Tech Lead, Detection & Response

Hadrian - Manufacturing the FutureHadrian is building autonomous factories to reindustrialize America. By combining AI, advanced software, robotics, and full-stack manufacturing, we help aerospace and defense companies build rockets, satellites, aircraft, ships, and other mission-critical systems up to 10x faster and at significantly lower cost.Following our $1.37B Series D at a $7.87B valuation, Hadrian is rapidly expanding our manufacturing footprint, launching new capabilities across welding, casting, forging, electronics, additive manufacturing, and more, while scaling our Factory-as-a-Service platform to transform how critical products are built.Backed by leading investors including JPMorgan Chase, Valor Equity Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Founders Fund, 137 Ventures, Lux Capital, T. Rowe Price, and Morgan Stanley, we’re building the future of American manufacturing—and looking for exceptional people to help make it happen.If you’re ready to take on the most challenging and rewarding work of your career while helping create American manufacturing jobs for generations to come, you’re exactly who we’re looking for.The RoleAs Tech Lead for Detection & Response, you will be the senior technical owner of how Hadrian detects, investigates, and responds to threats across our corporate, cloud, and factory environments. This is a hands-on senior IC role leading a small team: you will set the technical direction, build the next-generation AI-native detection stack, and lead from the keyboard.What You’ll DoOwn detection & response end to end — strategy, architecture, and hands-on engineering — across corporate, cloud, and factory environmentsDesign and build an AI-native D&R stack: detection-as-code, LLM-assisted triage and enrichment, and agentic response automationLead incident response from triage through containment, remediation, and postmortem, including high-severity scenariosSet technical direction for a small detection & response team; mentor engineers and raise the bar on detections, playbooks, and toolingPartner with IT, infrastructure, and compliance teams to meet ITAR and CMMC detection, monitoring, and response requirementsWhat We’re Looking For8+ years of security engineering experience with deep, hands-on detection & response expertise (SIEM, EDR, cloud and identity telemetry, SOAR)Strong software engineering skills with detection-as-code and infrastructure-as-code fluencyA track record of setting technical direction as a tech lead, team lead, or anchor senior ICDemonstrated application of AI/LLM tooling to security workflows — and sound judgment about its limitsExperience leading incident response end to end in production environmentsWhat Will Set You ApartRed team, penetration testing, or adversary emulation experience at any point in your careerExperience in ITAR, CMMC, or other regulated defense or government environmentsExposure to OT/ICS or manufacturing environment securityProduction experience building agentic or LLM-based security automation01 experience building a security capability at a fast-scaling startupBenefits for Full-time EmployeesMedical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans for employees401kRelocation support may be provided for certain situations, based on business need.Flexible vacation policyEquityITAR RequirementsTo 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.Use of AI in hiringHadrian uses AI-assisted tools in our recruiting and hiring processes to help our team work more efficiently. This may include tools that help organize and analyze recruiting data, as well as an AI-powered notetaker that can record and transcribe interviews and help coordinate feedback. These tools support our team and are not used to make hiring decisions. All candidate evaluations and hiring decisions are performed by humans. If an interview will be recorded, you will be notified in advance and may opt out at any time with no impact on your candidacy. Candidate data processed through these tools is subject to the same protections described in our Privacy Policy.Consideration of Criminal HistoryHadrian will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of all applicable laws. We do not ask about criminal history on our application, and we do not consider criminal history before making a conditional offer of employment.Hadrian Is An Equal Opportunity EmployerIt is the Company’s policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. The Company does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race inclusive of traits historically associated with race (including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles, such as braids, locks and twists), color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, national origin (including, in California, possession of a drivers license), ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, height or weight, medical condition, family care status, military or veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, exercise of reproductive rights, any other basis protected by local, state, or federal laws, or any combination of the above characteristics. When necessary, the Company also makes reasonable accommodations for disabled candidates and employees, including for candidates or employees who are disabled by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.LocationLos Angeles, CA; San Francisco Bay Area, CAEmployment TypeFull timeLocation TypeOn-siteDepartmentBusiness