Senior Cybersecurity Engineer

Vast is looking for a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer, reporting to the Director of Ground Software and IT, to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations. This will be an exempt role located in Long Beach, CA.

As a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer, you will play a crucial role within our corporate engineering team. You will focus on the behind-the-scenes technologies that uphold the information security standards set by the industry and Vast. Your responsibilities will include researching, selecting/building, and implementing tools to improve our security posture; ensuring we stay in compliance with government regulations pertaining to information security; and training our team on cybersecurity awareness. 

Responsibilities: 

• Research, select/build, and implement tools to improve our security posture
• Ensure our continued compliance with government regulations like NIST 800-171, CMMC, and ITAR/EAR
• Own training our people to prevent breaches of security
• Work cross-functionally with other teams to ensure the security of the systems they use or build
• Automate our security infrastructure to the maximum extent possible
• Assess our information systems attack surface to identify and remediate gaps and weaknesses
• Build log aggregation and alerting tools to notify the team of incidents in real time

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree in computer science, information security or other engineering discipline
• Experience with one or more of the following scripting/programming languages: PowerShell/Bash, Go, Python, C/C++, Java, Rust
• 5+ years of professional experience as a cybersecurity engineer

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Cybersecurity Software Engineering Skills
• Understanding of the network engineering (TCP/UDP, IP)
• Familiarity with Kali Linux
• Internal Audits and Assessment of Cybersecurity Posture
• Risk Management
• Deep understanding of security frameworks like NIST & CMMC, CUI, ITAR/EAR
• Command Line / Scripting

Additional Requirements:

• Willingness to support on-call overtime/pager shifts to provide critical real-time support as needed