Vannevar is a defense technology company building AI to deter our adversaries. In the 21st century, conflict moves at algorithmic speed and foresight equals firepower. Our agentic AI is purpose-built to compete with China—from cross-Strait conflict to gray zone coercion. Trained on the most mission-relevant datasets in defense, our technology models adversary behavior, simulates campaigns, and recommends the best course of action to decision makers. Our AI systems are some of the most trusted in the industry and actively used on the front lines of the Indo-Pacific to keep the peace and save lives.
Exceptional technology starts with exceptional people. Vannevar is a small agile team combining world-class engineers with veteran strategists who bring deep expertise in defense and tradecraft. We’re building a company defined by mission impact, user empathy, and disciplined growth. In just three years, we grew from $3M to $80M in ARR, achieved early profitability, and reached unicorn status—proving that disruption doesn’t require an ego, and staying power doesn’t mean standing still.
As a Security Engineer, Detection & Response, you will run security operations for Vannevar Labs. This includes engineering detections, investigating and responding to threats, and ensuring we can operate securely for our customers. You will work closely with our IT, security, and DevOps teams as well as collaborate with our security vendors to implement robust security monitoring, alerting, incident response, disaster recovery, and threat hunting processes. Your expertise will be crucial in defending against security threats and ensuring our systems and data remain secure.
What you’ll do- Build and run security monitoring, incident response, and vulnerability management for corporate IT assets
- Create and tune detections in our SIEM and EDR based on threat intelligence
- Lead incident response efforts, including investigation, containment, eradication, and recovery
- Help design and implement security controls to support certification efforts
- Build, document, and execute continuous monitoring processes
- Coordinate with internal stakeholders and external security services
- Identify risks to corporate assets and implement remediations
- Stay up to date with emerging technologies, trends, and best practices
- Ability to design and run lightweight, metrics-driven security operations in a small team/startup environment
- Practical knowledge of Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR)
- Familiarity with CrowdStrike Falcon EDR and NextGen SIEM, Microsoft 365, and AWS
- Experience mapping, testing, and improving detections using frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK
- Proficiency with Python and CrowdStrike Query Language
- Strong problem-solving, teamwork, and communication skills
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Remote friendly with WeWork access
- Unlimited PTO, shared downtime during the federal holiday calendar, and company-wide off time at the end of each year
- 401(k) match
- Lifestyle & wellbeing stipends
- Salary top-up during military reserve duty
- Fully paid parental leave
- Child and pet care reimbursement during travel
We are committed to protecting the privacy of all applicants. Official emails from the company will come from an @vannevarlabs.com domain. Under no circumstances will a legitimate representative from our company contact you to request passwords, financial information, or other sensitive personal data. Please be vigilant of potential scams.
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