Senior Systems Admin

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. ABOUT THE SITE Anduril, a leader in autonomous systems and weapons manufacturing, today announced it has selected Columbus, Ohio as the location of Arsenal-1, its first hyperscale manufacturing facility. Arsenal-1 will redefine the scale and speed that autonomous systems and weapons can be produced for the United States and its allies and partners. This is a monumental and essential step toward rebuilding America’s defense industrial base, strengthening America’s warfighting capabilities, and enhancing deterrence amid rising international threats. ABOUT THE TEAM ArsenalOS is the digital backbone of Anduril's hardware enterprise. It connects the full lifecycle—from concept to build to field feedback—into one operating environment built for speed, traceability, autonomy, and continuous improvement. This isn't just software for design and planning; it's the factory-facing infrastructure that connects operators, machines, test systems, and OT networks into a unified, adaptive Build Chain.This is not a support function. ArsenalOS is a strategic investment in how Anduril out-builds, out-adapts, and out-scales the traditional defense industrial base. As the Senior Systems Administration Lead for Factory Systems, you are responsible for ensuring the systems that run our factory floor are reliable, visible, and continuously improving. When these systems work, production flows. When they don't, everything stops. ABOUT THE ROLE We are seeking a highly skilled and exceptionally hands-on Senior Systems Administraor to drive operational excellence for factory systems at the Arsenal-1 site. This is a critical, working lead role where you will be deeply immersed in the technical fabric of our operations, personally deploying, configuring, troubleshooting, and maintaining critical systems. You will provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to a dedicated team of 3-4 Systems/Network Administrators, ensuring the seamless function of our factory systems through direct action and collaborative effort, rather than directing from afar. WHAT YOU’LL OWN Lead from the front: Be physically present on the factory floor daily, embedded with the production team, understanding challenges first-hand and actively engaging in technical problem-solving. Systems Lifecycle Management: Drive the full lifecycle management of hardware, servers, and software systems across the manufacturing line, including hands-on provisioning, updates, tracking, and retirement. Network Infrastructure Design & Support: Lead the design, configuration, and support of robust network infrastructure—switches, VLANs, routing, wireless, and segmentation—to ensure reliable, low-latency connectivity for critical production environments. Server Build & Hardening: Oversee and actively participate in the build, hardening, and maintenance of physical and virtual servers for manufacturing applications, ensuring peak performance, security, and high availability. Proactive Monitoring & Resolution: Establish and enforce proactive monitoring of system, server, and network performance across the factory floor, personally identifying and resolving issues that could impact production throughput or on-time manufacturing. Factory Systems Integration: Spearhead the seamless deployment and integration of factory stations, endpoints, and production equipment, coordinating closely with engineering and operations for smooth transitions and minimal downtime. Security & Compliance: Ensure robust security controls, access management, and compliance standards are implemented and maintained across servers, endpoints, and network infrastructure. Complex Troubleshooting: Lead and personally engage in complex hardware, software, and network troubleshooting in time-sensitive manufacturing environments, providing clear, concise updates to stakeholders. Documentation & Automation: Drive continuous improvement through rigorous documentation of deployment processes, configurations, and troubleshooting guides, while championing automation to increase scalability, reliability, and factory efficiency. Operational Strategy & Team Enablement Drive Daily Operational Tempo: Lead daily stand-ups, proactively identify and clear blockers, and ensure rapid ticket resolution in real-time, often by directly engaging in the technical work required. Inventory & Asset Management: Champion accurate, automated tracking of all IT assets. Build dashboards for real-time operational health, and streamline procurement and ordering workflows by eliminating manual data entry through automation. Work Tracking & Prioritization: Champion the effective utilization and continuous improvement of work tracking systems (e.g., Jira/Airtable). Ensure clear ownership, status, and priorities on all work items, maintaining system hygiene to minimize administrative burden. Ticketing & Knowledge Management: Establish and enforce clear intake pathways for all requests. Develop and enforce best practices for documentation, ensuring critical information lives in knowledge bases (wiki/Confluence) rather than individual heads, and crafting repeatable runbooks for common O&M tasks. TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP Provide direct technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to 3-4 Systems/Network Administrators