Systems Administrator

Anduril Anduril · Defense · McHenry, MS · Corporate Technology : ArsenalOS : Factory Systems

Systems Administrator role at a defense technology company focused on manufacturing lines. The role involves deploying, maintaining, and supporting software and tools, including network infrastructure, servers, and endpoints, to ensure production systems are secure, reliable, and optimized for factory operations. Collaboration with engineers, operators, and cybersecurity experts is key.

What you'd actually do

  1. Deploy, configure, and maintain hardware, servers, and software systems across the manufacturing line while managing their full lifecycle, including provisioning, updates, tracking, and retirement.
  2. Design, configure, and support network infrastructure—switches, VLANs, routing, wireless, and segmentation—to ensure reliable, low-latency connectivity for production environments.
  3. Build, harden, and maintain physical and virtual servers for manufacturing applications, ensuring performance, security, and high availability.
  4. Monitor system, server, and network performance across the factory floor, proactively identifying and resolving issues that could impact production throughput or on-time manufacturing.
  5. Implement security controls, access management, and compliance standards across servers, endpoints, and network infrastructure.

Skills

Required

  • Windows/Linux system administration
  • server buildout
  • virtualization
  • imaging
  • endpoint lifecycle management
  • configuring and troubleshooting network components (switches, firewalls, VLANs, routing, DNS, VPN)
  • diagnosing and resolving hardware, software, server, and networking issues
  • asset tracking
  • configuration management
  • maintaining accurate inventories
  • security principles (access controls, endpoint hardening, secure network design)
  • communication and documentation skills
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S either SECRET or TS clearance

Nice to have

  • supporting MES, ERP, or factory software platforms
  • supporting OT networks, PLCs, or SCADA systems
  • designing or supporting hybrid IT/OT network architectures
  • virtualization platforms (VMware/Hyper-V)
  • containerized environments
  • automation tools (Ansible, Terraform, SCCM)
  • asset management platforms
  • CMDBs
  • reliability engineering practices (redundancy, failover planning)
  • Server+, Azure Administrator, CCNA, or ITIL certifications

What the JD emphasized

  • 5+ years as a Systems or Network Administrator in manufacturing, industrial, or high-throughput environments
  • Ability to diagnose and resolve hardware, software, server, and networking issues in fast-paced, production-critical environments
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S either SECRET or TS clearance