Government Cloud Security Engineer
SpaceXAI builds frontier AI models and products including the Grok conversational assistant and a multimodal developer API.
Funding history
About SpaceXAI
SpaceXAI is a US-based AI company focused on accelerating scientific discovery and understanding the universe through reasoning, voice, image, video, and generative AI systems. Formerly xAI, it was acquired by SpaceX effective February 2, 2026, while continuing to operate the x.ai site and services.
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About the Role
You will design, implement and maintain security controls across federal hybrid and multi-cloud environments. You will operate security tooling such as SIEM, EDR and vulnerability scanners, secure Kubernetes and Linux environments, manage identity and access, run incident response and continuous monitoring, support ATO packages and assessments, and partner with developers on DevSecOps.
Requirements
- Active U.S. security clearance or eligibility to obtain one
- 3+ years of hands-on experience in cloud security, cybersecurity, DevSecOps or security-focused infrastructure engineering
- U.S. citizen, permanent resident, refugee or asylee, or eligible for ITAR authorization
Responsibilities
- Design and manage security architecture for federal and DoD deployments aligned to FedRAMP High, DoD IL5/IL6 and NIST SP 800-53
- Implement and operate SIEM, EDR, vulnerability scanning, container runtime security and policy-as-code
- Build secure Kubernetes environments using Zero Trust principles
- Secure Linux hosts, Kubernetes, databases, PKI and TLS
- Design and enforce identity and access management
- Partner with network teams to secure network infrastructure
- Protect data with encryption and key management
- Harden systems against DISA STIGs and CIS Benchmarks
- Perform threat hunting, incident response and root cause analysis
- Own continuous monitoring and POA&M remediation
- Support ATO packages and assessments
- Build DevSecOps practices including secure CI/CD
Benefits
- Equity
- Medical, vision and dental coverage
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Short and long-term disability insurance
- Life insurance
