet
• Write and maintain operational tooling, automation scripts, and workflow optimizations in Bash and Python
• Architect and maintain comprehensive observability across the stack using Splunk/ELK/Open Search
• Manage and operate containerized workloads in Kubernetes at scale in production, classified environments
• Provide real-time incident response, rapid root-cause analysis, and resolution of complex issues
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Software Engineering, Mission Ops, and TPMs to validate operational readiness of new deployments, features, and integrations
• Provide 24x7 on-call support as part of a team supporting the Space Domain Awareness mission on behalf of the United States Space Force

Requirements:

• 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
• Strong experience standing up infrastructure in air-gapped/classified environments
• Proficiency with Ansible, Puppet, and Terraform for building, managing, and versioning infrastructure as code
• Strong scripting ability in Bash and Python
• Hands-on experience with observability tooling
• Leadership presence without the title
• Strong communication and documentation skills
• Strong initiative and self-direction in isolated, secure environments
• Understanding of software development practices

Preferred Qualifications:

• Military background
• Experience with COMSEC and HAIPE-compliant inline Type-1 network encryptors
• Networking certifications
• Familiarity with Space Domain Awareness data and systems
• Knowledge of Anduril's Lattice OS and its capabilities
• Proficiency in additional languages

Benefits: Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including comprehensive, competitive benefits package.