Senior Security Engineer (SWOOP)

Iridium Satellite, LLC•Tempe, AZ

18h•Hybrid

About The Position

Iridium is an award-winning and innovative satellite communications company with bragging rights to the only network that offers voice and data connectivity anywhere in the world. For over 20 years, Iridium’s unique network and services have supported critical communications needs for individuals, businesses, and the evolving Internet of Things. At Iridium, we understand the importance of staying connected and the limitations of traditional communications networks. People across the globe, including first responders, humanitarians, global militaries, scientific researchers, and lone workers, as well as ships, aircraft and remote operations all rely on Iridium to stay connected. We take our responsibility for providing these essential communications very seriously and pride ourselves on offering a reliable lifeline when needed. Likewise, Iridium is committed to providing an exciting and innovative workplace, where employees are challenged to think outside the box and collaborate on new, bold ideas and solutions. Our talented teams are passionate about their work and the impact our company makes around the world. Iridium fosters an empowering and inclusive culture that allows employees to genuinely be their best selves. We are looking for others who want to join this truly unique company that celebrates our employees and provides the opportunity to truly make a difference in the world. Are you an experienced Security Engineer who thrives at the intersection of cybersecurity and AI? If so, we have an amazing opportunity for you! 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. In this role, you’ll design and implement AI-augmented security workflows, develop detection-as-code pipelines, build playbooks and automated response procedures, and integrate large language models (LLMs) and AI agents into our security operations. You’ll also be responsible for implementing new security technologies, upgrading and enhancing existing platforms, and helping the team adopt AI-driven approaches to threat detection, investigation, and incident response. This role will operate with a high degree of independence, critical thinking, and a builder’s mindset.

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
Must be able to prioritize key tasks and have a strong sense of ownership over your work
Be active in seeking out ways to continuously improve yourself and gain new knowledge
Be on call (approximately 10% for things such as breaches or need for escalated support)
Work a hybrid schedule that includes at least 3 days in office and 2 days from home
Be able to travel up to 5%
Be able to lift up to 50 pounds
US Citizenship required

Nice To Haves

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
Experience in CTF competitions

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
Other duties as assigned