Senior IT Systems Engineer

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.

The Role

Scout AI is seeking a Senior IT Infrastructure & Security Engineer to design, build, and operate a secure network and infrastructure that protects CUI data and maintains CMMC Level 2 compliance. You'll be our first dedicated networking hire, owning the entire stack from network architecture and data segmentation to device management and IT operations.

Your primary focus is building a secure, compliant network foundation. You'll design network architecture that protects sensitive data, implement CMMC Level 2 controls, and automate operations (device provisioning, monitoring, deployments).

This role combines network design, infrastructure-as-code, IT operations, and compliance. You'll own network segmentation and data flows, build compliant infrastructure on AWS/Azure, manage company devices and access control, automate operational tasks with code, and maintain systems when things break.

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

Build infrastructure-as-code solutions to automate provisioning, configuration, and scaling

Develop Python/Bash scripts to automate operational tasks and compliance validation

Establish infrastructure monitoring, logging, and alerting as repeatable, auditable code

Design and implement automated backup procedures and disaster recovery plans

Respond to outages and security incidents; conduct root-cause analysis and remediation

Coordinate with compliance team on CMMC requirements, audit preparation, and policy implementation

Qualifications

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, MacOS 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

Excellent communication skills; ability to explain technical decisions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Startup or scale-up infrastructure experience

Experience building internal tools or scripts that scale operational efficiency

Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities

Passion about defense of the United States and its allies

May be expected to obtain and hold a U.S. Top Secret security clearance

Why Join Scout

Work on the world's most important frontier, ensuring U.S. and allied dominance in the age of intelligent machines

Be a core part of a team building the first defense-specific robotic foundation model

Collaborate with some of the top engineers in autonomy, AI, and national security

See your work deployed on real systems

Help define the future of intelligent defense systems

Backed by Draper Associates, Booz Allen Ventures, PerotJain and other top investors

Benefits

Competitive compensation package including base salary and bonus

Meaningful equity

Premium medical, dental, and vision plans with $0 paycheck contribution

Competitive PTO and company holiday calendar

Catered lunch daily and fully stocked kitchen

EV charging

Relocation assistance (depending on role eligibility)

The stated salary range below represents an estimated base pay only and reflects consideration of multiple compensation factors. Final salary offers may differ depending on factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience or training background, specialized skills, and business needs. Most full-time positions also include highly competitive equity awards, which form part of Scout AI's overall compensation package. In addition, Scout AI provides comprehensive, top-tier benefits to full-time employees.

US Salary Range

$175,000 — $225,000 USD