Senior Detection & Response Engineer

andurilindustries

Costa Mesa, California, United States · Costa Mesa · United States

Posted May 21, 2026

Full-time
Corporate Technology : IT : IT Systems

Job description

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 TEAM

Anduril's Information Security team is looking for a Senior 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.

ABOUT THE JOB

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Collaborate with Counter Intelligence and Insider Threat teams to develop key signals and capabilities to identify nefarious activity.
Support internal tooling that surfaces detections to partner teams in real time, including API integrations, audit-trail instrumentation, and data-source health.
Collaborate with Counter Intelligence, SecOps, Insider Threat and other key stakeholders to architect and implement detection and response frameworks for Anduril’s products, assets, and other custom applications.
Build and optimize tailored detection signatures 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, collaborating across many 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.
Design and tune User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) capabilities — including baselining, anomaly detection, and risk scoring — to surface insider threat and counterintelligence signals across identity, endpoint, and data-access telemetry.
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.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Experience programming in one or more general purpose languages (Python, Go, Rust, SQL, 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.
Deep understanding of adversarial tradecraft with an emphasis on counterintelligence and insider threat tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, 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 working directly with counterintelligence, insider threat, or special investigations teams in a cleared environment.
Experience deploying infrastructure using Kubernetes (EKS) and/or Docker containers (ECS).
Experience proactively threat hunting using threat and counter intelligence signals to identify potential risks and weaknesses in telemetry.

Although we list out what we generally look for, we are very likely missing other attributes and skills that you have that could make you a great fit, but are not currently listed. Research has shown this especially applies to women and other marginalized groups, who tend to apply if they check 100% of every box, versus men who apply if they hit roughly 60%. The point we’re getting at, it doesn’t hurt to take a chance and apply!

US Salary Range

$166,000—$220,000 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:

Benefits

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.

Protecting Yourself from Recruitment Scams

Anduril is committed to maintaining the integrity of our Talent acquisition process and the security of our candidates. We've observed a rise in sophisticated phishing and fraudulent schemes where individuals impersonate Anduril representatives, luring job seekers with false interviews or job offers. These scammers often attempt to extract payment or sensitive personal information.

To ensure your safety and help you navigate your job search with confidence, please keep the following critical points in mind:

No Financial Requests: Anduril will never solicit payment or demand personal financial details (such as banking information, credit card numbers, or social security numbers) at any stage of our hiring process. Our legitimate recruitment is entirely free for candidates.
Please always verify communications:
- Direct from Anduril: If you receive an email from one of our recruiters, it will only come from an @anduril.com address.
- Via Agency Partner: If contacted by a recruiting agency for an Anduril role, their email will clearly identify their agency. If you suspect any suspicious activity, please verify the agency's authenticity by reaching out to contact@anduril.com.
Exercise Caution with Unsolicited Outreach: If you receive any communication that appears suspicious, contains grammatical errors, or makes unusual requests, do not engage. Always confirm the sender's email domain is @anduril.com before providing any personal information or clicking on links.
What to Do If You Suspect Fraud: Should you encounter any questionable or fraudulent outreach claiming to be from Anduril, please report it immediately to contact@anduril.com. Your proactive caution is invaluable in protecting your personal information and upholding the security and trustworthiness of our recruitment efforts.

Data Privacy

To view Anduril's candidate data privacy policy, please visit https://anduril.com/applicant-privacy-notice/.

By submitting your application, you consent to Anduril Industries using a third-party service provider to conduct pre-employment risk, integrity, and due diligence screening and assessing potential risks as part of your application process. This third-party service provider provides risk-intelligence services that may include analysis of sanctions and watchlists, adverse media, public-record information, and other lawful open-source or commercial data sources. This third-party service provider does not act as a consumer reporting agency. Use of this provider helps to ensure compliance with applicable laws and protect technology, intellectual property, and organizational security.