SpaceX

Builds rockets and runs Starlink satellite internet

Senior Security Engineer

Platform EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeCape Canaveral, FL, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in computer science or another STEM discipline, or at least two years of professional experience operating production infrastructure and a high school diploma or equivalency certificate in lieu of a degree.
At least five years of experience operating on-premises Kubernetes in a production environment.
At least five years of experience with Linux system administration and with Python, Go, or another language used to automate infrastructure.
Willingness to work extended hours and/or weekends as needed.
Must work onsite; hybrid or remote work will not be considered.
Must have a valid driver's license.
Ability to pass the Air Force background check for Cape Canaveral.
Must meet U.S. export-control eligibility requirements: be a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee, or be eligible to obtain the required U.S. Department of State authorizations.

Responsibilities

Design on-premises Kubernetes platforms for security services, including their compute, storage, and networking dependencies.
Lead cluster lifecycle work, including upgrades, capacity, failure domains, and safe change.
Build automation that other engineers use to provision, configure, and operate the platform.
Set standards for deploying, hardening, and operating security services on Kubernetes.
Harden clusters and workloads, including role-based access control, policy, secrets, and secure configuration.
Respond to the most challenging production incidents and drive them to durable fixes.
Define signals, alerts, and operational practices that keep the platform supportable.
Document and maintain the platform and advise other teams on it.
Identify systemic gaps with security and IT teams, then deliver platform and deployment changes that reduce risk.
Deliver scalable, repeatable, maintainable, and secure solutions.
Coordinate with information security, IT, software, and other partner teams.

Desired Qualifications

Experience with production Kubernetes at scale, including control plane, networking, storage, role-based access control, and upgrades.
Experience designing on-premises compute, storage, and network architectures for container platforms.
Experience with cluster and node hardening, admission control, and secure workload configuration.
Experience with infrastructure as code and configuration management.
Experience using Python or Go for platform tooling and automation.
Knowledge of Linux internals and troubleshooting.
Experience with observability, alerting, and operational readiness for production platforms.
Experience with continuous integration/continuous delivery or GitOps-style delivery onto Kubernetes.
Experience with capacity planning, failure domains, and recovery for on-premises platforms.
TCP/IP knowledge sufficient to build and debug cluster networking.
Experience with root-cause debugging under time pressure.

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.

SR. SECURITY ENGINEER

SpaceX is looking for a Sr. Security Engineer to join Information Security to help protect and drive the SpaceX mission. Information drives our business. We must protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of systems and processes across the enterprise, and defend against loss of control or confidence in our systems.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Design on-premises Kubernetes platforms that security services run on, and the compute, storage, and networking they depend on.
Lead cluster lifecycle work, including upgrades, capacity, failure domains, and safe change.
Build the automation other engineers use to provision, configure, and operate the platform.
Set standards for how security services are deployed, hardened, and run on Kubernetes.
Harden clusters and workloads, including RBAC, policy, secrets, and secure configuration.
Respond to the hardest production incidents and drive them to a durable fix.
Define the signals, alerts, and operational practices that keep the platform supportable.
Document what you run, keep it working, and advise other teams on it.
Find systemic gaps with security and IT, then ship platform and deployment changes that reduce risk.
Deliver solutions that are scalable, repeatable, maintainable, and secure.
Coordinate with information security, IT, software, and other partners.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor's degree in computer science or another STEM discipline; OR 2+ years of professional experience operating production infrastructure and high school diploma or equivalency certificate in lieu of a degree.
5+ years of experience operating on-premises Kubernetes in a production environment.
5+ years of experience with Linux system administration and with Python, Go, or another language used to automate infrastructure.

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

Production Kubernetes at scale, including control plane, networking, storage, RBAC, and upgrades.
Designing on-premises compute, storage, and network architectures for container platforms.
Cluster and node hardening, admission control, and secure workload configuration.
Infrastructure as code and configuration management.
Python or Go for platform tooling and automation.
Linux internals and troubleshooting.
Observability, alerting, and operational readiness for production platforms.
CI/CD or GitOps-style delivery onto Kubernetes.
Capacity planning, failure domains, and recovery for on-premises platforms.
TCP/IP at the level needed to build and debug cluster networking.
Root-cause debugging under time pressure.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Must be willing to work extended hours and/or weekends as needed.
This role requires you to be onsite. Hybrid or remote work will not be considered.
Must have a valid driver's license.
Ability to pass Air Force background check for Cape Canaveral.

ITAR REQUIREMENTS:

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

Applicants wishing to view a copy of SpaceX’s Affirmative Action Plan for veterans and individuals with disabilities, or applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application/interview process should reach out to [email protected].

About the Company

SpaceX

Builds rockets and runs Starlink satellite internet

SpaceX builds and launches reusable rockets and spacecraft for NASA, the military, and companies, and it runs Starlink, a satellite internet service for homes and businesses. In 2020, its Dragon capsule became the first privately built spacecraft to carry astronauts to the International Space Station. Its Falcon 9 rocket lands its first stage so the booster can fly again, which cuts launch costs, while Starlink beams internet from low-orbit satellites to small dishes for a monthly fee. SpaceX also owns xAI, maker of the Grok chatbot and owner of the social network X, and is building Starship, a fully reusable rocket meant to carry people to the Moon and Mars. Elon Musk founded SpaceX in 2002, and it is based in Starbase, Texas.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Starbase, Texas
Founded: 2002

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