Infrastructure Security Engineer (Bare Metal & Platform)

About SpaceXAI SpaceXAIA deploys and orchestrates AI agents across space-scale systems. We build agentic systems that plan, coordinate, and execute across orbital and terrestrial infrastructure. Our work focuses on autonomous operations, systems orchestration, and human-in-the-loop governance for mission-critical environments spanning space and Earth.

SpaceXAI

Deploying agentic AI across space-scale systems.

Agentic AI SystemsAutonomous Systems OrchestrationAerospace Systems EngineeringSpace-Scale InfrastructureHuman-in-the-Loop AIAI Governance & ControlMission-Critical SystemsOrbital & Terrestrial OperationsDistributed AI AgentsOperational AI Deployment

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spacexaia.com

11-50 employees

Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing

Chicago

2025

Privately Held

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• Bare metal, data center & network security
• Design and implement secure bare-metal and private-cloud architectures (servers, storage, out-of-band management, BIOS/UEFI/BMC firmware posture)
• Harden physical and virtual fleets: OS baselines (Linux/Windows), CIS benchmarks, patch and vulnerability management, and secure boot / measured boot where applicable
• Hands-on firmware, BMC/iDRAC/iLO, PXE/Kickstart provisioning, and hardware lifecycle security
• Build and secure network foundations: segmentation, load balancers, DNS, PKI, NAC, and IDS/IPS on real hardware
• Own hybrid connectivity between on-premises and cloud (site-to-site VPN, Direct Connect / Interconnect / ExpressRoute, SD-WAN, zero-trust access)
• Manage identities and privileged access across Active Directory / LDAP / Kerberos and cloud IAM (federation, SAML/OIDC, PAM)
• Assist with security assessments and audits of physical, on-premises, and hybrid infrastructure
• Monitor and remediate infrastructure to comply with regulations and best practices (e.g., PCI, NIST CSF, GDPR, HIPAA)
• Platform, containers & developer enablement
• Design and implement secure container and Kubernetes standards on bare metal and private cloud (not only managed EKS/GKE/AKS), including RBAC, network policy, and secrets
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code and configuration management—especially Puppet—with embedded security controls for physical and virtual fleets
• Collaborate with development teams so security best practices are integrated into CI/CD pipelines
• Secure and enhance CI/CD pipelines; integrate and maintain code and image scanning platforms
• Detection, operations & tooling
• Monitor and respond to security events and incidents spanning bare metal, network devices, hosts, and hybrid cloud
• Maintain SIEM data pipelines that ingest on-premises network, host, and cloud telemetry for reliable alerting
• Build, deploy, and maintain security operations infrastructure using Python, Terraform, and Puppet
• Develop dashboards and alerts from security metrics across physical and platform layers
• Develop and maintain infrastructure security policies, standards, and procedures from metal through platform
• Own security projects end to end: identify issues and implement solutions
• Stay current with emerging threats and mitigations for bare-metal, firmware, network, and hybrid-cloud infrastructure

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field
• 3–5 years of experience in infrastructure security, platform security, or related hands-on roles
• Proven experience securing bare-metal, data-center, or private-cloud environments (not cloud-only resumes)
• Hands-on experience with firmware, BMC/iDRAC/iLO, PXE/Kickstart provisioning, and hardware lifecycle security
• Strong proficiency with Puppet for configuration management and fleet hardening in production
• Strong understanding of network security concepts and protocols, including hands-on work with firewalls, segmentation, and hybrid connectivity
• Experience with hybrid identity (AD/LDAP or similar) integrated or federated with cloud IAM
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform) applied to physical or VM fleets
• Familiarity with containerization and Kubernetes security implications, including on-premises or bare-metal clusters
• Experience with languages (e.g., Python, Bash and Golang) for automation and tool development
• Familiarity with regulatory compliance requirements (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, NIST CSF)
• Experience in banking, money transmission, P2P payments, or similarly regulated financial platforms
• Proactive mindset with strong ownership, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Located in the SF Bay Area, Austin, New York, Palo Alto, or Seattle, or willing to relocate to a US office

Preferred

• Deep expertise operating and securing physical server fleets, colo, or private cloud (VMware, OpenStack, Proxmox, Nutanix, or similar)
• Relevant security certifications (e.g., CCSP, CSSK, OSCP, network or cloud security specialty)
• Strong proficiency with Python and Terraform on production fleets
• Deep expertise in Kubernetes and container security on bare metal or private cloud
• Experience with multi-cloud and cloud-to-on-prem security
• Knowledge of CI/CD best practices and tools; hands-on GitHub Actions or equivalent
• Experience with observability and security operations tooling (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, Karma; SIEM platforms such as Wazuh)
• Experience building custom security tools or integrations
• Interest in leveraging AI for infrastructure security monitoring and automation
• Contributions to open-source infrastructure or security projects
• Experience securing AI/ML and GPU workloads on bare metal or hybrid infrastructure

• Base salary is just one part of our total rewards package at SpaceXAI, which also includes equity, comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short & long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and various other discounts and perks.