Security Engineer

SpaceX

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On-site
Location
Starbase, TXCape Canaveral, FLHawthorne, CA
Posted
12 days ago
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About SpaceX

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

The Security Engineer joins the Information Security team to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of enterprise systems and processes. This role involves designing, building, and maintaining technology to secure networks and data, including standing up authentication services, multi-factor authentication, and network access control identity. The engineer will automate identity lifecycles, operate backend infrastructure for network security services, and manage web application firewalls. Key responsibilities include enforcing cloud security policies, monitoring configurations, and shipping software to reduce risk. Required technical skills include experience with Python, Go, C#, C/C++, or Rust, along with designing security solutions for distributed systems. Preferred competencies include Linux, Windows, and macOS internals, PKI, SAML, OIDC, OAuth, TPMs, HSMs, TCP/IP, UDP, Web APIs, and REST.

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What you'll do

  • Design, build, and maintain technology to protect SpaceX systems, networks, and data.
  • Stand up authentication services, multi-factor authentication, and network access control identity.
  • Automate the identity lifecycle for Information Security and partner organizations.
  • Run backend infrastructure and operate web application firewalls and other security controls.
  • Enforce cloud security policy, centralized configuration, and monitoring.
  • Identify threats and gaps to ship software and deployment changes that reduce risk.
  • Deliver scalable, repeatable, and maintainable security solutions.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or another STEM discipline; OR 2+ years of professional experience in security software development in lieu of a degree.
  • Experience with Python, Go, C#, C/C++, or Rust.
  • Experience designing and implementing security solutions for operating systems, distributed systems, or other enterprise / large-scale infrastructure.
  • Ability to pass Air Force background check for Cape Canaveral.
  • Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
  • Writing, shipping, and operating secure software (preferred).
  • Knowledge of Linux, Windows, and macOS system internals (preferred).
  • Knowledge of PKI, SAML, OIDC, OAuth, TPMs, HSMs, and TCP/IP/UDP (preferred).

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