Security Engineer (USA)

Work with cutting edge technology, making the world a safer and more secure place. DroneShield (ASX:DRO) offers an opportunity to solve some of world’s most challenging technical problems in the Electronic Warfare, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, RF sensing, Sensor Fusion and distributed systems. Working with high profile customers across militaries, government agencies, airports, critical infrastructure, law enforcement and many others.

With one of the largest listed defence company market capitalisations in Australia and having raised approximately $250m in 2024 alone, DroneShield is undergoing hypergrowth stage, fuelled by rapidly increasing use of drones for nefarious applications, from battlefield, to terrorism, to contraband delivery and commercial espionage.

About the role

DroneShield is seeking a Security Engineer with relevant experience to join the team product development team in Virginia, US. The position will report to the Director of Engineering based in Virginia, US. This role will be a key position within the DroneShield global security team. 

Responsibilities, Duties and Expectations 

• Ensure secure design and operations of the Corporate IT network and all End User Computing devices
• Oversee the Security of SaaS applications and Cloud services including AWS
• Ensure compliance with DroneShield Security Polices and best practice
• Secure Microsoft Tennant, M365 and Identity Access Management including Privileged access
• Participate in global security Detection and Response processes
• Lead or assist in incident response efforts including containment, eradication and recovery
• Implement automated security audits, code analysis and vulnerability scanning into our CI/CD pipelines.
• Have a broad understanding of new and emerging technologies and associated vulnerabilities to help mitigate against them.
• Implement and review security practices used within the organisation.
• Provide training and guidance on standards and practises to the wider teams.

Qualifications, Experience and Skills 

• Strong knowledge of Corporate IT environments including M365, EntraID and SaaS platforms
• Hands on experience with security tools such as SIEM and EDR
• Familiar with incident response processes and best practices
• Understanding of identity and access management principles
• Demonstrated experience and in-depth understanding of DevSecOps practices.
• Broad understanding of Hardening tools, technologies and processes.
• Knowledge of compliance frameworks such as NIST series, ISO 27001 and CMMC
• Experience with some level of automation and scripting (PowerShell, Go, Python, Bash)

Note for recruitment agencies: we do not accept floated candidates from external recruiters unless they were instructed to do so.