Senior Cyber Assurance Analyst – Launch Program

InvestedintheMission; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Vision coverage

Dental coverage

401(k)

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Paid parental leave

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Sick leave

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Cyber Assurance Analyst to lead security audits, analyze configurations, and drive remediation across enterprise and launch systems. You will collaborate with engineers to validate evidence, assess risks, and ensure regulatory alignment.

Qualifications include 5+ years in cybersecurity compliance, audit, or technical security with knowledge of NIST, ISO 27001, and related standards. This onsite role requires <25% travel and strong cross-functional communication.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalency certificate.
• 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity compliance, audit or technical security roles with strong knowledge in security compliance frameworks.
• 5+ years of experience with control testing, security standards/policy development, security audits, or security risk management.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support security audits and certification (NIST 800-171, NIST 800-53, ISO 27001, etc.) efforts.
• Partner with engineers to gather and validate technical evidence (configs, code snippets, logs, system designs, etc).
• Perform technical security and risk assessments of systems and networks within our environment and identify where they deviate from security policy, standards or regulations.
• Identify security control and compliance gaps, advise on remediation, and drive timely resolution with engineers.
• Maintain necessary documentation of controls, processes and audits.
• Identify and drive assessments and audit efficiency through system integration, data utilization, and process improvement.
• Support third-party risk management efforts including supplier onboarding and periodic cyber assessments.
• Identify and propose business enabling actions by maintaining an up-to-date understanding of emerging trends in information security risks, changes in standards, and new compliance/assurance techniques and trends.
• Mentor fellow teammates and take an active role in their development.

Skills

Security audits

Interpreting code/configurations

Security tooling experience

Strong communication skills

Program management

External audits coordination

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Vulnerability scanners

SIEMs

Container security

CIS Benchmarks

STIGs

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Cyber Assurance Analyst to lead security audits, analyze configurations, and drive remediation across enterprise and launch systems. You will collaborate with engineers to validate evidence, assess risks, and ensure regulatory alignment.

Qualifications include 5+ years in cybersecurity compliance, audit, or technical security with knowledge of NIST, ISO 27001, and related standards. This onsite role requires <25% travel and strong cross-functional communication.