Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Job Overview

Anduril’s Cloud Infrastructure Engineering team is the foundation upon which our advanced defense products are built, deployed, and secured. We are seeking a mission-driven Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to take a leading role in designing and implementing world-class defensive controls. This is a high-impact role with the autonomy to shape security architecture and protect the technology that is changing the future of defense.

About Anduril

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.

The Role

Based in Washington, District of Columbia, this is a high-impact role where you will have the autonomy to shape security architecture and protect the technology that is changing the future of defense. You will work within the Cloud Infrastructure Engineering team to design, build, and secure advanced defense products.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and Own Security Architecture: Architect, build, and deploy robust, scalable security controls for our corporate, development, and production cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Automate Everything: Develop and automate infrastructure-as-code (IaC) to manage and scale our cloud deployments securely and efficiently.
• Proactively Defend: Continuously monitor, identify, and remediate security weaknesses and configuration drift across our entire cloud footprint.
• Enable Scale and Reliability: Engineer systems and processes that ensure our platforms are highly available, resilient, and prepared for rapid growth.
• Serve as a Cloud Security Expert: Act as the go-to subject matter expert for teams across Anduril, providing guidance, mentorship, and paved-road solutions for building securely in the cloud.

Required Qualifications

You'll be an experienced Cloud Security, DevOps, or SRE who enjoys solving complex technical challenges. You'll ideally have experience with:

• Proven experience building and securing complex cloud environments, typically gained through 3+ years in a Cloud Security, DevOps, or SRE role.
• Deep proficiency in at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Strong hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation, Bicep).
• Solid programming/scripting ability in one or more languages (e.g., Python, Go, Rust).
• Firm understanding of public cloud networking principles (e.g., VPCs, subnets, routing, security groups).

Desirable Experience

We're particularly interested if you also have experience with:

• Hardening and monitoring Kubernetes clusters (EKS, GKE, AKS).
• Cloud security posture management (CSPM) or threat detection tooling.
• CI/CD pipelines and securing the software supply chain.
• Compliance frameworks such as FedRAMP, SOC 2, or CMMC.

Benefits & Compensation

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. The US salary range for this role is $146,000 - $194,000 USD. 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.

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next.

Security Requirements

Applicants must be a U.S. Person and eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance.

Important Information

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