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Wraithwatch

AI-driven security platform with adaptive defenses

Security Engineer

Full-Time
No salary listed
Mid, Senior
Remote in USA
Remote
CybersecuritySecurity Engineering & Architecture
No H1B Sponsorship
US Top Secret Clearance Required

About the job

Requirements
  • Deep, hands-on understanding of the current landscape of cybersecurity tools, including endpoint detection and response, device management, identity, security information and event management, security orchestration, automation and response, and extended detection and response systems, along with experience configuring, tuning, or automating these systems through application programming interfaces.
  • Experience implementing or assisting with enterprise or corporate security controls such as anti-malware policies, identity and access controls, detection engineering, and device management.
  • At least 4 years of professional experience in software engineering and at least 2 years of experience in security engineering in a corporate or enterprise security environment; overlapping experience is acceptable.
  • Development experience in a modern programming language, including Python, Rust, or Go.
  • Willingness to work extended hours and weekends as needed.
Responsibilities
  • Plan and engineer the integration of a wide variety of cybersecurity and information technology tools into Wraithwatch’s core artificial intelligence engine.
  • Ensure the artificial intelligence engine has access to common data models and function execution models across disparate sets of information technology and security tools.
  • Provide cybersecurity subject matter expertise, oversight, and optimization for autonomous reasoning and analysis performed by the Wraithwatch system.
  • Own Wraithwatch’s internal corporate cybersecurity posture across company endpoints, cloud systems, build pipelines, and artificial intelligence subsystems.
Desired Qualifications
  • Demonstrated interest in modern machine learning or artificial intelligence capabilities, especially generative artificial intelligence such as agentic behavior, tool calling, knowledge graph integration, and retrieval-augmented generation.
  • Experience contributing security improvements to complex systems or environments.
  • Demonstrated ability to deal with ambiguity and learn new technologies quickly.
  • Eligibility and willingness to obtain a United States Top Secret security clearance.

About the company

Wraithwatch builds a B2B cybersecurity platform that uses artificial intelligence to predict, detect, and counter threats, especially those from generative AI, by integrating with a client’s existing security tools. Its self-evolving, agentic AIs sit on top of the client’s defenses and run simulated cyberattacks to uncover vulnerabilities, aiming to cut incident response time from weeks to minutes. Unlike traditional security software, it emphasizes autonomous AI that continuously adapts and augments security stacks and focuses on AI-driven threats, including offerings for government and allied entities. Its goal is to provide an adaptive, AI-powered defense that rapidly detects, neutralizes, and responds to cyber threats, strengthening protection against sophisticated attackers.

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$8M

Headquarters

Austin, Texas

Founded

2023

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What believers are saying

  • February 20, 2026 federal contract validated autonomous defense demand across multiple U.S. agencies.
  • Wraithwatch says it serves federal government, aerospace, defense, manufacturing, and Fortune 500 customers.
  • Current hiring targets nuclear, aerospace, and government buyers, signaling expanding commercial and public demand.

What critics are saying

  • A single $30.5 million DHS order creates heavy federal concentration and procurement dependence.
  • 1/21/2026 contract award through Nextech Solutions adds reseller opacity and margin pressure.
  • Crowded AI-security competition from Palo Alto Networks and CrowdStrike threatens budget capture by 2027.

What makes Wraithwatch unique

  • Founded by SpaceX, Palantir, Anduril, and JSOC alumni, giving elite operator credibility.
  • Wraithwatch offers a unified data fabric and control plane with open, interoperable agent support.
  • Its platform builds digital twins and computes attack paths in real time for defense.

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Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

14%

1 year growth

-5%

2 year growth

6%
PR Newswire
Feb 20th, 2026
Wraithwatch wins $30M US federal contract for AI-powered cyber defence platform

Wraithwatch, an AI cyber defence company founded by veterans of JSOC, Palantir, SpaceX and Anduril, has secured a $30 million federal contract to deploy its autonomous cyber defence platform across multiple US government agencies. The Austin-based startup's system continuously models networks, computes attack paths in real time and deploys defensive mitigations at machine speed using AI agents that identify and neutralise cyber threats. The platform creates a digital twin of an organisation's environment to help security teams understand imminent network threats. Founded in 2023, Wraithwatch serves federal government and Fortune 500 customers. CEO Nik Seetharaman said the company provides defensive counterpressure against the growing threat of AI-powered offensive attacks, as frontier AI capabilities enable recursive self-improvement and exploit discovery.

FinSMEs
Nov 2nd, 2023
Wraithwatch Raises $8M in Seed Funding

Wraithwatch, a Bozeman, MT-based cyber defense company, raised $8M in Seed funding