Senior Cloud Software Engineer

Anduril Industries•Reston, VA

About The Position

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. Anduril is seeking a senior engineer with Kubernetes, infrastructure-as-code, and cloud experience to build and maintain resilient infrastructure supporting deployment of mission-critical software across multi-cloud and on-premises environments.

Requirements

Strong engineering background from industry or school with 3 - 7+ years of experience with Go, Python, Java, or other common object-oriented languages
Solid understanding and practical experience with containerization technologies (Docker) and orchestration platforms (Kubernetes)
Strong understanding of networking concepts in a cloud environment (VPCs, subnets, routing, security groups)
Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and critical thinking skills
Deep experience with architecting and securing cloud infrastructure in deployed/production environment
Highly proficient in multiple modern cloud providers (preferably GCP or AWS)
Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (preferably Terraform)
Ability to decompose abstract program goals into achievable technical objectives and strategies for measuring progress
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

Nice To Haves

Working experience in DevOps, Security Engineering, and/or SRE roles
Strong Kubernetes is preferred
Extensive experience with SRE principles and practices in Kubernetes environments
Extensive experience across one or more managed Kubernetes offerings (Rancher, Anthos, etc.)
Experience with hardening and monitoring Kubernetes clusters
Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Stackdriver)
Experience with advanced cloud security principles and practices

Responsibilities

Design, deploy, and operate mission-critical commercial cloud infrastructure that is highly available, resilient, and scalable, with restrictions on some cloud-managed services
Develop and maintain tooling infrastructure to build and support deployments to the cloud and on-prem
Troubleshoot and remediate complex issues across Linux-based infrastructure
Collaborate with software development teams to optimize containerized application deployments (RKE2)
Monitor and remediate security weaknesses and baseline regressions across infrastructure
Serve as a subject matter expert for teams across Anduril looking to leverage Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you.
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: Traditional 401(k), Roth, and after-tax (mega backdoor Roth) options.