Senior Mission Data Platform Engineer

Anduril Industries

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On-site
Location
Irvine, CA
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$166,000–$220,000 / yr
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This role $193k
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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.

Anduril Industries currently has 1882 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Mission Data Platform Engineer

As a Senior Mission Data Platform Engineer, you will join the Air Defense Team to design and build a scalable data infrastructure that supports analytics and engineering teams. Your daily tasks include architecting cloud infrastructure using Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD practices, while ensuring high availability through SRE principles. You will collaborate with users to provide robust tooling and documentation for seamless development experiences, focusing on technologies like Apache Iceberg, Trino/Presto, dbt, and Kafka. The role requires extensive experience in cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and data platform engineering, along with proficiency in Python and SQL, and a U.S. Department of Defense Secret Clearance or higher. This position is crucial for developing mission-critical solutions that operate in both commercial and classified environments, requiring occasional travel for implementation and support.

What you'll do

  • Lead the design and maintenance of a scalable, self-service data platform.
  • Architect cloud infrastructure using Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD practices.
  • Empower users by providing robust tooling, clear documentation, and seamless developer experience.
  • Implement SRE principles to ensure high availability, performance, and observability of the data platform.
  • Evaluate and integrate new technologies from the modern data stack to evolve the platform's architecture.

What we're looking for

  • 6+ years of experience in data platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, DevOps, or SRE roles.
  • Active U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) Secret Clearance or higher and experience operating in classified environments.
  • Hands-on experience building platforms with modern data stack components like Apache Iceberg, Trino/Presto, dbt, Kafka, Spark.
  • Extensive experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), particularly Terraform for managing complex cloud environments.
  • Strong proficiency in DevOps practices including containerization and orchestration, GitOps & CI/CD tooling, observability platforms.

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