Senior Security Engineer (SWOOP)

About the role

Iridium is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to help the team leverage AI to build and mature our detection, response and other AI enabled security capabilities across Iridium’s unique ground network.

Responsibilities

• Create roadmaps and design solutions that integrate security into key projects across the business
• Design, build, and tune detection-as-code pipelines that leverage AI and machine learning to identify threats across endpoints, network, cloud, and identity systems
• Develop and maintain playbooks and automated response workflows that integrate AI agents for triage, enrichment, and containment
• Integrate LLMs and AI-driven tooling into security operations to accelerate threat hunting, log analysis, alert correlation, and incident investigation
• Drive to completion security solution implementations to improve prevention, detection, and response capabilities, while maintaining current knowledge of tools and best practices
• Enable the security team to adopt AI tools and techniques by building reusable patterns, providing hands-on guidance, and championing practical AI use cases for detection and response
• Foster teamwork by participating in design meetings, reviews, implementation projects, and coordinating with other departments
• Identify, develop, and maintain process and procedure documentation
• Suggest improvements and pursue additional training to maintain skills necessary to execute duties

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline OR equivalent combination of education, technical certifications, or training
• 8+ years of direct work experience
• Hands-on experience building or maintaining detection-as-code pipelines, SIEM correlation rules, or SOAR playbooks
• Familiarity with prompt engineering, AI agents, or integrating LLM-based tools (e.g., coding assistants, security copilots) into security workflows
• Demonstrated experience using AI/ML tools, LLMs, or automation frameworks to build or improve security detection and response capabilities
• Experience developing or refining a secure Hybrid-Cloud architecture
• Proficiency in scripting or programming (Python, PowerShell, or similar) for automation and tooling development
• Strong knowledge of cloud security services in AWS and Azure
• Proficiency integrating security-oriented technology platforms
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to confidently present products, deliverables, analyses, and/or issues
• Possess a problem solver mindset, with the ability to understand a situation or problem and think critically to make decisions or come up with solutions
• Be comfortable managing upward, including being a proactive communicator and asking for help when needed
• Have confidence and be able to establish valuable relationships across departments
• Be able to prioritize key tasks and have a strong sense of ownership over your work

Qualifications

• Experience building custom AI agents or workflows for security automation (e.g., using LangChain, Claude, OpenAI APIs, or similar frameworks)
• Experience with adversary emulation, purple teaming, or MITRE ATT&CK-based detection development
• Other Cloud Security Engineering and Design experience or certifications

Skills

• Experience with adversary emulation, purple teaming, or MITRE ATT&CK-based detection development
• Experience in CTF competitions

Benefits

Base Pay Range: $115,000 - $150,000 USD

Actual compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors and this range represents an estimate of compensation at the time of posting.

Employee benefits also include medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage; 401(k) retirement plan options; paid time off and paid holidays; paid parental leave; and other discounts and perks.