Anduril Industries

Security Operations Analyst

Anduril Industries$129K — $171K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Experience in security monitoring, log analysis, and detection engineering across various data sources
  • Proficient in Python for automating SOC operations and contributing to a shared codebase
  • Familiarity with SIEM languages such as SPL, KQL, or SQL
  • Experience in analyzing data within a data lake environment
  • Broad security knowledge spanning endpoints, networks, and cloud infrastructure
  • Understanding of attacker tactics and techniques on various operating systems and cloud environments
  • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to engage with diverse stakeholders
  • Must possess or be eligible for a U.S. Top Secret security clearance

Responsibilities

  • Triage and respond to security alerts across multiple platforms such as phishing and SaaS applications
  • Develop and optimize detection signatures and response automation
  • Lead feedback loops for refining alert accuracy and reducing false positives
  • Conduct threat modeling with cross-functional teams to enhance security controls
  • Initiate threat hunting activities to discover irregular data patterns
  • Join on-call rotations for incident response and communicate findings effectively
  • Mentor junior analysts and enhance detection and response practices within the team

Benefits

  • Comprehensive, competitive benefits package at low or no cost to employees
  • Support for health and recovery needs
  • Resources for personal and professional development
  • Highly competitive equity grants included in the total compensation package
Full Job Description
ABOUT THE TEAM

Anduril's Detection and Response team is looking for a Security Operations Analyst to be the watchtower for Anduril's critical defense technologies. As a SecOps Analyst on the detection and response team, you'll be responsible for monitoring and responding to adversarial activity while helping incorporate key detection feedback loops with the detection engineering team. As a Senior SecOps Analyst, you will serve as an incident commander alongside other senior analysts. When not responding to threats, you'll be asking questions of our data sets, conducting threat hunting and data normalization operations across the organization to understand user behavior and identify anomalies.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
  • Triage and respond to alerts / incidents covering multiple disciplines including, but not limited to, phishing, endpoints, cloud infrastructure and services, and SaaS applications
  • Build and optimize tailored detection signatures, response playbooks, and response automation using detection-as-code principles
  • As the frontline of DNR, you will lead the feedback loop for detections, ensuring alerts are fine tuned to reduce false positives
  • Participate in threat modeling scenarios with cross-functional partners to understand weaknesses across Cloud, Mobile, Endpoints, and other environments incorporating findings into security controls and/or detection signatures
  • Organize and conduct threat hunting and data baselines to identify anomalous patterns in data
  • Participate in an on-call rotation responding to security events and conducting incident response investigations while effectively communicating findings to key stakeholders. As a Senior SecOps Analyst, you will serve as an incident commander as necessary.
  • Proactively collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders, guiding detection and response maturity of key worlds, leading incidents and large-scale data baselines, and being responsible with mentoring and guiding junior analysts.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
  • Experience in security monitoring, log analysis, and detection engineering within large data sets across endpoint, network, and a wide variety of application log sources
  • Experience in Python development, specifically contributing to a shared codebase used for automating SOC operations
  • Must have experience with one or more SIEM languages (SPL, KQL, SQL)
  • Experience conducting analysis in a data lake environment
  • Broad range of practical security knowledge across the spectrum of endpoint, network, identity, application, and cloud infrastructure
  • Knowledge of attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) across Windows, Linux, MacOS, AWS/Azure, etc.
  • Strong communication skills and experience collaborating with internal and external stakeholders
  • Must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. Top Secret security clearance
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
  • Experience conducting incident response in the Cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP)
  • Digital Forensics and/or reverse engineering experience is a plus!


US Salary Range

$129,000-$171,000 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:

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.

About Anduril Industries

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company that develops advanced systems for the military. The company was founded in 2017 by Palmer Luckey, Trae Stephens, and Matt Grimm, and has since grown to become a major player in the defense industry. Anduril's products include autonomous drones, surveillance systems, and other advanced technologies that are designed to enhance military capabilities. The company has received significant funding from investors and has partnerships with several major defense contractors. Anduril is headquartered in Mountain View, California.
Learn more about Anduril Industries
Size
200 employees
Industry
Founded
2017

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