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Senior Offensive Security Engineer
Anduril Industries is hiring for the job of Senior Offensive Security Engineer, Costa Mesa, California (On-site). This is a Governance job in the governance, risk, and compliance field, with a posted range of $183,000. Review the full details below and apply directly with Anduril Industries.
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
We re seeking a Senior Offensive Security Engineer to grow Anduril s offensive security practice. The ideal candidate has documented background in offensive security. They will be able to conduct complex security architecture reviews understand modern threats and exploits against hardware software and people and work hand in hand with engineering teams to build resiliency into Anduril.
ABOUT THE JOB
You will execute offensive security engagements across the entirety of Anduril spanning hardware firmware software cloud infrastructure web applications internal and external networks and physical security to name a few. Your scope covers every frontier of offensive tradecraft social engineering your way into a hardened facility one week discovering zero-days in satellite radio modules the next prototyping an autonomous red team AI agent or working out of a confidential test range to break a flight-critical weapons system. The work moves fast and wide. You will routinely own engagements end-to-end across the entire chain. This is a breadth role by design we want a versatile professional who is just as capable of compromising a Kubernetes cluster or web application as they are of dumping firmware off an undocumented SoM or reverse-engineering a proprietary RF protocol. This is a high-consequence role with genuine real-world impact. Our systems are deployed in operational environments around the world when security fails the stakes are existential. Our adversaries are sophisticated nation-state actors this is not a check-the-box compliance exercise. Your mandate is simple hack everything find novel vulnerabilities constantly provide insight into the security posture of whatever the target is and contribute to making Anduril more secure around the world.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
Assess the security posture of Anduril-built technologies and personnel as well as the third-party solutions we use. Provide expertise to other Anduril teams on real-world attack vectors and enable engineering to implement proper resolutions. Plan for build and maintain capabilities needed to execute truly unique red team projects. Discover novel vulnerabilities perform long-form security research and create offensive security prototypes tooling and infrastructure. Stay up to date with the most cutting edge of offensive security across all technologies ranging from LLMs to RF.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
5 plus years of experience hacking penetration testing red teaming or executing offensive security engagements across 2 or more of the following domains Hardware (Embedded Systems IoT OT/ICS Transportation Systems) Reverse Engineering Firmware analysis Software (Thick/Thin Client Desktop Applications Containerized Applications) OT/ICS
2 plus years of experience hacking penetration testing red teaming or executing offensive security engagements across 4 or more of the following domains
Cloud (AWS GCP Azure) Network (Internal External) Application (Web Mobile) Wireless RF Host based Source code review Physical (Social Engineering Phishing/Vishing/*ishing Lock picking) AI Integrated
Experience executing offensive security engagements from scoping to delivery. Experience with rapid prototyping leveraging LLMs/agents and discovering novel vulnerabilities. Public examples of security research technical walkthroughs projects or tools. professional communication skills (written and verbal). Eligibility to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Exceeds the above-listed requirements. Familiarity with anti-tamper and reverse-engineering mechanisms. Experience assessing the security of military technology. Demonstrated leadership in offensive security engagements. Deep understanding of security architecture for robotic platforms. Experience executing offensive security engagements at a nation-state level.
US Salary Range $183,000 $243,000 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:false:false:0:0:240
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 a Explore Our Benefits.
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Location and market context
This job is based in Costa Mesa on-site. Local candidates benefit from being close to Anduril Industries's teams and regional hiring market. Confirm the exact in-office expectation and any relocation support with the employer.
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