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Istari Digital
About Istari Digital
Istari Digital makes a digital engineering platform that links the models, simulations and data of complex systems so defense and industrial programs can design, test and certify them digitally. Seven jobs are posted; one, Sr. Security Engineer in the Cyber department, owns the tooling that tests the company's software against compliance and Risk Management Framework requirements and helps build its application security and security operations functions. It is remote across the US.
From its own postings
, CyberJobs.cc shows 1 security opening at Istari Digital.
Istari Digital security openings
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Working at Istari Digital
Will Roper, formerly the US Air Force's top acquisition official, founded Istari in 2022 with Chris Benson. The company is privately held and venture-funded, with a seed round led by Schmidt Futures. Its security postings state Stated per posting (from its own postings).
1 security role open at the last read1 open role at Istari Digital, confirmed on its careers system 12 Nov 2026.
Salaried senior engineering role, remote within the US, securing software built for defense customers.
Location is given as anywhere in the US, and the role is remote.
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Salaries at Istari Digital
From its own postings · as of 2026-11-11Recorded salary note, from its own postings, dated 2026-11-11
Istari lists $135000-220000 per year for the Sr. Security Engineer (12 Nov 2026).
1 of its 1 open roles give a salary, not enough to call any figure typical of Istari Digital, so the note above stands. By specialty:
| Kind of work | Open roles | Rates stated | Highest rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Security Engineering | 1 | $135k–$220k/yr1 rate | $220k/yr |
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Istari Digital: common questions
What salary does Istari Digital offer security staff?
Stated per posting. Istari lists $135000-220000 per year for the Sr. Security Engineer (12 Nov 2026).
What sort of company is Istari Digital?
Will Roper, formerly the US Air Force's top acquisition official, founded Istari in 2022 with Chris Benson. The company is privately held and venture-funded, with a seed round led by Schmidt Futures.
What is it like to work in security at Istari Digital?
Its security postings state Stated per posting (from its own postings). As a defense or aerospace employer, many of its roles require a US clearance and on-site work.
What kind of employment are Istari Digital's security roles?
Salaried senior engineering role, remote within the US, securing software built for defense customers.
Where are Istari Digital's security jobs based?
Location is given as anywhere in the US, and the role is remote.
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