Security Engineer

SpaceX; Union Hill-Novelty Hill (WA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company stock and long-term incentives

Bonuses and stock purchase plan

401(k) retirement plan

Medical, vision, dental coverage

Paid parental leave

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Security Engineer to join Information Security to help protect and drive the SpaceX mission. The role focuses on designing, building, and maintaining security for SpaceX systems and infrastructure, including authentication services, cloud security, and incident prevention.

As part of the Information Security team, you will work with IT, legal, HR, and software teams to deliver scalable, secure solutions and to document and ship changes that reduce risk.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS or STEM or 2+ years security software development experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain technology that protects SpaceX systems, networks, and data.
• Stand up authentication and identity services and MFA.
• Automate identity lifecycle for Information Security and partner organizations.
• Run backend infrastructure that network security services depend on.
• Operate web application firewalls and other security controls.
• Enforce cloud security policy and centralized configuration.
• Document what you run and advise other teams.
• Find threats and gaps and ship changes to reduce risk.
• Deliver scalable, repeatable, maintainable security solutions.
• Coordinate with security, IT, HR, legal, software, and other partners.

Skills

Python

Go

C#

C/C++

Rust

Security software development

Authentication services

Cloud security

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or STEM

2+ years security software development experience in lieu of degree

Tools

Linux

Windows

macOS

Job description

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal ofenabling human life on Mars.

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.

SECURITY ENGINEER

SpaceX is looking for a Security Engineer to join Information Security to help protect and drive the SpaceX mission.

Information drives our business. We must protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of systems and processes across the enterprise, and defend against loss of control or confidence in our systems.This role writes and operates the software and infrastructure behind SpaceX security standards.

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.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or another STEM discipline; OR 2+ years of professional experience in security software development 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.

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Writing, shipping, and operating secure software.
• Linux, Windows, and macOS system internals.
• Public key infrastructure (PKI) and related technologies.
• SAML, OIDC, and OAuth.
• TPMs and HSMs.
• TCP/IP and UDP at the level needed to build and debug services.
• Navigating large, interactive systems.
• Web APIs, HTTP-RPC, and REST.
• Hardening Windows, Linux, and macOS to enterprise security controls.
• macOS and Windows code-signing and enterprise application deployment.
• Root-cause debugging under time pressure.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be willing to work extended hours and/or weekends as needed.
• This role requires you to be onsite. Hybrid or remote work will not be considered.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS: Pay Range: Level 1: $130,000 - $165,000 Level 2: $150,000 - $200,000

Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.

Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at SpaceX. You may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock or long-term cash awards, as well as potential discretionary bonuses and the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You will also receive access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, and various other discounts and perks. You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year. Employees in Washington State accrue paid sick time in compliance with state and federal law. Company shuttles are offered to employees for roundtrip travel from select Seattle locations to the SpaceX Redmond office Monday to Friday.

ITAR REQUIREMENTS:

• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. * 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. * 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

Applicants wishing to view a copy of SpaceX's affirmative action plan for veterans and individuals with disabilities, or applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application/interview process should reach out to [e-mail].