Security Engineer (Infrastructure)
SpaceX · Bastrop, TX
About this role
**Security Engineer (Infrastructure)** SpaceX is looking for a **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, build, and operate on-premises **Kubernetes clusters** that security services run on - Automate cluster build-out, configuration, upgrades, and day-to-day operations - Run the compute, storage, and networking those clusters depend on - Keep platform services reliable (scheduling, ingress, load balancing, storage) - Harden clusters and workloads (RBAC, policy, secrets, secure configuration) - Respond to production incidents and drive them to a fix - Instrument clusters and workloads so failures are visible before they become outages - Document what you run, keep it working, and advise other teams on it - Find threats and 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 - Experience operating **on-premises Kubernetes** in a production environment - Experience with **Linux system administration** and **Python, Go, or another automation language** **Preferred Skills and Experience** - Production Kubernetes operations (control plane, workloads, networking, storage, RBAC, upgrades) - On-premises compute, storage, and networking for container platforms - Cluster and node hardening, admission control, and secure workload configuration - Infrastructure as code and configuration management - Linux troubleshooting - Observability with metrics, logs, and alerting - CI/CD or GitOps-style delivery onto Kubernetes - Backup, restore, and recovery for on-premises platforms - TCP/IP knowledge 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 - **Onsite required** — hybrid or remote work will not be considered **ITAR Requirements** - To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a **U.S. citizen/national**, **U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder)**, **Refugee (8 U.S.C. § 1157)**, **Asylee (8 U.S.C. § 1158)**, or be eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. SpaceX is an **Equal Opportunity Employer**. Employment is based on merit, competence, and qualifications. Applicants needing reasonable accommodation should reach out to: **EEOCompliance@spacex.com**.
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