Senior Application Security Engineer
SpaceX
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This role pays more than 51% of similar roles. Most pay $137,650–$203,125 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $162k versus about $170k for comparable roles.
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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.
SpaceX currently has 709 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $130,000–$165,000 across 461 roles with salary data.
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As a Sr. Security Analyst, you will join the security team to protect critical information from unauthorized changes, theft, and sophisticated threats targeting mission success. You will serve as a frontline responder within the Security Operations Center, where you are responsible for identifying, triaging, and remediating detections while investigating incidents from initial detection through root cause analysis. Your daily work involves collaborating with engineering teams to improve systems, building detection capabilities against advanced attacker tactics, and enhancing endpoint and network visibility. The role requires expertise in operating system internals for Linux, Windows, and macOS, as well as experience with network and host-based collection tools. Preferred skills include using Elastic or Splunk, scripting for automation, reverse engineering, and cloud security knowledge to defend the organization against nation-state actors and brand destruction.
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