Senior Security Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Fully remote, hybrid, or onsite from an approved U.S. location; onsite work may be performed at the San Jose office.

Salary: $154,000–$207,000, plus equity and benefits.

Company

hirify.global designs, builds, and operates LEO satellite constellations and integrated space systems for climate monitoring, national security, and other mission-critical applications.

What you will do

• Design and implement cybersecurity controls for satellite software, flight and embedded systems, ground systems, communication links, and mission infrastructure.
• Develop secure software practices through threat modeling, code reviews, vulnerability management, security testing, and remediation coordination.
• Monitor mission networks and satellite systems, investigate threats, and lead containment, forensic analysis, recovery, and post-incident reporting.
• Own network security architecture, including firewalls, IDS/IPS, segmentation, VPN infrastructure, packet analysis, and DNS security.
• Administer and harden Okta and AWS IAM, including SSO, conditional access, privilege reviews, lifecycle automation, and cloud security controls.
• Support CMMC Level 2 and NIST SP 800-171 compliance, security monitoring, DLP, awareness training, policy development, and assessment preparation.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in information security or security engineering.
• Active TS/SCI clearance or eligibility to obtain one.
• Experience securing aerospace or mission systems, including satellites, ground systems, embedded or flight software, C2 interfaces, or satellite communications.
• Hands-on experience with Okta or Azure AD and strong knowledge of IAM principles.
• Proficiency with AWS security services, including IAM, VPC, Security Groups, CloudTrail, GuardDuty, and Config.
• Experience with SIEM platforms, networking security, vulnerability management, and compliance frameworks such as NIST 800-171, CMMC, SOC 2, or ISO 27001.

Nice to have

• CISSP, GIAC, CEH, AWS Security Specialty, or a similar certification.
• Infrastructure-as-code security using Terraform or CloudFormation and CI/CD pipeline security experience.
• Experience with ITAR/EAR-controlled environments or U.S. Government, DoD, or national security space programs.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with equity compensation.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan, disability coverage, and life insurance.
• Three weeks of paid vacation for new employees, 12 paid holidays, unlimited sick time, and paid parental leave.
• Access to export-controlled information requires U.S. person status, eligibility for access without export authorization, or eligibility and reasonable likelihood of obtaining authorization.
• Employment is currently available in approved U.S. states, including Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Idaho, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington.