Applied Intuition

Applied Intuition

Director of Defense Security

Washington, District of Columbia, United States · Director · Contract

No sponsorship$171k-$800kDetected 97 days ago
CybersecuritySOC OperationsZero TrustLeadershipCommunication

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Sponsors this role100
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level IV)94
Fits your clock70

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Applied Intuition, Inc. obtained a prevailing wage determination for Industrial Engineers in Sunnyvale, CALIFORNIA on 2026-06-24. No matching green-card filing appears in our data yet. The determination expires in 16 days (2026-09-21), and a green-card filing must follow before then or the employer starts over.

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About the role

  • We are looking for a highly technical and operationally strong Director (target) / Sr.
  • This is not a "check-the-box" compliance leadership role.
  • Architect and operate secure enterprise and engineering environments supporting CUI and classified data handling.

Responsibilities

  • Build and scale secure networks, enclave architectures, endpoint security, identity systems, monitoring capabilities, and operational controls for defense programs.
  • Partner with engineering and product organizations to enable secure development and deployment pipelines for regulated environments.
  • Drive implementation and operational maturity for:
  • Collaborate closely with the Enterprise Security and IT org to align long-term security, infrastructure, and operational strategy across the company.

Requirements

  • U.S. Citizenship required.
  • Familiarity with integrating acquired teams, facilities, or security programs into a parent organization's security posture
  • Experience operating in high-growth, fast-paced environments where security programs must scale alongside rapid business expansion
  • Comfort navigating the tension between engineering velocity and security/compliance requirements in software-driven organizations
  • Experience with international defense security frameworks or foreign military sales (FMS) compliance beyond U.S. domestic requirements

Nice to have

  • UK Cyber Essentials Plus
  • Nice to have experience

Skills

  • About Applied Intuition
  • Applied Intuition, Inc. is powering the future of physical AI.
  • Applied Intuition is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with offices in Washington, D.C.; San Diego; Ft.
  • Walton Beach, Florida; Ann Arbor, Michigan; London; Stuttgart; Munich; Stockholm; Bangalore; Seoul; and Tokyo.
  • Learn more at applied.co.

Compensation

  • at Applied Intuition for eligible roles includes base salary, equity, and benefits.
  • Applied Intuition pay ranges reflect the minimum and maximum intended target base salary for new hire salaries for the position.
  • For pay transparency purposes, the base salary range for this full-time position in the location listed is: $200,000 - $260,000 USD annually.

Benefits

  • Note that benefits are subject to change and may vary based on jurisdiction of employment.

Company info

  • Founded in 2017 and now valued at $15 billion, the Silicon Valley company is creating the digital infrastructure needed to bring intelligence to every moving machine on the planet.
  • We are an in-office company, and our expectation is that employees primarily work from their Applied Intuition office 5 days a week.
  • About the role We are looking for a highly technical and operationally strong Director (target) / Sr.

Equal opportunity

  • Applied Intuition is an equal opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Citizenship required
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