Principal Detection and Response Engineer

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. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

ABOUT THE JOB:

Anduril's Information Security team is looking for a Principal Detection and Response Engineer to focus on building world class defensive controls to protect the infrastructure around our advanced defense technology products. This is a role with wide berth that will have the latitude to design and implement cutting edge security architecture. As a Senior Staff engineer, you will act as a tech lead, providing technical leadership, vision, and guiding strategy within the Detection and Response team.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

• Provide technical leadership, vision, and strategy for the advancement of the Detection and Response capability at Anduril

• Collaborate with product security and engineering teams to architect and implement detection and response frameworks for Anduril’s products, assets, and other custom applications

• Build and optimize tailored detection signatures, response playbooks, and response automation using detection-as-code principles

• Lead threat modeling scenarios with cross-functional partners to understand weaknesses across OT, Cloud, Network, Endpoints, and other key worlds incorporating findings into security controls and/or detection signatures

• Lead large-scale baselines of data with a heavy focus on manufacturing and IT/OT concepts, collaborating with Connected Factory, Security Engineering, and product teams to emit signals to incorporate into detections, new telemetry ingestion, and/or security controls

• Contribute directly to the development and advancement of our detection-as-code, data engineering, automation, and infrastructure capabilities

• Work cross-collaboratively with different teams to mature the detection and response of threat actors in key worlds, developing data baselines, automation, and engineering capabilities to scale this capability across the business

• Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance to security team members, elevating detection engineering practices across the organization

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Programming experience in one or more general purpose languages (Python, SQL, Go, Rust, etc)

• Experience conducting data analysis in large-scale data lake environments

• Experience deploying infrastructure as code (Terraform, CDK, CloudFormation, etc)

• Experience working in a traditional software development lifecycle (i.e. Github, CI/CD, unit testing)

• Extensive experience utilizing AWS / Azure security controls and services

• Broad range of practical security knowledge across the spectrum of endpoint, network, identity, application, and cloud infrastructure

• Strong knowledge of attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs)

• Strong communication skills and experience collaborating with internal and external stakeholders

• Must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. Top Secret security clearance

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience deploying infrastructure using Kubernetes (EKS) and/or Docker containers (ECS)

• Experience conducting analysis / incident response in manufacturing and IT/OT environments

• Experience proactively threat hunting using threat intelligence to identify potential risks and weaknesses in telemetry

• Experience building custom security tooling to augment capabilities not found off-the-shelf

• Experience in security monitoring, log analysis, and detection engineering within large data sets across endpoint, network, and a wide variety of application log sources

US Salary Range
$220,000—$292,000 USD

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

Healthcare Benefits

• US Roles: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you.

• UK & AUS Roles: We cover full cost of medical insurance premiums for you and your dependents.

• IE Roles: We offer an annual contribution toward your private health insurance for you and your dependents.

Additional Benefits

• Income Protection: Anduril covers life and disability insurance for all employees.

• Generous time off: Highly competitive PTO plans with a holiday hiatus in December. Caregiver & Wellness Leave is available to care for family members, bond with a new baby, or address your own medical needs.

• Family Planning & Parenting Support: Coverage for fertility treatments (e.g., IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carriers, along with resources to support you and your partner from planning to parenting.

• Mental Health Resources: Access free mental health resources 24/7, including therapy and life coaching. Additional work-life services, such as legal and financial support, are also available.

• Professional Development: Annual reimbursement for professional development

• Commuter Benefits: Company-funded commuter benefits based on your region.

• Relocation Assistance: Available depending on role eligibility.

Retirement Savings Plan

• US Roles: Traditional 401(k), Roth, and after-tax (mega backdoor Roth) options.

• UK & IE Roles: Pension plan with employer match.

• AUS Roles: Superannuation plan.

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