2027 New Grad Information Security Engineer
Anduril Industries
Costa Mesa, CA · $88k–$117k a year · Posted November 10, 2026
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About the job
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.
Our Space Classified IT and Cyber Team builds and secures the IT systems. We're hiring an entry-level Information System Security Engineer (ISSE) who wants hands-on experience. You'll harden, scan, and automate real systems in our unclassified environment, both on premises and in AWS and Azure, working alongside the system administrators, network engineers, and security staff who run them.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
Harden Windows and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) systems to DISA Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs), check your work with SCAP tools, and document the results
Secure AWS and Azure environments: identity and access, logging, encryption, and compliance checks with tools like AWS Security Hub and Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Write Ansible playbooks and scripts that apply and verify security settings
Build and test hardened images, patches, and configuration changes before production rollout
Help run ACAS (Tenable) scans and work findings to closure with system and network engineers
Configure and tune security tools such as Splunk and Trellix
Write authorization documentation: security plan sections, diagrams, and assessment evidence
Follow change control and document what you build
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
VMware vSphere, Active Directory, and enterprise storage, and how to secure them
DoD cloud security: impact levels and the Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide
DoD security tooling, including ACAS, the SCAP Compliance Checker, Evaluate-STIG, and Splunk
How systems earn an authorization to operate (ATO) under RMF and JSIG
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Must be pursuing or have recently completed a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities; U.S. clearance eligibility may be required depending on program.
Able to start full time in 2027.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Comfort on the Linux and Windows command line
Networking fundamentals: TCP/IP, subnetting, DNS, VLANs
Scripting in at least one of Python, Bash, Yaml, or PowerShell
Clear written communication
AWS or Azure experience, such as AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, AZ-900, or a free-tier project
A home lab on any hypervisor (Proxmox, Hyper-V, KVM, VirtualBox, or ESXi)
Hands-on with STIG Viewer, SCAP Compliance Checker, OpenSCAP, or Nessus (Essentials counts)
Windows Server, Active Directory, or Group Policy experience
Ansible, Terraform, or other infrastructure-as-code tools
Familiarity with RMF, NIST SP 800-53, or NIST SP 800-171
Storage basics: RAID, iSCSI and NFS, and snapshots versus backups
US Salary Range $88,000 — $117,000 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 .
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