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The Product Security Engineer (Starshield) joins the Starshield team to influence software security across various product lines. This role involves designing and building security infrastructure, including cryptographic services, and developing security features for routers, dishes, gateways, and satellites. The engineer will maintain production systems, build prototypes, and design security into factory processes. Key responsibilities require a broad understanding of internet security, cryptographic primitives, and network security. Candidates should possess skills in software engineering, applied cryptography, operating system security, secure boot, incident response, and vulnerability research. The role requires proficiency in languages like Python, C++, and Golang, along with experience in distributed systems and network protocols like TCP/IP. The work focuses on building reliable in-space mesh networks for government earth observation, communications, and hosted payloads.
Design and build security infrastructure including cryptographic and security-critical services for Starshield.
Develop security features for routers, dishes, gateways, and satellites.
Design security into factory processes and provide supporting network services.
Maintain production systems and improve security posture through direct implementation and team recommendations.
Build prototypes to identify, design, and test security improvements.
Influence the security of software across various product lines.
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 one or more software development languages such as Python, C++, or Golang.
Experience designing and implementing security solutions for operating systems, distributed systems, or other enterprise/large-scale infrastructure.
Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee eligible to obtain Department of State authorizations.
Ability to successfully obtain and maintain a Top Secret Security Clearance.
Experience contributing security improvements to complex systems (preferred).
Experience working with special purpose security hardware such as TPMs and HSMs (preferred).
Fundamental understanding of network protocols, including the TCP/IP stack and UDP based protocols (preferred).
Python
C++
Golang
Applied Cryptography
Network Security
Operating System Security
Incident Response
Vulnerability Research
TCP/IP
UDP
Distributed Systems
Security Infrastructure
Python
C++
Golang
Applied Cryptography
Network Security
Operating System Security
Incident Response
Vulnerability Research
TCP/IP
UDP
Distributed Systems
Security Infrastructure
Python
C++
Golang
Applied Cryptography
Network Security
Operating System Security
Incident Response
Vulnerability Research
TCP/IP
UDP
Distributed Systems
Security Infrastructure
Python
C++
Golang
Applied Cryptography
Network Security
Operating System Security
Incident Response
Vulnerability Research
TCP/IP
UDP
Distributed Systems
Security Infrastructure
Python
C++
Golang
Applied Cryptography
Network Security
Operating System Security
Incident Response
Vulnerability Research
TCP/IP
UDP
Distributed Systems
Security Infrastructure