Senior Security Engineer, Infrastructure

SpaceX

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Bastrop, TX
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TL;DR · Senior Security Engineer, Infrastructure

The Sr. Security Engineer (Infrastructure) joins the Information Security team to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of enterprise systems and processes. This role involves designing on-premises Kubernetes platforms, including the underlying compute, storage, and networking. The engineer will lead cluster lifecycle work, build automation for provisioning and configuration, and set standards for hardening workloads through RBAC, policy, and secrets management. Key responsibilities include responding to production incidents, defining operational signals, and identifying systemic security gaps. Required technical skills include five years of experience operating on-premises Kubernetes and Linux system administration, along with proficiency in Python or Go for infrastructure automation. The role focuses on building scalable, repeatable, and secure container platforms while managing capacity planning, failure domains, and recovery for on-premises infrastructure.

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What you'll do

  • Design on-premises Kubernetes platforms including compute, storage, and networking for security services.
  • Lead cluster lifecycle management including upgrades, capacity planning, and failure domain management.
  • Build automation for provisioning, configuring, and operating the infrastructure platform.
  • Set standards for deploying, hardening, and running security services on Kubernetes.
  • Harden clusters and workloads using RBAC, policies, secrets, and secure configurations.
  • Respond to production incidents and implement durable fixes.
  • Define signals, alerts, and operational practices to ensure platform supportability.
  • Identify systemic security gaps and ship platform changes to reduce risk.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline or 2+ years of professional experience operating production infrastructure with a high school diploma.
  • 5+ years of experience operating on-premises Kubernetes in a production environment.
  • 5+ years of experience with Linux system administration and Python, Go, or another language used to automate infrastructure.
  • Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or eligible for required Department of State authorizations.
  • Must be willing to work extended hours and/or weekends as needed.
  • Must be able to work onsite as hybrid or remote work is not considered.
  • Experience with production Kubernetes at scale, including control plane, networking, storage, RBAC, and upgrades (preferred).
  • Experience with infrastructure as code, configuration management, and CI/CD or GitOps-style delivery onto Kubernetes (preferred).

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