Security Engineer (Software)
SpaceX•Redmond, WA
•Onsite
About The Position
SpaceX is looking for a Security Engineer (Software) 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. This role writes and operates the software and infrastructure behind SpaceX security standards.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or another STEM discipline; OR 2+ years of professional experience in security software development in lieu of a degree.
- Experience with Python, Go, C#, C/C++, or Rust.
- Experience designing and implementing security solutions for operating systems, distributed systems, or other enterprise / large-scale infrastructure.
Nice To Haves
- Writing, shipping, and operating secure software.
- Linux, Windows, and macOS system internals.
- Public key infrastructure (PKI) and related technologies.
- SAML, OIDC, and OAuth.
- TPMs and HSMs.
- TCP/IP and UDP at the level needed to build and debug services.
- Navigating large, interactive systems.
- Web APIs, HTTP-RPC, and REST.
- Hardening Windows, Linux, and macOS to enterprise security controls.
- macOS and Windows code-signing and enterprise application deployment.
- Root-cause debugging under time pressure.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain technology that protects SpaceX systems, networks, and data.
- Stand up authentication and identity services, multi-factor authentication, and network access control identity.
- Automate identity lifecycle for Information Security and partner organizations.
- Run backend infrastructure that network security services depend on.
- Operate web application firewalls and other application-level security controls.
- Enforce cloud security policy, centralized configuration, and monitoring.
- Document what you run, keep it working, and advise other teams on it.
- Find threats and gaps with security and IT, then ship software and deployment changes that reduce risk.
- Deliver solutions that are scalable, repeatable, maintainable, and secure.
- Coordinate with information security, physical security, IT, HR, legal, software, and other partners.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
- Access to a 401(k) retirement plan
- Short and long-term disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid parental leave
- Various other discounts and perks
- 3 weeks of paid vacation
- 10 or more paid holidays per year
- Paid sick leave
- Long-term incentives (company stock or long-term cash awards)
- Potential discretionary bonuses
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
