Security Engineer — Software for Space Exploration

Spacex; Bastrop (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Paid parental leave

Vacation and holidays

Job summary

SpaceX in Bastrop, Texas, is seeking a Security Engineer (Software) to join the Information Security team and help protect the mission. This role writes and operates the software and infrastructure behind security standards for the enterprise.

The role requires designing protections for systems and networks, deploying identity services and MFA, and coordinating with IT, legal, HR, and software teams. Onsite work is required, with a strong emphasis on compliance and security hardening.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain technology that protects the company 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

Security software development

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or STEM

2+ years security software development experience

Tools

Linux

PKI

Code-signing

Job description

SpaceX in Bastrop, Texas, is seeking a Security Engineer (Software) to join the Information Security team and help protect the mission. This role writes and operates the software and infrastructure behind security standards for the enterprise.

The role requires designing protections for systems and networks, deploying identity services and MFA, and coordinating with IT, legal, HR, and software teams. Onsite work is required, with a strong emphasis on compliance and security hardening.