Site Reliability Engineer, Cyber

Anduril Industries

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Work type
On-site
Location
Arlington, VA
Salary
$146,000–$220,000 / yr
Posted
3 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Similar $178k
This role $183k
$125k most similar roles pay here $232k

This role pays more than 52% of similar roles. Most pay $142,412–$214,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $183k versus about $178k for comparable roles.

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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 1697 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $146,000–$194,000 across 1511 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Site Reliability Engineer, Cyber

Site Reliability Engineer, Cyber joins the Anduril Cyber team to support offensive cyber missions using autonomous vehicles, mesh networks, and the Lattice OS. This role involves managing the full deployment pipeline for complex hardware and software systems, including CI/CD, pre-production testing, and production in air-gapped enclaves. You will ensure system reliability, automate deployment processes into security-hardened environments, build metrics dashboards, and perform root cause analysis across the software stack. The role requires a proactive approach to solving problems involving networking, systems integration, and distributed systems while collaborating with developers and customers to translate requirements into technical roadmaps. Essential skills include deep experience with Linux and Kubernetes, proficiency in Python or Bash for automation, ability to debug Go code, and expertise in managing connectivity within locked-down environments to ensure mission-critical system uptime.

What does a Site Reliability Engineer earn?

Median $187925 from 136 postings across 38 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Maintain the health of deployed systems to ensure minimal downtime for mission-critical operations.
  • Automate software deployment processes into air-gapped and security-hardened environments.
  • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automated test infrastructure for complex hardware and software systems.
  • Develop scripts, tools, and metrics dashboards to automate deployment steps and debug the software stack.
  • Perform root cause analysis and diagnose issues across software, firmware, hardware, and third-party services.
  • Translate onsite observations and customer requirements into actionable engineering roadmap items.
  • Lead post-mortem events and instrument systems to drive continuous improvement across the technology stack.

What we're looking for

  • Must possess and be able to maintain an active U.S. TS/SCI security clearance.
  • Must be based in the DC metro area to work on-site at customer facilities 3-5 days per week.
  • 4+ years of experience in a Sys Admin, Site Reliability, DevOps, or Software Engineering role.
  • Deep, practical experience with Linux and Kubernetes or a similar container orchestrator.
  • Working knowledge of network fundamentals and the ability to debug connectivity in locked-down environments.
  • Experience delivering and maintaining systems on air-gapped and security-hardened networks.
  • Strong proficiency in Python or Bash for automation and the ability to read/debug Go code.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills for collaborating with cross-functional teams and customers.
  • Experience debugging networking issues (preferred).
  • Ability to quickly navigate complex, multi-disciplinary systems and established codebases (preferred).
  • Experience building automation for hardware-in-the-loop or software-in-the-loop test environments (preferred).
  • Ability to drive consensus across internal and external stakeholders (preferred).

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