COMSEC Certification Lead (TS//SCI)

Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States. Onsite role with up to 25% travel and irregular business hours as needed. Active Top Secret or Top Secret SCI clearance is required, with the ability to obtain and maintain access to additional programs. The hired candidate must be a U.S. person under ITAR or otherwise eligible for a federally issued export-control license.

Base salary: $140,000–$200,000 per year plus company equity.

Company

hirify.global is a high-growth, Series D-funded aerospace company building and mass-producing high-power satellite platforms for commercial and U.S. government missions from LEO to deep space.

What you will do

• Serve as the primary interface with NSA, certification authorities, and government customers on cryptographic certification and accreditation.
• Own certification and accreditation from planning through approval to operate, including schedules, artifacts, test evidence, and documentation.
• Translate NSA and customer security requirements into actionable engineering requirements and work with the Principal Crypto Engineer to ensure compliant spacecraft and ground-system designs.
• Achieve and maintain approval to operate across spacecraft and ground systems.
• Establish COMSEC handling, accounting, key-management planning, and operational procedures for on-orbit fleet operations.
• Identify supply-chain compliance risks and build repeatable certification processes for the satellite production line.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in engineering, computer science, or a related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in COMSEC, information assurance, or cryptographic certification.
• Direct experience taking a system through NSA Type-1 certification and accreditation to operational use.
• Working knowledge of COMSEC handling, accounting, and key-management requirements.
• Ability to manage relationships with NSA, government customers, and certification authorities.
• Strong organizational and communication skills, including the ability to manage complex documentation and schedules.
• Ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced, demanding startup environment with competing priorities and aggressive schedules.
• Active Top Secret or Top Secret SCI clearance, with the ability to obtain and maintain access to additional programs as needed.
• Ability to travel up to 25% and work irregular business hours to support critical project timelines or operations.

Nice to have

• Experience certifying spacecraft, satellites, or other space-system cryptographic integrations.
• Experience with RMF/ATO, JSIG, or other accreditation frameworks.
• Experience as a COMSEC Custodian or managing a COMSEC account.
• Familiarity with cryptographic modernization initiatives and current NSA-approved algorithms and equipment.
• Experience supporting on-orbit or fielded operations.

Culture & Benefits

• High-growth Series D-funded startup environment focused on building large-scale satellite systems.
• Unlimited paid time off.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Life insurance and paid parental leave.
• Equity in the company and additional employee perks.