Senior Security Engineer - Cloud

About the Role

Muon seeks a Senior Security Engineer to join our Security Engineering & IT team. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise across multiple security domains and can operate independently to protect Muon’s infrastructure, data, and people. You will own and advance our security posture across endpoints, networks, multi-cloud environments (AWS, GCP, and Azure), and identity systems while contributing to compliance efforts including NIST 800-171 and ITAR/EAR requirements. Cloud security is a core focus of this role: you will lead cloud security posture management, secure cloud architecture, and workload protection across our AWS, GCP, and Azure environments.

This position is hybrid and requires working on-site in our San Jose, CA office three days per week or fully remote from an approved U.S. location.

Responsibilities

• Drive cloud security posture management (CSPM) across AWS, GCP, and Azure environments, including IAM policies, S3/bucket security, security group and network reviews, and CloudTrail/GuardDuty/Config monitoring
• Architect secure, scalable cloud environments - landing zones, account and organization structure, network segmentation, encryption, and key management
• Secure cloud workloads and containers, including Kubernetes/EKS, serverless functions, and container image scanning
• Embed security into infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD pipelines (Terraform, CloudFormation) with automated policy and misconfiguration checks
• Manage cloud identity and access - least-privilege roles, federation, and secrets management across cloud platforms
• Support CMMC Level 2 and NIST SP 800-171 compliance - maintain SSP control narratives, collect evidence, and prepare for assessments
• Contribute to security policy development and keep documentation current as the environment evolves

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in information security or security engineering roles
• Deep, hands-on cloud security experience across AWS and at least one of GCP or Azure (IAM, VPC/networking, security groups, CloudTrail, GuardDuty, Config, and KMS)
• Experience with cloud security posture management (CSPM) tooling and securing infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD pipelines
• Familiarity with container and workload security (Kubernetes, serverless, image scanning)
• Experience with SIEM platforms (Splunk, Sentinel, Elastic, or similar) for log analysis and detection engineering
• Solid cloud networking knowledge - firewalls, proxies, DNS security, network segmentation, packet analysis
• Familiarity with compliance frameworks such as NIST 800-171, CMMC, SOC 2, or ISO 27001
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills - able to convey risk and technical findings to both engineers and leadership

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Relevant cloud security certifications (AWS Security Specialty, GCP Professional Cloud Security Engineer, Azure Security Engineer) or general security certifications (CISSP, GIAC, or similar)
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code security (Terraform, CloudFormation) and CI/CD pipeline security
• Background in environments subject to ITAR/EAR export control requirements

Salary

The salary range for this role is $193,000 - $218,000, plus a competitive equity grant and comprehensive benefits package. Final compensation will be determined based on skills, qualifications, experience, and geographic location as assessed during the interview process. 

About Muon Space

Founded in 2021, Muon Space is an end-to-end Space Systems Provider that designs, builds, and operates LEO satellite constellations delivering mission-critical data. Our revolutionary, integrated technology stack enables customers to optimize every dimension of their missions for faster time-to-orbit and superior constellation remote sensing performance. Our state-of-the-art facility in the heart of Silicon Valley is optimized for manufacturing spacecraft and rapid, flexible payload integration at scale. From climate monitoring to national security, Muon Space is dedicated to delivering Earth Intelligence for a safer and more resilient world.

Taking Care of Our Team

At Muon salary is only part of our total compensation package. In addition to salary, full-time employees receive equity compensation as well as benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401k retirement plan, short & long term disability and life insurance. We also offer three weeks paid vacation for new employees, along with 12 paid holidays, unlimited sick time and paid parental leave. 

Our mission embraces the entire planet and we believe our team should too.  Muon is dedicated to creating a diverse and dynamic company and workforce. We believe in equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, age, national origin, citizenship, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or gender identity. We value diversity in the workplace, and that starts with our applicants. We encourage you to apply, even if you don't check all the boxes, and we look forward to reviewing your application! In addition, if you need a reasonable accommodation as part of your application for employment or interviews with us, please let us know.

Muon is currently registered and able to hire in the following states:

AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IL, IA, ID, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, TN, TX, VT, VA, WA

ITAR/EAR Requirements

This position requires access to export controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must either be (A) a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, (B) eligible to access the export controlled information without a required export authorization, or (C) eligible and reasonably likely to obtain the required export authorization from the applicable U.S. government agency. The Company may, for legitimate business reasons, decline to pursue any export licensing process.