Senior Technical Program Manager, Systems Engineering

Anduril Anduril · Defense · Costa Mesa, CA · Corporate Technology : Infrastructure Engineering : Corporate Infrastructure

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company that uses AI and advanced technology to transform military capabilities. They are looking for a Senior Technical Program Manager for Infrastructure Engineering to lead complex, cross-functional programs from concept to delivery, ensuring scalable and high-performing IT infrastructure solutions. The role involves partnering with business lines, defining roadmaps, managing budgets, and providing visibility to senior leadership on costs and project progress. This role requires a blend of technical insight and program management skills to deliver efficient and cost-effective infrastructure.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead the full lifecycle of complex cross-functional infrastructure programs and projects, from initiation and planning to execution, ensuring delivery on-time, within scope, and within budget.
  2. Partner with internal business lines to deeply understand their infrastructure needs, and collaboratively advocate and work towards building out scalable solutions with the infrastructure engineering team.
  3. Develop comprehensive project plans, timelines, budgets, and financial models to ensure alignment between internal resources and third parties/vendors.
  4. Identify and develop new internal processes and strategies to improve cross-functional team alignment and operational efficiency.
  5. Proactively communicate the infrastructure engineering teams goals, progress, risks and blockers to both leadership and internal business lines.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5+ years of experience in technical program management, with a strong focus on IT infrastructure (e.g., networking, compute, storage, data centers, cloud infrastructure).
  • Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and hybrid infrastructure environments.
  • Proven track record of successfully leading complex, cross-functional infrastructure projects and programs from inception to completion.
  • Experience with financial planning, modeling and management within an IT context, including cost transparency, show-back models, and unit cost analysis.
  • Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively engage and influence stakeholders at all levels, including senior leadership and external vendors.
  • Proficiency in project management methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall) and tools (e.g., Jira, Airtable).
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a continuous improvement mindset.

What the JD emphasized

  • 5+ years of experience in technical program management, with a strong focus on IT infrastructure
  • Proven track record of successfully leading complex, cross-functional infrastructure projects and programs from inception to completion.
  • Experience with financial planning, modeling and management within an IT context, including cost transparency, show-back models, and unit cost analysis.