Senior Detection & Response Engineer
Andurilindustries · Costa Mesa, California, United States · Posted Jul 3, 2026
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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
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, 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
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
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 proactively threat hunting using threat intelligence 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 .
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