- Robot type
- Defense
- Location
- SunnyvaleCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Hardware
- Posted
- Jul 10, 2026
- Salary
- $175,000–$225,000 a year
Full-time
Senior IT Systems Engineer
Job description
The future of defense will be decided by those who field intelligent machines at scale. At Scout AI, we're developing Fury, the first robotic foundation model for defense, to give U.S. forces overwhelming, adaptable, and autonomous power across every domain. Fury enables human operators to command fleets of robots through natural language, and empowers those machines to sense, decide, and act together as one. This mission will ask everything of us: urgency, precision, and relentless work.
Job responsibilities
- Design and implement secure network architecture that protects CUI and enforces network segmentation per NIST SP 800-171
- Build and maintain CMMC-compliant infrastructure: access controls, encryption, monitoring, and audit logging
- Develop and maintain Scout's System Security Plan
- Implement network hardening, intrusion detection, and threat monitoring; manage firewall rules and VPNs
- Architect, deploy, and operate cloud and on-premises infrastructure supporting all Scout operations
- Provision and manage employee devices; maintain OS patches, software updates, and hardware refresh cycles
- Design and roll out identity management with automated provisioning
- Provide hands-on support for employee IT issues and help desk ticket triage
Job requirements
- 7+ years hands-on network and infrastructure engineering in enterprise or defense environments
- CMMC and/or NIST SP 800-171 implementation
- Infrastructure-as-code proficiency
- Linux and Windows system administration; comfort with multiple operating systems
- Python or Bash scripting; automation-first mindset
- Deep understanding of network segmentation, access control, encryption, and compliance-driven architecture
- Experience with identity and access management
- Strong documentation discipline and meticulous attention to detail