SpaceX

Security Engineer (Vulnerability Management)

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2 months ago
Starbase, TX, USAEntry Level / Mid Level
H1B sponsor

Responsibilities

  • Develop security tools, processes, and guidance that help engineering teams adopt security practices.
  • Conduct secure software code reviews and support remediation of identified issues.
  • Perform web application security testing and triage Bugcrowd reports.
  • Participate in Purple Team exercises, Red Team operations, and threat-hunting activities.
  • Build vulnerability communication, alerting, scanning, prioritization, and notification processes.
  • Partner with detection/response, compliance, application security, and infrastructure teams.
  • Document findings, produce metrics, summarize risk for leadership, and provide practical mitigation guidance.

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-scale infrastructure.
  • Preferred qualifications include vulnerability management, security automation, networking, reverse engineering, bug bounty, Purple/Red Team, threat intelligence, cloud security, web application testing, secure code review, and security tooling experience.
  • Familiarity with AWS, Azure, GCP, Windows, Linux, macOS, configuration management, patching, infrastructure-as-code, threat modeling, CVSS, and enterprise security controls is preferred.
  • Relevant certifications such as OSCP or GSEC, or equivalent demonstrated experience, are preferred.
  • Strong communication, problem-solving, and root-cause analysis skills are required.

Benefits

  • The role is onsite; hybrid and remote work will not be considered.
  • Must be willing to work extended hours and/or weekends as needed.
  • Employment is subject to ITAR eligibility or the ability to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations.

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About SpaceX

10,000+ employees

SpaceX designs, manufactures, and launches orbital rockets and spacecraft, and operates Starlink, a global satellite internet network for consumers, businesses, and governments. Its revenue comes from commercial and government launch services (Falcon 9/Falcon Heavy, Dragon cargo and crew to the ISS) and subscription broadband with Starlink hardware and service. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Hawthorne, California, the privately held company serves NASA and commercial satellite operators, building most systems in-house.

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