Security Administrator

Stoke Space • Kent, WA

1d • $89,040 - $166,950

About The Position

Stoke is building Nova, a fully and rapidly reusable launch vehicle, to help create a scalable space industry and support a vibrant, sustainable, and equitable future on Earth. The team is mission-driven, collaborative, and empowered to take ownership of its work.

The Security Administrator will administer, maintain, document, and continuously improve technical security controls that protect Stoke’s infrastructure, engineering environments, manufacturing systems, and sensitive aerospace data. Working across IT, software engineering, manufacturing, and operations, this hands-on role supports the company’s evolving information security program and helps teams work quickly without compromising security.

The position operates and maintains security tools and controls across infrastructure, engineering systems, and manufacturing environments, while supporting risk management, compliance, and audit readiness. It also translates regulatory requirements—including NIST 800-53/171, FedRAMP, ISO 27001, and SOC frameworks—into practical security configurations, repeatable processes, and maintained documentation. The successful candidate must stay focused, move quickly, self-direct, and learn on the fly.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of IT infrastructure, including applications, networks, servers, storage, endpoints, identity systems, logging architectures, and cloud technologies.
• Experience administering enterprise security tools and implementing technical security controls.
• Experience reviewing security alerts, logs, and system activity to identify, investigate, and resolve security issues.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, including the ability to correlate information across systems and determine appropriate remediation actions.
• Ability to prioritize security findings based on risk, impact, exploitability, and operational context.
• At least 3 years of experience in information security, systems administration, security operations, or a related technical field.
• Working knowledge of relevant security and compliance frameworks, such as NIST 800-53/171, SOC 2, and ISO 27001.
• Ability to create and maintain clear technical documentation, investigation records, procedures, remediation plans, and audit evidence.
• Ability to work independently, follow issues through resolution, and coordinate effectively with technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
• Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S. (current Green Card holder), or protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), to meet ITAR requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Experience administering security platforms such as SIEM, endpoint detection and response, vulnerability management, identity and access management, mobile device management, or data loss prevention tools.
• Hands-on experience reviewing and correlating logs from endpoints, identity providers, cloud platforms, firewalls, applications, servers, and network security systems.
• Experience creating and tuning SIEM queries, dashboards, correlation rules, alerting logic, and automated response workflows.
• Experience investigating security alerts, documenting findings, coordinating remediation, and verifying corrective actions.
• Experience in regulated environments subject to NIST 800-171, NIST 800-53, FedRAMP, ISO 27001, SOC 2, CUI handling, or similar control frameworks.
• Experience with Microsoft security and administration platforms, including Entra ID, Microsoft 365, Intune, Defender, or Microsoft Sentinel.
• Experience supporting vulnerability remediation, access reviews, incident response, security monitoring, log management, and audit evidence collection.
• Familiarity with scripting or automation using PowerShell, Python, Bash, KQL, or similar tools.
• Experience identifying monitoring gaps and onboarding systems, applications, or security data sources into a centralized logging or SIEM platform.
• Experience in environments subject to strict data-protection or government-driven security requirements.
• Prior experience in a startup environment, demonstrating adaptability, resourcefulness, and a hands-on approach to security administration.

Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain security tools and systems across cloud and on-premise environments, including identity, endpoint, network, vulnerability management, and security logging platforms.
• Monitor and analyze security alerts, investigate suspicious activity, and support responses to potential security incidents.
• Implement and maintain security configurations, policies, standards, and procedures aligned with regulatory and industry frameworks, including NIST 800-53/171, SOC 1/SOC 2, and ISO 27001.
• Support risk assessments by identifying, documenting, tracking, and helping remediate information security risks.
• Perform vulnerability scanning, review findings, coordinate remediation activities, and verify that identified issues are resolved.
• Conduct regular reviews of user access, system configurations, security logs, and technical controls.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate and maintain security controls within business processes, IT systems, and engineering environments.
• Maintain documentation, system records, procedures, and evidence required for audits and compliance activities.
• Support security-related onboarding and offboarding, including account provisioning, access changes, and access removal.
• Perform hands-on system administration, particularly involving secure configurations, identity and access management, endpoint protection, and logging.
• Assist with security awareness activities and guide users on security policies and procedures.
• Perform additional duties as assigned to support organizational goals and objectives.

Benefits

• Equity in the form of stock options for regular, full-time employees.
• Comprehensive benefits program, including subsidized medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Company-paid life and disability insurance.
• 401(k) plan with employer match.
• Four weeks of paid time off.
• 11 holidays, including an end-of-year closure.
• Paid family/parental leave.
• On-site gym or monthly wellness stipend, depending on location.
• Dog-friendly offices.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level