Security Engineer

SpaceX

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Work type: On-site
Location: Bastrop, TXCape Canaveral, FLHawthorne, CA
Posted: 12 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 70 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

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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, specifically focusing on standing up authentication and identity services, multi-factor authentication, and network access control. The engineer will automate identity lifecycles, operate backend infrastructure for network security services, and manage web application firewalls and cloud security policies. Key technical requirements include proficiency in Python, Go, C#, C/C++, or Rust, along with experience in distributed systems. Candidates should possess skills in Linux, Windows, and macOS internals, PKI, SAML, OIDC, OAuth, and TPMs. The role addresses the technical problem of defending against loss of control or confidence in large-scale infrastructure.

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Skills

Python Go C# C/C++ Rust Linux Windows macOS SAML OIDC OAuth PKI TCP/IP UDP REST Web APIs HTTP-RPC Cloud Security Web Application Firewall Multi-factor Authentication Network Access Control

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 that supports network security services.
Operate web application firewalls and other application-level 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, maintainable, and secure 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.
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 Linux, Windows, and macOS system internals (preferred).
Experience with PKI, SAML, OIDC, OAuth, TPMs, and HSMs (preferred).
Experience with TCP/IP, UDP, Web APIs, HTTP-RPC, and REST (preferred).
Ability to pass an Air Force background check for Cape Canaveral.
Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or eligible for Department of State authorization.

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