Cybersecurity Engineer - Linux

Firefly Aerospace Cybersecurity Engineer

As an end-to-end responsive space company, Firefly Aerospace is on a mission to enable our world to launch, land, and operate in space anywhere, anytime. Our small- to medium-lift launch vehicles, lunar landers, and orbital vehicles allow us to service the entire lifecycle of government and commercial missions from low Earth orbit to the Moon and beyond. We utilize carbon composite structures, patented propulsion technologies, and common components across our vehicles to iterate quickly, improve reliability, and deliver payloads at a lower cost.

Summary

As a Cybersecurity Engineer at Firefly, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining robust security measures across our Unix-based systems, cloud infrastructures, containerized environments, and APIs. Your primary focus will be on enhancing the security posture of our Unix environments, ensuring the integrity and confidentiality of our cloud services, securing our Kubernetes and containerization platforms, and developing automated solutions to streamline security operations. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to safeguard our data and systems against cyber threats, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Unix Security Management

Develop, implement, and maintain security policies and procedures for Unix-based systems, ensuring alignment with compliance standards such as ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI-DSS, and NIST

Design, configure, and manage security measures within our cloud environments (e.g., AWS, Azure), including identity and access management, network security, and data protection strategies

Secure Kubernetes clusters by implementing best practices, including role-based access control (RBAC), network policies, and pod security standards

Develop and enforce security standards for APIs, ensuring secure authentication, authorization, and data validation mechanisms

Develop and implement automated solutions to enhance security operations, including automated monitoring, alerting, and incident response mechanisms

Monitor security tools and systems for alerts and events, investigating and responding to potential security incidents

Create and maintain comprehensive documentation of security policies, procedures, and configurations

Qualifications

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Desired :

Firefly offers outstanding benefits for our employees, including generous health, dental and vision plans with low plan deductibles, parental leave, educational reimbursement, short term disability, and flexible PTO options. To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Firefly Aerospace, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Firefly is governed based on merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin / ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.