Security Engineer — Enterprise Infra & Identity

SpaceX; Bastrop (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Security Engineer to join Information Security and help protect the SpaceX mission. This role writes and operates the software and infrastructure behind SpaceX security standards, protecting systems, networks, and data.

Responsibilities include designing and maintaining security controls, standing up authentication, running backend infrastructure, deploying WAFs, enforcing cloud policy, and coordinating with IT, HR, and software teams to reduce risk.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or STEM, or 2+ years of security software development experience.
• Proficiency in Python, Go, C#, C/C++, or Rust.
• Experience designing security solutions for OS, distributed systems, or large-scale infra.

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

Python

Go

C#

C/C++

Rust

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or STEM

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

Tools

PKI

SAML

OIDC

OAuth

TCP/IP

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Security Engineer to join Information Security and help protect the SpaceX mission. This role writes and operates the software and infrastructure behind SpaceX security standards, protecting systems, networks, and data.

Responsibilities include designing and maintaining security controls, standing up authentication, running backend infrastructure, deploying WAFs, enforcing cloud policy, and coordinating with IT, HR, and software teams to reduce risk.