CISO: Engineering-Driven Security Leader for Defense Tech

Anduril-1; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 252,000 - 380,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Top-tier benefits

Health & wellness program

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Chief Information Security Officer to build and lead a modern, engineering-driven information security organization. Reporting to the CIO, you will own Anduril's security posture end-to-end across security, IT, and compliance, enabling rapid product delivery while protecting assets.

You will partner with the CSO and CIO, drive threat detection, risk management, and global compliance with NIST 800-171, CMMC, FedRAMP, and other gov requirements, and embed security

Qualifications

• 15+ years in information security leadership.
• CISO or senior cyber leadership in tech/defense.
• Deep expertise across network, application, security operations, IAM, and cloud.
• Experience with government frameworks and compliance requirements.
• Active US Top Secret/SCI clearance or eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute an information security strategy.
• Lead a unified information security organization across functions.
• Partner with CIO to align security with engineering.
• Partner with CSO to fuse cyber, physical, and human protections.
• Drive threat detection, incident response, and risk management.
• Ensure global cyber compliance with government frameworks.

Skills

Cybersecurity leadership

Security architecture

Government compliance

Incident response

Team leadership

Clearance eligibility

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a Chief Information Security Officer to build and lead a modern, engineering-driven information security organization. Reporting to the CIO, you will own Anduril's security posture end-to-end across security, IT, and compliance, enabling rapid product delivery while protecting assets.

You will partner with the CSO and CIO, drive threat detection, risk management, and global compliance with NIST 800-171, CMMC, FedRAMP, and other gov requirements, and embed security