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Counterintelligence Investigations Manager

Anduril
Costa Mesa, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 5 Aug 2025
💰 $171,000/yr($114,000/yr$171,000/yr)

About the role

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.

ABOUT THE TEAM

The Counterintelligence (CI) Team’s mission is to safeguard Anduril’s people, assets, operations, and supply chain through proactively understanding, identifying, analyzing and countering threats from insiders and external entities, specifically foreign intelligence services. The CI team helps ensure our security environment remains vigilant and resilient so that our strategic interests are preserved. We are committed to anticipating and mitigating risks and threats enabling Anduril to innovate and operate confidently in a dynamic global environment.

ABOUT THE POSITION

Anduril is seeking a professional to support the CI team who is interested in a unique opportunity to help strategize, socialize and implement a CI program which requires significant critical thinking, creativity, complex problem solving and interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to work across a rapidly growing, global, dynamic organization to identify and mitigate threats. The CI Investigations Manager is responsible for leading the CI team’s investigations capability focused on safeguarding our organization against hostile intelligence activities and insider threats. This position is responsible for overseeing investigations, developing strategic approaches, and coordinating with internal and external stakeholders to protect sensitive information and assets. The CI Investigations Manager will lead complex investigations into internal and external threats, ensuring close collaboration with internal and external stakeholders. The CI Investigations Manager must be a self-starter that can operate independently and be responsive to fast paced and dynamic operational and threat environments.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

  • Support the development and execution of a CI investigations capability tailored to the defense industry's unique threats and requirements.
  • Coordinate with internal stakeholders and Law Enforcement partners as appropriate.
  • Develop and implement investigative strategies and protocols as well internal standard operating procedures for CI investigations.
  • Direct complex investigations into internal and external threats, ensuring thorough data collection and evidence preservation.
  • Establish and leverage collaborative partnerships across internal stakeholders to identify data necessary to support thorough investigations of potential threats from nation state adversaries and insiders.
  • Establish and maintain relationships with industry counterparts to share investigative best practices.
  • Prepare detailed reports and presentations on investigative findings and recommendations for dispositioning.
  • Lead thorough investigations ensuring proper evidence collection and documentation in compliance with regulatory standards.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Security or Intelligence Studies, Criminal Justice or a related field.
  • 8 years of relevant work experience conducting or supporting CI or insider threat investigations.
  • Strong analytical abilities, with a detail-oriented and methodical approach to investigations.
  • Excellent critical thinking, communication and collaboration skills.
  • Experience leading complex investigations in a fast paced, rapidly evolving threat environment.
  • Demonstrated ability leveraging multiple data sets and tools to support complex investigations.
  • Demonstrated understanding of the intelligence threats facing the industry.
  • Familiarity with digital forensic tools and investigative technologies.
  • Proven ability to effectively analyze and communicate complex risks.
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain security clearance at an appropriate level (Top Secret/SCI may be required).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Familiarity with relevant laws, regulations, and standards governing defense industry security.
  • Experience conducting CI and Insider Threat investigations in both government and private industry.
  • Advanced training in interview techniques.
US Salary Range$114,000

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