Onsite Software Security Engineer

SpaceX; Texas; On-site; USD 130,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Security Engineer (Software) to join Information Security to help protect and drive the SpaceX mission. This role writes and operates the software and infrastructure behind SpaceX security standards.

Please note the role is onsite, with responsibilities spanning design, implementation, and ongoing hardening of security across systems, networks, and data. You will collaborate with multiple teams to ship secure, scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or STEM; OR 2+ years of security software development experience in lieu of a degree.
• 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 identity.
• 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

Security software development

Python

Go

C/C++

C#

Rust

OS security

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or STEM

2+ years security software development experience in lieu of a degree

Tools

PKI

SAML

OIDC

OAuth

TPMs/HSMs

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Security Engineer (Software) to join Information Security to help protect and drive the SpaceX mission. This role writes and operates the software and infrastructure behind SpaceX security standards.

Please note the role is onsite, with responsibilities spanning design, implementation, and ongoing hardening of security across systems, networks, and data. You will collaborate with multiple teams to ship secure, scalable solutions.