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Anduril

Robot type
Drone · Defense
Location
Costa MesaCaliforniaUSA
Job type
IT
Posted
Mar 13, 2026
Salary
$129,000–$171,000 a year
Full-time

IT Operations Manager, M&A

Job description

The Strategic Operations team is responsible for the end-to-end processes that allow Anduril to build, ship, and deploy products globally, and this includes strategically overseeing M&A integrations.

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.

Job responsibilities

  • Architect, execute, and stabilize end-to-end IT integrations for acquired entities across the full stack—endpoint devices, servers, network infrastructure, identity and directory services (Active Directory, Entra ID,…
  • Lead identity and access consolidation, including directory migrations, domain trusts/federation, SSO/SAML/OIDC integration, tenant-to-tenant migrations (Microsoft 365, Google Workspace), and MDM/UEM enrollment…
  • Design and drive physical and virtual hardware transitions, including IMACD (Install, Move, Add, Change, Dispose), fleet re-imaging, zero-touch provisioning, and lifecycle management for laptops, mobile, and…
  • Own software and infrastructure portfolio consolidation—migrating and rationalizing everything from on-prem servers and virtualization stacks to SaaS productivity suites and business-critical applications into…
  • Build and automate onboarding pipelines so newly integrated employees have immediate, secure, least-privilege access to hardware, software, and tools from day one.
  • Perform deep technical due diligence and readiness assessments of acquired IT environments—mapping network topologies, security posture, data flows, licensing, and technical debt—and design remediation and…
  • Trace and untangle complex system interdependencies across Anduril's internal environment and acquired ecosystems, mitigating risk and ensuring operational continuity at scale.
  • Diagnose recurring post-acquisition IT pain points and engineer automation-first solutions (scripting, IaC, workflow automation, APIs) to eliminate manual toil across diverse business units.

Job requirements

  • 5+ years in technical IT Operations / infrastructure roles, with 2–3 years of team leadership, ideally in high-growth technology environments.
  • Broad and deep hands-on technical experience across the modern IT stack: identity and directory services, endpoint management (Windows/macOS/Linux), networking, cloud infrastructure, and enterprise SaaS.
  • Hands-on expertise administering identity providers and directories (Okta, Entra ID/Azure AD, Active Directory, Google Cloud Identity), including SSO, SCIM, and federation.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead and personally execute software migrations, tenant cutovers, directory consolidations, and application rationalizations across business-critical systems.
  • Proven experience leading IT hardware transitions—IMACD, MDM/UEM (Intune, Jamf, Kandji), imaging/provisioning, and lifecycle management.
  • Automation and scripting proficiency (e.g., PowerShell, Python, Bash) and comfort integrating systems via APIs to eliminate manual work.
  • Strong ability to trace dependencies across systems, mitigate risk, and ensure continuity at scale.
  • Exceptional ability to negotiate, align, and communicate technical decisions with diverse stakeholders, bridging cultural and process differences across organizations.

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