Staff Software Security Engineer

Anduril Industries

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Work type
On-site
Location
Washington, District of Columbia
Salary
$191,000–$253,000 / yr
Posted
today

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Above market

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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 1882 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $146,000–$194,000 across 1696 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Staff Software Security Engineer

Anduril's Application and Security Engineering team seeks a Staff Software Security Engineer to focus on Identity and Access Management, building and maintaining robust defensive controls for their advanced defense technology products. This role involves developing an identity engine that powers the entire company, creating applications to enforce the identity framework, and integrating identities across various IdPs, cloud providers, SaaS tools, and internal systems. The ideal candidate will have strong programming skills in languages like Go or Rust, experience with identity protocols such as SAML, OIDC, SCIM, and OAuth, and a proven track record of translating system design requirements into clean code. Familiarity with RBAC, ABAC, policy-as-code frameworks, and cloud ecosystems is preferred, along with the ability to lead architecture reviews and work in environments with complex identity issues.

What you'll do

  • Build an identity engine that powers the entire company's security program.
  • Create applications to enforce and enable the company’s identity framework.
  • Develop integrations for unified identities across IdPs, cloud providers, and SaaS tools.
  • Automate identity lifecycle operations including provisioning and access reviews.
  • Lead or contribute to architecture and design reviews within IAM projects.

What we're looking for

  • Strong programming ability in Go, Rust, or similar languages.
  • Experience with identity protocols (SAML, OIDC) and providers (Okta, Azure AD).
  • Proven ability to translate system design requirements into maintainable code.
  • Experience leading or contributing to architecture and design reviews.
  • TS clearance required.

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