Senior Kubernetes Security Engineer

VulnU; Florida; On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Paid parental leave

15 days PTO

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Security Engineer to join Information Security at Cape Canaveral, FL. You will design and harden on-premises Kubernetes platforms, lead cluster lifecycle, and build automation to provision, configure, and operate secure infrastructure.

The role requires strong Linux, Python, and Go skills and the ability to respond to critical incidents. You will collaborate with IT, software, and security teams to reduce risk and ensure scalable, auditable deployments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or another STEM discipline; OR 2+ years of professional experience operating production infrastructure and high school diploma or equivalency certificate in lieu of a degree.
• 5+ years of experience operating on-premises Kubernetes in a production environment.
• 5+ years of experience with Linux system administration and with Python, Go, or another language used to automate infrastructure.
• Experience designing on-premises compute, storage, and network architectures for container platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design on-premises Kubernetes platforms that security services run on, and the compute, storage, and networking they depend on.
• Lead cluster lifecycle work, including upgrades, capacity, failure domains, and safe change.
• Build the automation other engineers use to provision, configure, and operate the platform.
• Set standards for how security services are deployed, hardened, and run on Kubernetes.
• Harden clusters and workloads, including RBAC, policy, secrets, and secure configuration.
• Respond to the hardest production incidents and drive them to a durable fix.
• Define the signals, alerts, and operational practices that keep the platform supportable.
• Document what you run, keep it working, and advise other teams on it.

Skills

Kubernetes

Linux

Python

Go

Security design

RBAC

Incident response

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or STEM

2+ years of relevant experience with HS diploma

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Security Engineer to join Information Security at Cape Canaveral, FL. You will design and harden on-premises Kubernetes platforms, lead cluster lifecycle, and build automation to provision, configure, and operate secure infrastructure.

The role requires strong Linux, Python, and Go skills and the ability to respond to critical incidents. You will collaborate with IT, software, and security teams to reduce risk and ensure scalable, auditable deployments.