# Manager, IT Hardware

**Company**: Anduril Industries
**Location**: Costa Mesa, California, United States
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $129,000-$171,000 USD
**Category**: IT
**Industry**: Technology

**Apply**: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/andurilindustries/jobs/5078713007
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## Description

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic IT Hardware Manager to lead our hardware lifecycle management operations across the organisation. This role will be instrumental in overseeing IT procurement, asset management, and our hardware device management platform (Oomnitza), ensuring seamless equipment delivery and tracking that supports our rapidly scaling defence technology operations.

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.

The successful candidate will work at our headquarters in Costa Mesa and lead a team responsible for the strategic planning, procurement, deployment, and lifecycle management of all IT hardware assets.

Key responsibilities include:

- Leading IT Hardware Operations: Manage and mentor a team responsible for IT procurement, asset management, device provisioning, and hardware lifecycle operations across all Anduril locations.

- Overseeing Procurement Strategy: Define and execute IT hardware procurement strategies, including vendor management, contract negotiations, cost optimisation, and supply chain coordination to ensure timely delivery of equipment.

- Managing Asset Lifecycle: Own the complete hardware asset lifecycle from requisition through deployment, maintenance, refresh cycles, and secure disposition, ensuring compliance with security and regulatory requirements.

- Optimising Oomnitza Platform: Serve as the primary owner of the Oomnitza hardware device management platform, driving continuous improvements in automation, integrations, reporting, and user experience.

- Developing Hardware Roadmap: Define and prioritise the roadmap for hardware standards, refresh cycles, emerging technologies, and asset management tool enhancements aligned with business growth and security requirements.

- Driving Process Excellence: Establish and champion hardware management policies, procedures, and best practices to ensure operational efficiency, cost effectiveness, and compliance with industry standards.

- Strategic Alignment: Partner with IT leadership, Finance, Security, and business stakeholders to align hardware strategies with organisational objectives and budget planning.

- Vendor Management: Build and maintain strategic relationships with hardware vendors, distributors, and service providers to ensure competitive pricing, quality service, and supply chain resilience.

- Data-Driven Decision Making: Monitor hardware inventory, utilisation metrics, procurement cycles, and costs; generate regular reports and insights for senior leadership to inform strategic decisions.

- Supporting Rapid Scaling: Enable Anduril's growth by ensuring efficient onboarding/offboarding processes, supporting new office openings, and maintaining hardware availability for global operations.

- Security and Compliance: Ensure all hardware procurement and management activities comply with security policies, including device encryption, secure provisioning, and audit requirements necessary for defence contractor operations.

## Skills

### Required
- IT operations
- Hardware lifecycle management
- Procurement strategy
- Vendor management
- Data-driven decision making
- Process excellence
- Strategic alignment
- Security and compliance

### Nice to have
- Oomnitza platform
- API integrations
- Automation workflows
- Custom reporting
- ERP/financial systems integrations
- Automation technologies
- Scripting
- Hardware security requirements