Senior Cybersecurity Engineer I, Secret Clearance

Job overview

Compensation is $130,000–$198,000 per year. The Senior Cybersecurity Engineer I, Secret Clearance role is onsite in Long Beach, CA. as a numeric base salary range in the structured listing; the description states base salary of $130,000–$198,000 and total compensation of $152,000–$233,000. The role supports Rocket Lab’s Space Systems team and security infrastructure for SDA programs. The engineer designs and maintains security solutions, assesses vulnerabilities, responds to incidents, and works with IT and development teams to integrate security practices into software development. The role also provides technical guidance to junior security engineers and other IT staff.

What you'll do

• Design, implement, and manage security solutions for networks, servers, and applications
• conduct security assessments, vulnerability scans, and penetration tests
• develop and enforce security policies and standards
• monitor systems and respond to incidents
• collaborate with IT and development teams on secure software development
• track security trends and recommend improvements
• mentor junior security engineers and IT staff.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

cybersecurity engineer

senior engineer

secret clearance

space systems

sda programs

long beach ca

rocket lab

security engineering

vulnerability assessments

incident response

cloud security

$130,000–$198,000 base salary

$152,000–$233,000 total compensation

u.s. citizenship required

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Company stock and employee stock purchase program with a 15% discount
• medical, dental, and vision coverage
• paid vacation and sick time
• 11 paid holidays
• parental leave
• disability and life insurance
• 401(k) match
• and additional employee perks.

Why this role

Requires an active Secret clearance upon hire, U.S. citizenship, a bachelor’s degree, 5+ years of relevant experience, and an 8140 intermediate or advanced certification or equivalent.

About the employer

Rocket Lab Corporation is hiring for this role. Industry: Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing. Sector: 33.