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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, 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 expertise includes Linux, Windows, and macOS internals, PKI, SAML, OIDC, OAuth, TPMs, HSMs, TCP/IP, UDP, Web APIs, and REST.
What does a Security Engineer earn in California?
Median $200125 from 42 postings across 15 companies.
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, 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 other enterprise/large-scale infrastructure.
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 to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
Must be willing to work extended hours and/or weekends as needed.
Writing, shipping, and operating secure software (preferred).
Experience with Linux, Windows, and macOS system internals, PKI, SAML, OIDC, OAuth, TPMs, HSMs, and TCP/IP (preferred).
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
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
Root-cause Debugging