Senior Security Engineer, Infrastructure

SpaceX

Remote

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Work type: Remote
Location: Remote
Salary: $199,000–$210,000 / yr
Posted: 58 days ago

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $185k

This role $204k

$134k most similar roles pay here $229k

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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 · Senior Security Engineer, Infrastructure

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As a Senior Security Engineer at Instacart's CAPS team, you will work closely with various engineering teams to secure the company’s cloud infrastructure, AI systems, and product surfaces. Your daily responsibilities include identifying critical risks across Instacart’s cloud accounts, defining scalable remediation strategies, building secure-by-default primitives like policy-as-code and identity frameworks, and operating security platforms such as CSPM and IAM governance. You will also lead incident investigations and drive variant analysis to ensure comprehensive bug resolution. The role requires proficiency in Python or TypeScript for developing internal services, hands-on experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools like Terraform, and a deep understanding of cloud IAM and vulnerability management at scale. Ideal candidates have a track record of security research and building internal security platforms that other engineers adopt readily.

Skills

AWS Terraform Python TypeScript CloudFormation CI/CD CSPM IAM OPA Rego Sailpoint Vulnerability Management Root Cause Analysis Secure Frameworks Variant Analysis Identity Governance JIT Access SoD Constraints AI Security

What you'll do

Identify critical security risks across Instacart's cloud infrastructure and product services.
Develop scalable remediation strategies to mitigate vulnerabilities effectively.
Build secure-by-default frameworks for policy enforcement and access control.
Operate and extend SaaS security platforms to enhance protection mechanisms.
Lead incident investigations, root cause analysis, and variant analysis to ensure comprehensive bug resolution.

What we're looking for

5+ years of security engineering experience in cloud security, identity & access management, or secure infrastructure.
Proficient in Python or TypeScript for building and maintaining internal services.
Hands-on experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
Experience driving end-to-end remediation programs from discovery to prevention.
Understanding of SaaS architectures, common risks, and threat models.