Sr. Network Security Engineer

About the role

SpaceX is looking for a Sr. Network Security Engineer to design, implement, and operate security for SpaceX corporate and enterprise networks. This is hands-on network security work: designing and implementing segmentation, routing, and access controls; operating firewalls and related platforms such as Palo Alto, Check Point, Juniper, and Arista; and turning operational requirements into production architectures.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and support network security for corporate and enterprise environments.
• Configure and maintain network security controls, policies, and architectures based on operational requirements.
• Provide subject matter expertise on network security, firewalls, and industry best practices.
• Analyze operational needs that present security challenges and develop secure network solutions.
• Implement and maintain network segmentation, routing, and access controls.
• Lead technical design reviews for network security changes.
• Define network security patterns and standards.
• Serve as an escalation point for network security issues.
• Drive network security incidents to root cause and a durable fix.
• Partner with network engineering, IT, and other SpaceX teams to determine functional needs, develop secure architectures, and communicate security best practices and policies.
• Test and implement changes in a production environment with change control.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field and 5+ years of network security experience; OR 8+ years of network security experience in lieu of a degree.
• 3+ years of experience securing networks, IT infrastructure, applications, endpoints, and/or APIs.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience with network security technologies, their operation, and limitations.
• Firewalls (Palo Alto, Check Point, Juniper, and Arista).
• Experience designing and configuring eBGP fabrics for large multi-path networks built from scratch.
• Switch/router ACLs.
• Network access control solutions.
• IPsec and TLS-based VPNs.
• Web application firewalls.
• Email security.
• Logging and alerting with SIEMs.
• Familiarity with networking protocols and the OSI model.
• Experience testing and implementing changes in a production environment.
• Experience leading technical design reviews and defining network security patterns and standards.

Additional Requirements

• This role requires you to be onsite. Hybrid or remote work will not be considered.
• Willingness to work extended hours and weekends as needed.

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 (aka 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. Learn more about the ITAR here.