Senior Cybersecurity Engineer

 About Epirus

Epirus is a high-growth technology company developing solid-state, software-defined directed energy systems that enable unprecedented counter-electronics effects and power management solutions to optimize power efficiency in defense and commercial applications. With a constant emphasis on innovation, we are redefining the future of power to bring tomorrow’s capabilities to life, today. And that’s just the beginning.

Job Summary: This is an exciting role in an innovative company. The ideal candidate for the position is someone with robust security engineering experience working inside fast-moving, forward thinking startups. In this role, you will be working on the Cybersecurity team, and closely with the IT and Networking teams.   

Responsibilities:   

• Plan, implement, and deploy cutting-edge cybersecurity infrastructure  
• Build and maintain pipelines for data ingested from endpoints, SaaS, and multitenancy cloud infrastructure 
• Focus on threat detection and detection engineering 
• Enhance Epirus’ vulnerability management program 
• Participate in on-call rotations for security incident triage and response 
• Mentor junior members of the team in security engineering best practices 
• Ensure adherence to industry-relevant compliance frameworks 

Basic Qualifications: 

• 5+ years of hands-on Security Engineering experience  
• Familiarity with at least one general purpose programming language (Python, Go, etc.)  
• Strong emphasis on security automation and using SOAR tools 
• Experience with management and data ingestion to a SIEM 
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure and cloud security paradigms 
• Experience participating as an incident responder 
• Experience working with Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) and proxy services such as Zscaler or Netskope 
• Experience managing EDR/XDR platforms, email security, and IDS/IPS tools 

Preferred Skills and Experience: 

• Experience working in a fast-paced, Agile-focused startup environment 
• Aerospace/defense and/or military cybersecurity experience 
• Experience utilizing cross platform, enterprise MDM tools 
• Familiarity working within IDPs such as Microsoft Entra and Okta 
• Strong understanding of attacker TTPs (tactics, techniques, and procedures) 
• Familiar with defense-specific compliance frameworks such as NIST SP 800-171, CIS Benchmarks, and ISO standards 
• Experience with NIST 800-53 and the RMF 
• Possess industry-relevant certifications such as Security+, AWS, or CISSP 
• Must be able to obtain a US Security Clearance 

ITAR REQUIREMENTS: 

• To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

People are the most important part of Epirus – and always come first. We don’t believe in the word impossible and are always asking “why not” as work to usher in a new paradigm of power efficiency. Our fast-growing team is agile, creative, and innovative. We support a culture of constant learning and sense of belonging among our team members and know that mentorship matters. We embrace diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace and beyond. To deliver on our mission, we are always looking for problem solvers, changemakers and innovators to join our fast-growing team.