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Principal Cybersecurity Engineer

SpaceX Washington, DC

Washington, DC

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$225k - $340k/yr Full time Ai Security Cyber Defense Defensive Cyber Operations

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Job Description

The Principal Cybersecurity Engineer role at SpaceX supports Starshield by growing and leading a team focused on building, testing, and improving cyber defenses for the Starshield network. This is a hands-on position spanning software and security, with emphasis on threat response, vulnerability discovery, and incident detection and response.

Key Responsibilities

Lead a team of cybersecurity engineers with the priority of readiness for immediate response to active threats against systems.
Implement Starshield's cyber defense strategy.
Continuously assess the cyber threat landscape and develop targeted countermeasures for Starshield systems.
Run ongoing red-team style exercises to uncover vulnerabilities and rehearse tactics the team will use during attacks.
Lead vulnerability discovery efforts across Starshield, including internal bug hunts to identify undiscovered vulnerabilities.
Develop and reinforce a team culture of continual curiosity and open-ended exploration.
Use the latest tooling, including AI, to accelerate both bug discovery and remediation.
Drive improvements to incident discovery and response capabilities.
Collaborate with engineers building internal systems used to detect security events, improving the ability to identify active network intrusion attempts.
Coordinate across teams to deliver results.
Work closely with engineers implementing security features and with teams developing internal incident discovery tools.

Minimum Requirements

Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer security, or a similar field, and 7+ years of professional cybersecurity experience for active production systems; or 10+ years of cybersecurity experience for active production systems.
Experience leading a team of direct reports.
Experience implementing systems for adversary detection and incident response.

Preferred Skills and Experience

Expertise in computer networks and large-scale distributed compute platforms.
Experience leading a team of 3-5 engineers on a technical cybersecurity project.
Expertise in vulnerability discovery and triage.
Experience with continuity of operations planning.
Experience conducting Blue Team or Red Team assessments.
Ability to communicate technical concepts to nontechnical audiences.
Ability to operate with ambiguity and learn new technologies quickly.
Advanced degree in a technical or engineering discipline.
Active Top Secret, Top Secret SCI, or DOE Level Q clearance.

Technologies

AI
Red-team
Blue Team
Top Secret SCI
DOE Level Q clearance

Additional Requirements

Willingness to work extended hours and weekends as needed.
Ability to successfully obtain and maintain a Top Secret Security Clearance as a condition of employment.

Compensation and Location

Location: Washington, DC (onsite)
Salary: USD 225,000 - 340,000 per yearly

Benefits

Long-term incentives via company stock or long-term cash awards.
Potential discretionary bonuses.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan, with the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount.
Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage.
401(k) retirement plan.
Short and long-term disability insurance.
Life insurance.
Paid parental leave.
Various other discounts and perks.
3 weeks of paid vacation.
10 or more paid holidays per year.
Paid sick leave pursuant to Company policy.
10% differential (up to an additional $20,000 annually) for those with an active clearance once officially briefed into a classified program.

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, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

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