Cybersecurity Application Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Houston, Texas, United States; generally office-based

Company

hirify.global develops commercial human spaceflight services, advanced spacesuits, and Axiom Station, a commercial space station supporting research and sustained human presence in space.

What you will do

• Design and integrate secure communications protocols and application-level controls, including authentication, authorization, input validation, and encryption.
• Perform threat modeling, risk assessments, vulnerability analysis, and security reviews throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Collaborate with DevOps teams to integrate security automation and continuous validation into CI/CD pipelines.
• Conduct code reviews, static and dynamic analysis, penetration testing, and remediation planning for aerospace applications.
• Support application-level incident response and forensic investigations, including root-cause and impact analysis.
• Communicate project status and risks to stakeholders while applying agile project management practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering.
• 7+ years of relevant cybersecurity or related experience, including secure software development in aerospace or another regulated industry.
• Knowledge of application security, cryptography, secure coding, hardware security modules, and cryptographic key management.
• Experience with C, C++, Rust, or similar systems programming languages, Linux development, and network protocols such as TCP/IP and UDP.
• Familiarity with FISMA, CMMC, NIST, AES, FIPS 140-2/3, zero trust architectures, secure boot, hardware root of trust, SPARTA, and DO-178C.
• Must complete a U.S. government background investigation and provide proof of U.S. citizenship or U.S. permanent residency.

Nice to have

• Professional certifications such as CISSP, CEH, GWEB, OSCP, CSSLP, or GIAC.
• Experience supporting aerospace or defense programs.

Culture & Benefits

• Mission-driven work focused on commercial space infrastructure and human spaceflight.
• Cross-functional collaboration with software engineers, system architects, DevOps, and cybersecurity specialists.
• Values centered on leadership, innovation, teamwork, accountability, and ownership.
• Evening and weekend work may be required to meet critical project milestones.
• Work may involve sitting or standing for extended periods and occasionally lifting or carrying up to 25 pounds.