Security Engineer (OT)

SpaceX

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Work type: On-site
Location: Starbase, TXCape Canaveral, FL
Posted: 12 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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SpaceX designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft with the mission of enabling humans to become a multi-planetary species. It operates the Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, and Starship launch vehicles, as well as the Starlink satellite internet constellation.

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TL;DR · Security Engineer (OT)

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The Security Engineer (OT) joins the Information Security team to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of systems across the enterprise. This role focuses on securing Operational Technology networks that support launch, vehicle, test, and production environments, including rockets. The engineer will design network and security architectures, produce design documentation, and write software for OT and on-prem network environments. Key responsibilities include automating data center networking, implementing network segmentation, and monitoring for security issues. Candidates must possess skills in Python, Go, C#, C/C++, or Rust, along with experience in distributed systems or large-scale infrastructure. Preferred expertise includes BGP, Terraform, Ansible, and industrial control environments such as ICS, SCADA, or DCS to solve critical security problems within production OT networks.

What does a Security Engineer earn?

Median $193000 from 107 postings across 42 companies.

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Skills

OT Python Go C++ Rust C# Terraform Ansible BGP ICS SCADA DCS Network Automation Network Segmentation Distributed Systems Security Architecture

What you'll do

Design, implement, and operate security for OT networks supporting launch, vehicle, test, and production.
Design network and security architectures and produce corresponding diagrams and design documentation.
Write and deploy software for OT and on-prem network environments.
Automate on-prem and data center networking.
Implement network segmentation and access control in OT environments.
Monitor, detect, and respond to security issues on OT networks.
Document architectures, standards, and operating procedures.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline or 2+ years of professional experience in security software development.
Experience with Python, Go, C#, C/C++, or Rust.
Experience designing and implementing security solutions for operating systems, distributed systems, or large-scale infrastructure.
Experience with on-prem and data center networking (preferred).
Experience with BGP and network automation (preferred).
Experience with Terraform and Ansible (preferred).
Experience with ICS, SCADA, DCS, or other industrial control and OT environments (preferred).
Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or eligible for Department of State authorization.

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