IT Security Engineer - Top Secret Clearance

SpaceXHawthorne, CA

RegularPosted 4 Sept 2026

Skills in this posting

  • testing
  • excel

About the role

<div class="content-intro"><p>SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.</p></div><p><strong>IT SECURITY ENGINEER - TOP SECRET CLEARANCE</strong></p>

<p><span data-contrast="auto">SpaceX is looking for an IT Security Engineer with deep knowledge and broad experience across enterprise security technologies, in addition to broader experience with identity, endpoint protection, SIEM, and vulnerability management. This employee will be a member of the Information Technology team and will support SpaceX personnel and systems on classified networks. The ideal candidate will be flexible and flourish in a fast-paced and challenging environment. They should be a self-starter, self-motivator, and possess the ingenuity to excel at this position.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>

<p><strong><span data-ccp-props="{}"> RESPONSIBILITIES</span></strong></p>

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<li><span data-ccp-props="{}">Work closely with o<span class="TextRun SCXW180788093 BCX0" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW180788093 BCX0">ther SpaceX IT administrators and engineers to gather requirements, research, evaluate, design, plan, deploy, and support security solutions and related technologies in a world-class environment that meets the needs of the demanding SpaceX engineering teams. Build highly resilient, high-performance, scalable, and flexible systems.</span></span></span><span data-ccp-props="{}"><span class="EOP SCXW180788093 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></span></li>

<li><span data-ccp-props="{}"><span class="EOP SCXW180788093 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"><span class="TextRun SCXW58967387 BCX0" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW58967387 BCX0">Take lessons learned and technology standards from the SpaceX Enterprise and apply them in smaller classified environments.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW58967387 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></span></span></li>

<li><span data-ccp-props="{}"><span class="EOP SCXW180788093 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"><span class="EOP SCXW58967387 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"><span class="TextRun SCXW77003249 BCX0" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77003249 BCX0">Exercise a high degree of responsibility for the processes, systems, and tools you create and manage; all supporting the goal of making humanity an interplanetary species.</span></span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW77003249 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></span></span></span></li>

<li><span data-ccp-props="{}"><span class="EOP SCXW180788093 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"><span class="EOP SCXW58967387 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"><span class="EOP Selected SCXW77003249 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"><span class="TextRun SCXW203604896 BCX0" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW203604896 BCX0">Design, deploy, and </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW203604896 BCX0">operate</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW203604896 BCX0"> security controls for classified corporate-style IT networks, including authentication and identity services (hardware tokens, certificate-based authentication, privileged access), on-premises SIEM for logging and detection, endpoint/host protection, and vulnerability management.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW203604896 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></span></span></span></span></li>

<li><span data-ccp-props="{}"><span class="EOP SCXW180788093 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"><span class="EOP SCXW58967387 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"><span class="EOP Selected SCXW77003249 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"><span class="TextRun SCXW54763403 BCX0" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW54763403 BCX0">Harden and secure traditional IT services used by engineering staff (email, file servers/shares, directory services, collaboration tools, and internal applications); review and improve permissions, group membership, and access models to reduce standing privilege.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW54763403 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></span></span></span></span></li>

<li><span data-ccp-props="{}"><span class="EOP SCXW180788093 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"><span class="EOP SCXW58967387 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"><span class="EOP Selected SCXW77003249 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"><span class="TextRun SCXW18175540 BCX0" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW18175540 BCX0">Partner with systems, network, and application owners to securely design, deploy, and </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW18175540 BCX0">operate</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW18175540 BCX0"> applications (authentication/authorization, logging, patching, least privilege).</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW18175540 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></span></span></span></span></li>

<li><span data-ccp-props="{}"><span class="EOP SCXW180788093 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"><span class="EOP SCXW58967387 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"><span class="EOP Selected SCXW77003249 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"><span class="TextRun SCXW254880872 BCX0" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW254880872 BCX0">Lead or support detection, triage, and incident response for the classified IT environment.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li>

<li><span data-ccp-props="{}"><span class="EOP SCXW180788093 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"><span class="EOP SCXW58967387 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"><span class="EOP Selected SCXW77003249 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW187768724 BCX0">Make recommendations, justify, and implement improvements using an accepted change control </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW187768724 BCX0">methodology</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW187768724 BCX0">.</span></span></span></span></span></li>

<li><span data-ccp-props="{}"><span class="EOP SCXW180788093 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"><span class="EOP SCXW58967387 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"><span class="EOP Selected SCXW77003249 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW187768724 BCX0"><span class="TextRun SCXW138239878 BCX0" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW138239878 BCX0">Work within a diverse group to design and deliver creative solutions and resolve problems in </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW138239878 BCX0">a timely</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW138239878 BCX0"> and proactive manner by interacting with internal business units.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW138239878 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></li>

<li><span data-ccp-props="{}"><span class="EOP SCXW180788093 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"><span class="EOP SCXW58967387 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"><span class="EOP Selected SCXW77003249 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW187768724 BCX0"><span class="TextRun SCXW102491592 BCX0" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW102491592 BCX0">Define, document, and follow standards and best practices for systems design, testing, and implementation.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>

<li><span data-ccp-props="{}"><span class="EOP SCXW180788093 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"><span class="EOP SCXW58967387 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"><span class="EOP Selected SCXW77003249 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW187768724 BCX0"><span class="TextRun SCXW75761101 BCX0" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW75761101 BCX0">Drive scripting and automation to develop solutions to common problems and repeatable security tasks (baselines, evidence collection, health checks).</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW75761101 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></li>

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<p><strong><span data-ccp-props="{}"><span class="EOP SCXW180788093 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"><span class="EOP SCXW58967387 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"><span class="EOP Selected SCXW77003249 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW187768724 BCX0"><span class="EOP SCXW75761101 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}">BASIC QUALIFICATIONS</span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></p>

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<li><span data-ccp-props="{}"><span class="EOP SCXW180788093 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"><span class="EOP SCXW58967387 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"><span class="EOP Selected SCXW77003249 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW187768724 BCX0"><span class="EOP SCXW75761101 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}">Bachelor's degree in computer science, cybersecurity, or another STEM discipline; OR <span class="TextRun SCXW109715484 BCX0" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW109715

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