Sr. Security Engineer (Infrastructure)
SpaceX · Bastrop, TX
About this role
## Sr. Security Engineer (Infrastructure) SpaceX is looking for a **Sr. Security Engineer (Infrastructure)** to join Information Security to help protect and drive the SpaceX mission. Information drives our business—protecting the **confidentiality, integrity, and availability** of systems and processes across the enterprise, and defending against loss of control or confidence in our systems. ### Responsibilities - Design on-premises **Kubernetes** platforms that security services run on, including the compute, storage, and networking they depend on. - Lead **cluster lifecycle** work (upgrades, capacity, failure domains, safe change). - Build 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 **signals, alerts, and operational practices** to 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 a high school diploma/equivalency in lieu of a degree. - **5+ years** operating on-premises **Kubernetes** in a production environment. - **5+ years** with **Linux system administration** and **Python, Go, or another language** used to automate infrastructure. ### Preferred Skills and Experience - Production Kubernetes at scale (control plane, networking, storage, RBAC, 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 knowledge needed to build and debug cluster networking. - Root-cause debugging under time pressure. ### Additional Requirements - Willing to work **extended hours and/or weekends** as needed. - **Onsite required** — hybrid or remote work will not be considered. ### 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 (green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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