Onsite Security Engineer: Protect Launch Systems

SpaceX; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Security Engineer to join Information Security to help protect and drive the SpaceX mission. You will design, build, and operate the software and infrastructure behind SpaceX security standards across the enterprise, protecting systems, networks, and data.

You will implement authentication services, manage cloud security, and run backend infrastructure for security services, collaborating with IT, security, legal, and engineering teams to reduce risk and deliver scalable,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or STEM field, OR 2+ years of security software development experience.
• Experience with Python, Go, C#, C/C++, or Rust.
• Experience designing and implementing security solutions for operating systems, distributed systems, or other enterprise/large-scale infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain technology that protects SpaceX systems, networks, and data.
• Stand up authentication and identity services, multi-factor authentication, and network access control.
• Automate identity lifecycle for Information Security and partner organizations.
• Run backend infrastructure that network security services depend on.
• Operate web application firewalls and other application-level security controls.
• Enforce cloud security policy, centralized configuration, and monitoring.
• Document what you run, keep it working, and advise other teams on it.
• Find threats and gaps with security and IT, then ship software and deployment changes that reduce risk.
• Deliver solutions that are scalable, repeatable, maintainable, and secure.
• Coordinate with information security, physical security, IT, HR, legal, software, and other partners.

Skills

Python

Go

C/C++

Rust

Security engineering

PKI

SAML/OIDC/OAuth

TCP/IP

Unix/Linux/macOS

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or STEM

2+ years security development experience (in lieu of degree)

Tools

PKI tooling

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Security Engineer to join Information Security to help protect and drive the SpaceX mission. You will design, build, and operate the software and infrastructure behind SpaceX security standards across the enterprise, protecting systems, networks, and data.

You will implement authentication services, manage cloud security, and run backend infrastructure for security services, collaborating with IT, security, legal, and engineering teams to reduce risk and deliver scalable,