Security Controller – Netherlands

Anduril Industries is seeking a seasoned Senior Security Manager – Netherlands to serve as the primary security authority and designated Corporate Security Officer (Beveiligingsambtenaar - BVA).

The Global Security & Governance team protects Anduril's people, operations, capabilities, and classified technology across international jurisdictions.

Responsibilities:

• Facility Accreditation & Commissioning: Lead and execute the end-to-end process to obtain and maintain formal Dutch Ministry of Defence (MOD) Facility Security Clearance (FSC) / ABDO accreditation for Anduril’s new Netherlands site.
• Designated Security Officer (BVA): Act as the formal, dedicated Security Officer (Beveiligingsambtenaar) for Anduril NL, holding statutory accountability for the entity’s defense security operations.
• Board Governance & Executive Reporting: Maintain a direct reporting line to the Netherlands Board of Directors; provide regular executive briefings on threat vectors, regulatory compliance, risk postures, and facility readiness.
• Personnel Security (PERSEC) Lifecycle: Design, implement, and run the personnel security apparatus.
• Governance & Investigations: Conduct NL-specific security investigations, manage incident response, assess insider threat vectors, and execute required regulatory reporting under Dutch MOD rules and internal corporate standards.
• Regulatory SME: Serve as the internal Subject Matter Expert (SME) on Dutch defense regulations (ABDO), state-secret protection frameworks, and applicable European Union security directives.
• Pragmatic Security Culture: Establish a pragmatic, modern security culture across Anduril NL.
• Multinational Alignment: Partner closely with regional, international, and US/UK security leadership to harmonize global security policies.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Security Management, Law, International Relations, Criminology, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• 8+ years of progressive security leadership experience within the Dutch defense sector, intelligence community, military, or a cleared defense prime operating in the Netherlands.
• Demonstrated experience preparing, certifying, and maintaining physical sites to obtain Dutch Ministry of Defence (MOD) Facility Security Clearances (FSC) under ABDO (Algemene Beveiligingseisen voor Defensieopdrachten) regulations.
• Direct experience performing the duties of, or working alongside, a designated Beveiligingsambtenaar (BVA) interfacing directly with the MIVD.
• Proven expertise in leading complex personnel security vetting (VGB), corporate security investigations, and insider threat programs.
• Demonstrated executive presence with experience briefing and advising corporate Boards of Directors, legal counsel, and military officials.
• High-agency, pragmatic operator who can build security infrastructure from scratch without relying on bureaucratic templates.
• Full professional working proficiency / fluency in both Dutch and English (written and verbal) is required.
• Must currently hold, or be immediately obtain and maintain, the highest level of Dutch national security clearance (Verklaring van Geen Bezwaar - VGB).

Benefits:

Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including comprehensive, competitive benefits packages available at little to no cost to employees.