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About Anduril Industries
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company that builds advanced hardware and software systems for national security, including autonomous drones, surveillance systems, and the Lattice AI command platform.
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The Deputy Technical Program Manager joins the Multi-Domain Digital Infrastructure team to oversee execution integrity across a diverse portfolio of classified networks, sovereign cloud environments, and expeditionary digital infrastructure. You will manage the portfolio operating system by maintaining risk registers, enforcing status hygiene, and running cross-functional syncs across the US, UK, and Australia. Key responsibilities include owning machine-generated work breakdown structures in Jira, tracking cloud spend, and managing accreditation campaigns against US, Australian, and UK national frameworks. You must develop fluency in classified network architecture, Type 1 encryption, COMSEC, and edge-to-cloud data pipelines. This role solves complex integration problems, such as deploying Lattice onto air-gapped networks and facilitating cross-domain data sharing for AUKUS partners while ensuring compliance with various national security and export control regulations.
What does a Technical Program Manager earn?
Median $190350 from 282 postings across 45 companies.
Maintain the MDI status dashboard and risk register to track blockers across COMSEC, policy, and technical infrastructure.
Enforce status hygiene by ensuring all initiatives are reported accurately based on baseline end dates.
Manage the operating cadence by running core team stand-ups, cross-functional syncs, and program reviews across multiple time zones.
Produce weekly and monthly reporting for leadership using Slack-native updates with explicit red, yellow, and green status calls.
Oversee the machine-generated work breakdown structure and ensure Jira hygiene remains high enough for trustworthy budget rollups.
Drive charge code and financial hygiene by closing the gap between modeled cost estimates and Finance-confirmed codes.
Track accreditation campaigns and evidence milestones across US, Australian, and UK national frameworks.
Serve as a credible second point of contact for government and coalition stakeholders regarding schedule and commitments.
What we're looking for
6+ years of experience in technical program management, systems engineering, engineering operations, or a comparable role in defense or national security.
Demonstrated ability to hold broad technical context across networking, cloud infrastructure, and systems integration simultaneously.
Track record of owning schedule, risk, and dependency management for complex programs with external dependencies.
Experience managing execution across distributed teams in multiple countries or time zones.
Strong written communication skills to translate complex program realities into clear status updates for executives.
Direct experience coordinating with government, military, or regulatory stakeholders.
Active US security clearance required; TS/SCI preferred.
Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
Experience with classified network infrastructure, including COMSEC, Type 1 encryption, or cross-domain solutions (preferred).
Experience with sovereign, air-gapped, or multinational cloud environments (preferred).
Working knowledge of US NIST 800-53, Australian ISM/IRAP, or UK cyber security models (preferred).
Familiarity with AUKUS, Five Eyes, or comparable coalition program structures and export controls (preferred).
Experience supporting maritime, undersea, expeditionary, or autonomous systems programs (preferred).
Experience with Jira-driven work breakdown structures, earned value, or budget rollups (preferred).
Prior military, defense civilian, or defense industry experience (preferred).
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