Senior Software Security Engineer

Anduril Industries
Washington, DC

Who this role is best for

Aimed at senior-level software engineers with experience in security data management who can lead technical teams in cloud environments.

Best fit for

  • Individuals who have built log aggregation systems at scale
    — “Experience building high-volume log ingestion and storage pipelines”
  • Professionals with a background in infrastructure as code and CI/CD deployment
    — “Ability to develop and maintain systems in cloud environments and familiarity with deploying code through CI/CD pipelines”

Things to consider

  • Must be eligible for U.S. TS clearance, which may require U.S. citizenship or residency
    — “Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. TS clearance”
  • The role involves working with partner teams and establishing best practices for data usage
    — “Collaborate with teams to establish best practices for data usage”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with ELT processes and data lake architectures in your resume
    — “Design and implement ELT processes for security data ingestion, transformation, and storage”
  • Showcase leadership in cloud-based security infrastructure projects
    — “Lead the development and maintenance of a security data lake for centralized security data management”
  • Emphasize your work with infrastructure as code and CI/CD systems in your interview narrative
    — “Direct experience with one or more infrastructure as code languages (e.g., Terraform, AWS CDK, Pulumi) in a production capacity”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · MediumAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • developed and implemented data lake architectures
  • established best practices for data usage
Typical background
proven track record with developing and implementing data lake architectures

Skills & requirements

Required

Log Aggregation PipelinesSecurity Data LakeELT ProcessesCloud EnvironmentsInfrastructure As CodeCi/cd Pipelines

Preferred

Detection EngineeringIncident Response

Stack & domain

Log Aggregation PipelinesSecurity Data LakeELT ProcessesAWSAzureGCPGoRustJavaScalaTerraformAWS CDKPulumiCi/cd PipelinesCollaborationLeadershipProblem-solvingCommunicationDefense TechnologyAIComputer VisionSensor FusionNetworking

About the role

Original posting from Anduril Industries via Greenhouse

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 software security engineer to focus on building visibility across Anduril to protect the infrastructure around our advanced defense technology products. This is a role will be responsible for being the technical lead of a security development team focused on building the Anduril Security Data Lake, enabling our partner teams to identify and eradicate threats.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Architect and implement log aggregation pipelines for Anduril infrastructure and applications

Lead the development and maintenance of a security data lake for centralized security data management

Design and implement ELT processes for security data ingestion, transformation, and storage

Collaborate with teams to establish best practices for data usage (e.g., search functionality)

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Proven track record with developing and implementing data lake architectures and best practices for security data management

Experience with tools and processes for large-scale data environments (Spark, DuckDB, etc)

Experience building high-volume log ingestion and storage pipelines

Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP security ecosystems and tooling

Strong programming skills in one or more general-purpose languages (Go, Rust, Java/Scala, etc.)

Direct experience with one or more infrastructure as code languages (e.g., Terraform, AWS CDK, Pulumi) in a production capacity

Ability to develop and maintain systems in cloud environments and familiarity with deploying code through CI/CD pipelines

Ability to work autonomously and take ownership of complex projects

Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. TS clearance

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Experience with supporting multiple access patterns for data stored in various formats (using tools other than Splunk)

Experience with open tables formats like Iceberg or Delta Lake

Experience in detection engineering and incident response

US Salary Range$191,000—$254,000 USDThe 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.

Source: Anduril Industries careers (Greenhouse)

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