Senior Security Engineer

Anduril Industries

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Work type: Remote
Location: Costa Mesa, CADistrict of Columbia
Salary: $166,000–$220,000 / yr
Posted: 11 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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 934 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $166,000–$220,000 across 902 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Security Engineer

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The Senior Security Engineer joins the Security Engineering team to build world-class defensive controls protecting the infrastructure surrounding defense technology products. This role involves designing and implementing security controls across cloud, production, and corporate infrastructure while developing tools to improve operational efficiency. Key responsibilities include conducting security architecture and design reviews, building automation to detect and remediate issues, and working across infrastructure, application, and operational security domains. Candidates must possess strong programming skills in languages like Python, Go, or Rust, alongside experience with infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform or AWS CDK. The role requires expertise in CI/CD pipelines, endpoint security, and modern attack vectors. This position addresses the technical challenge of securing complex systems within a defense technology environment.

What does a Security Engineer earn in California?

Median $203125 from 45 postings across 16 companies.

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Skills

Python Go Rust Terraform AWS CDK AWS Azure GCP CI/CD Linux Security Architecture Incident Response Secrets Management Endpoint Security Log Aggregation

What you'll do

Design and implement security controls across cloud, production, and corporate infrastructure.
Develop tools and systems to improve security posture and operational efficiency.
Conduct security architecture and design reviews for systems and applications.
Build automation to detect, monitor, and remediate security issues.
Manage security across infrastructure, application, and operational security domains.
Support incident response events as needed.

What we're looking for

Strong programming ability in one or more general purpose languages like Python, Go, or Rust.
Experience using infrastructure as code languages like Terraform or AWS CDK in a production capacity.
Experience conducting security architecture or design reviews for custom business applications.
Solid understanding of modern attack vectors and defensive mitigation strategies.
Experience deploying applications through CI/CD pipelines and working with cloud platforms.
Experience developing and implementing defensive controls for endpoint and SaaS applications.
Experience participating in or supporting incident response events.
Eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. TS clearance.

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