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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 Head of Mission Operations, Intelligence Systems joins the Anduril Intelligence Systems team to stand up and scale the mission operations function for Intelligence Community customers. This leader will recruit and manage a team of Mission Operations Engineers, establishing scalable frameworks for system deployment, integration, and operator training. Key responsibilities include overseeing technical configurations, designing standardized training curricula for tactical operators, and managing strategic relationships with senior military leadership. The role requires technical depth in software configuration, IP networking, APIs, and data integration to solve complex national security requirements. By aggregating field feedback and lessons learned, the successful candidate will influence product roadmap priorities. This position focuses on delivering exquisite capabilities and ensuring operational readiness across a rapidly growing portfolio of specialized engineering products and intelligence systems.
Recruit, develop, and manage a high-performing team of Mission Operations Engineers.
Establish scalable frameworks and playbooks for system deployment, integration, and field support.
Oversee technical configuration and deployment to ensure programs reach full operational capability on time.
Design and standardize training curricula for military, security, and tactical operators.
Aggregate field feedback and user requirements to influence product roadmap and engineering priorities.
Build and maintain strategic relationships with senior military officers and intelligence stakeholders.
Define and track KPIs for deployment success, system uptime, and customer satisfaction.
What we're looking for
Must possess and be able to maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
Demonstrated experience building, scaling, and managing technical operations or field engineering teams in a defense, intelligence, or national security environment.
Strong technical aptitude in system deployments, software configuration, troubleshooting, IP networking, APIs, and data integration.
Ability to translate organizational goals into operational strategy and execute with discipline in fast-moving environments.
Outstanding interpersonal skills to influence tactical operators, senior military leadership, and internal executives.
Willingness to travel up to 30%.
Prior military service in tactical ops, signals, intelligence, or C2 with leadership experience (preferred).
Degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline (preferred).