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About Anduril Industries
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company that builds advanced hardware and software systems for national security, including autonomous drones, surveillance systems, and the Lattice AI command platform.
Anduril Industries currently has
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Listed pay typically runs
$146,000–$194,000
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Lead Security Engineer, GRC joins the Security Engineering team to build the engineering core of the company's governance, risk, and compliance program. This role focuses on developing pipelines and tooling that transform systems into continuous evidence of compliance by replacing manual audit processes with automated solutions. The engineer will construct reusable collectors, manage a system of record for controls, and translate frameworks like CMMC, NIST 800-171, FedRAMP/IL5, and SOC 2 into automatable technical checks. Key responsibilities include mentoring a growing team and setting technical direction. Required skills include proficiency in general-purpose languages such as Go, Python, or Rust, along with experience in infrastructure as code using Terraform or AWS CDK. The role also involves managing data collection across cloud and SaaS systems via APIs, log pipelines, and data lakes to solve complex compliance automation problems.