Detection Engineer — Security Ops (Onsite, Redmond)

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock or equity

Medical, vision, and dental

401(k)

Paid time off

Company shuttle (Seattle area)

Job summary

SpaceX in Redmond, WA is seeking a Security Engineer (Detection Engineering) to join the Security Operations Center. You will build and improve detection mechanisms, engage owners of high‑risk systems, and investigate anomalous activity to close visibility gaps.

The role emphasizes automation, data enrichment, and scalable tooling in a Kubernetes environment, with opportunities to influence proactive defense and threat detection across SpaceX's mission critical systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience with STEM field.
• Experience with Python, Go, C++, or Rust and security operations.

Responsibilities

• Build and improve security detection mechanisms and automation frameworks for SOC.
• Identify and prioritize detection gaps with owners of high‑risk systems.
• Investigate anomalous or suspicious behavior to close visibility gaps.
• Participate in adversary emulation to reveal detection gaps.

Skills

Python

Go

C++

Rust

Incident Response

CSIRT experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in security engineering, computer science, cyber security, engineering, math, or other STEM

2+ years of relevant work experience in lieu of a degree

Tools

Kubernetes

SIEM

ETL pipelines

Windows/Linux/macOS familiarity

Job description

SpaceX in Redmond, WA is seeking a Security Engineer (Detection Engineering) to join the Security Operations Center. You will build and improve detection mechanisms, engage owners of high‑risk systems, and investigate anomalous activity to close visibility gaps.

The role emphasizes automation, data enrichment, and scalable tooling in a Kubernetes environment, with opportunities to influence proactive defense and threat detection across SpaceX's mission critical systems.