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Counterintelligence & Security Risk Analyst

Anduril· Core Operations : Security : Security
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Hybrid (Costa Mesa, California; Washington, District of Columbia), Hybrid (Various locations as needed)$129k - $171kFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Anduril is seeking a professional to support the CI and Security Investigations team in strategizing, socializing and implementing a CI and security risk program. The role analyzes threats from nation state actors and insiders affecting Anduril's workforce, technologies and supply chain globally, develops analytic efforts, and enables rapid mitigation and informed decision making.

Responsibilities

  • Support the development of CI analysis tailored to the defense industry's unique threats and requirements, spanning workforce, technology and supply chain risk.
  • Analyze threats from nation state actors, reviewing data from multiple sources to identify anomalous behaviors and other indicators.
  • Execute workforce, visitor and supplier vetting initiatives, conducting thorough risk assessments and initial investigations to ensure Anduril is engaging with trusted people and vendors.
  • Support a repeatable, scalable process for vetting of candidates, visitors, suppliers and vendors, and continuously monitor existing relationships for emerging risks.
  • Coordinate with federal agencies, including the DoD, IC, and Federal Law Enforcement, to access relevant threat information and stay current on evolving adversary TTPs.
  • Establish and leverage collaborative partnerships across internal stakeholders (product, supply chain, legal, HR, InfoSec) to identify data necessary to support robust research and analysis.
  • Produce tailored and strategic risk assessments, detailed reports and presentations for multiple audiences including senior leadership.
  • Develop and implement analytic methodologies to assess counterintelligence, supplier and people related risks.
  • Provide analytic support to investigations.
  • Support the development of procedures, processes, risk frameworks and documentation that comply with government regulations and contractual obligations, and produce key metrics for leadership.
  • Monitor, analyze and communicate trends in people or supplier risk and nation state-related risk to shape vetting and mitigation initiatives.
  • Support the development of training and awareness materials and present tailored briefings to internal audiences.
  • Travel as needed to support risk assessments at various Anduril site locations or external events.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Security or Intelligence Studies, Political Science, Criminal Justice, or a related field.
  • 8 years of relevant work experience in CI analysis, intelligence operations or analysis, or people and supplier risk vetting, assessing complex threats from nation state actors and other nation state-related risk.
  • Experience conducting risk and threat assessments and presenting analysis to inform executive decision making.
  • Demonstrated ability leveraging multiple data sets and tools to support complex research and analysis, as well as developing risk assessments and risk mitigation recommendations.
  • Experience conducting public record research and investigations in support of people and supplier vetting, or CI-related assessments.
  • Ability to synthesize public record findings with open-source and other data sets to assess credibility, relevance, and risk, and communicate findings to technical and executive stakeholders.
  • Experience with CI risk assessment methodologies and CI threat analysis.
  • Experience leveraging critical thinking skills to creatively solve complex problems and produce analysis and recommendations in a fast-paced environment.
  • Demonstrated understanding of the intelligence threats facing industry.
  • Familiarity with relevant laws, regulations, and standards governing defense industry security and the requirements of U.S. security clearance holders.
  • Excellent critical thinking, collaboration and interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to effectively analyze and communicate complex risks.
  • Active security clearance.

Skills

Required:CI analysisThreat assessmentData synthesis from multiple sourcesPublic records investigations

Benefits

  • Comprehensive, competitive benefits package (health, recovery, and more) available at little to no cost to employees.
Last updated Sep 9, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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