Infrastructure Security Engineer (Bare Metal & Platform)

Job overview

The Infrastructure Security Engineer (Bare Metal & Platform) role is hybrid, with the posting identifying Washington, DC as the listing location and requiring location in the San Francisco Bay Area, Austin, New York, Palo Alto, or Seattle, or willingness to relocate to a US office. Compensation is $100,000–$258,000 per year. The role supports SpaceXSI’s infrastructure and platform security as it builds its superintelligence stack. The engineer secures infrastructure from physical servers and networks through private cloud, containers, and applications. The role embeds security into system design and operations by hardening fleets, building automation and controls, supporting detection and response, and partnering with engineering teams.

What you'll do

• Design secure bare-metal and private-cloud architectures
• harden physical and virtual fleets and manage patching and vulnerabilities
• secure network foundations and hybrid connectivity
• manage identity and privileged access
• assist with security assessments and audits
• implement secure container and Kubernetes standards
• maintain Infrastructure as Code and configuration management, especially Puppet
• integrate security into CI/CD
• monitor and respond to security events
• maintain SIEM pipelines, dashboards, policies, and procedures
• own security projects end to end.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

infrastructure security engineer

bare metal

platform security

hybrid

washington dc

spacexsi

private cloud

kubernetes security

puppet

terraform

python

$100k–$258k

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Equity, medical, vision and dental coverage, 401(k), short- and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, discounts, and other perks.

Why this role

Work spans data centers, colocation, and hybrid environments; the posting lists equity, medical, vision and dental coverage, 401(k), disability and life insurance, discounts, and other perks.

About the employer

SpaceXSI is hiring for this role. Industry: Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services. Sector: 51.