Sr. Security Engineer
SpaceX·Cape Canaveral, FL·Posted 2 November 2026
About the role
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. SR. SECURITY ENGINEER SpaceX is looking for a Sr. Security Engineer 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. RESPONSIBILITIES: Design on-premises Kubernetes platforms that security services run on, and the compute, storage, and networking they depend on. Lead cluster lifecycle work, including upgrades, capacity, failure domains, and safe change. Build the 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…
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