Is the Security Engineer (Infrastructure) role remote?

No — this is an on-site role in Bastrop, TX, United States.

How much experience is required?

At least 2 years of relevant experience for this Security Engineer (Infrastructure) role.

Where is the role based?

SpaceX is hiring for this position in Bastrop, TX, United States.

What's the tech stack?

Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Go, Kubernetes, Linux, Python.

What seniority level is this role?

SpaceX targets mid-level candidates for this position.

Is this full-time or contract?

Full-time for this Security Engineer (Infrastructure) role at SpaceX.

Security Engineer (Infrastructure) at SpaceX

Joblaze summary

In the role of Security Engineer (Infrastructure) at SpaceX, the individual will focus on designing, building, and maintaining on-premises Kubernetes clusters that support security services. Key skills include experience with Kubernetes operations, Linux system administration, and proficiency in automation languages like Python or Go. This position is suited for candidates with a background in computer science or relevant professional experience, particularly those who thrive in high-pressure environments. The role requires on-site work and involves close collaboration with various teams to enhance security measures.

Joblaze insights

Listed today — first seen on Joblaze October 17, 2026. Last confirmed on SpaceX's careers page October 17, 2026.
Python appears in 42.4% of 210 comparable mid security roles in United States; Kubernetes appears in 8.6% of 210 comparable mid security roles in United States.

Quick facts

Is the Security Engineer (Infrastructure) role remote?: No — this is an on-site role in Bastrop, TX, United States.
How much experience is required?: At least 2 years of relevant experience for this Security Engineer (Infrastructure) role.
Where is the role based?: SpaceX is hiring for this position in Bastrop, TX, United States.
What's the tech stack?: Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Go, Kubernetes, Linux, Python.
What seniority level is this role?: SpaceX targets mid-level candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?: Full-time for this Security Engineer (Infrastructure) role at SpaceX.

From the original posting

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.

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. 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, 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, including scheduling, ingress, load balancing, and storage.
Harden clusters and workloads, including RBAC, policy, secrets, and 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 high school diploma or equivalency certificate in lieu of a degree.
Experience operating on-premises Kubernetes in a production environment.
Experience with Linux system administration and with Python, Go, or another language used to automate infrastructure.

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

Production Kubernetes operations, including control plane, workloads, networking, storage, RBAC, and 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 at the level 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.
This role requires you to be onsite. Hybrid or remote work will not be considered.

ITAR REQUIREMENTS:

Standard company text repeated across SpaceX's postings is omitted here.

Security Engineer (Infrastructure)

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