Security Engineer
Wraithwatch Corporation · Remote · United States ·
COMPENSATION
€•• – ••k
Listed on the employer's job board (Ashby)
- Fully remote role
- AI-driven cyber defense
- Python, Rust, or Go
- US clearance eligible
- 4+ years engineering exp
Join Wraithwatch, founded by engineers from SpaceX, Palantir, and Anduril, to build next-generation AI cyber defense systems. You will ensure AI engines can effectively interact with diverse security tools while safeguarding the company’s own endpoints, cloud environments, and build pipelines.
The team focuses on creating digital twins of IT environments to autonomously detect weaknesses and attack chains for Fortune 500 and government clients.
What you'll do
- Integrate diverse cybersecurity and IT tools into the core AI engine
- Standardize data and function execution models across disparate security systems
- Optimize autonomous reasoning and analysis capabilities of the AI system
- Manage internal corporate security posture for endpoints and cloud systems
- Secure build pipelines and AI subsystems against potential threats
What you'll need
- Deep hands-on knowledge of EDRs, SIEMs, SOARs, XDRs, and identity tools
- Experience configuring and automating security systems via APIs
- Implemented enterprise security controls like anti-malware and access policies
- 4+ years in software engineering with at least 2 years in security engineering
- Proficiency in modern languages such as Python, Rust, or Go
Nice to have
- Interest in generative AI, agentic behavior, or retrieval augmented generation
- Experience improving security in complex system environments
- Ability to navigate ambiguity and rapidly learn new technologies
- Eligibility and willingness to obtain US Top Secret security clearance
Stack
- Python
- Rust
- Go
- EDR
- SIEM
- SOAR
- XDR
How you'll work
- Fully remote position
- Requires willingness to work extended hours and weekends as needed