Top Cybersecurity Jobs in Los Angeles, CA

Own spacecraft and embedded-platform security architecture, threat modeling, PKI, cryptography, secure boot, firmware, FPGA, RF, and supply-chain security. Build production security tooling, foundational services, test frameworks, and validation platforms for resource-constrained systems. Lead penetration testing, security assessments, secure development practices, and organization-wide hardening initiatives while mentoring engineers and addressing novel space-based threats.

Owns security architecture and defensive controls for spacecraft, flight software, firmware, FPGA designs, RF systems, and hardware platforms. Designs embedded PKI, secure boot, cryptographic systems, key management, and supply-chain protections. Leads security assessments, penetration testing, tooling, and automated validation frameworks while driving secure development practices across engineering teams. Requires deep hardware, firmware, cryptography, and software expertise in high-assurance space systems.

Build and operate cloud security tooling, automation, and controls across AWS and Azure. Secure IAM, networks, infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD, PKI, certificates, Kubernetes integrations, and secrets management with HashiCorp Vault. Lead security projects from design through implementation, troubleshoot multi-account cloud networks, conduct CSPM and threat detection work, and support incident response. Collaborate with engineering teams on secure architectures and leverage AI to accelerate development. The role is onsite in Denver or Long Beach, may include on-call duties and occasional travel, and requires obtaining and maintaining a security clearance.

Leads the enterprise security function, including hiring and developing security engineers across enterprise security, vulnerability management, and Linux security. Owns security strategy, roadmaps, vulnerability management, identity, hardening, cloud, OT, and compliance initiatives. Partners with IT, DevOps, engineering, and manufacturing stakeholders, oversees incident response and on-call operations, communicates risk to leadership, and provides technical guidance on identity architecture, CIS/STIG baselines, SIEM, detection, and cloud security.

The Senior Embedded Security Engineer will enhance the security of the flight software for space vehicles, ensuring high standards for safety and secure coding practices throughout the development lifecycle.

Leads cybersecurity compliance and AI governance across NIST, CMMC, EAR, and ITAR frameworks. Maintains SSPs, POA&Ms, audit evidence, risk assessments, and compliance policies; evaluates AI vendors and use cases; embeds guardrails, access controls, data classification, logging, and review gates into LLM, MLOps, and DevSecOps workflows. Partners with engineering, security, legal, assessors, and government stakeholders to mature organizational compliance and responsible AI practices.

The Mission Security Engineer secures national security space systems, implementing cybersecurity measures and compliance controls for various platforms and infrastructures.

As a Staff Mission COMSEC Engineer, you will lead the design, deployment, and certification of cryptographic systems for space and ground systems, ensuring compliance with federal security standards and overseeing the end-to-end journey to Authority to Operate (ATO).

The Senior Compliance Automation Engineer will architect and build a compliance automation platform, integrating security controls across hybrid systems while ensuring compliance with regulations such as NIST SP 800-53 and 800-171, focusing on automated, evidence-generating solutions for compliance monitoring.

Design, deploy, and harden Kubernetes-native identity and authorization infrastructure for IL6 multi-tenant environments. Implement workload identity, fine-grained authorization, and policy-as-code enforcement. Integrate IdPs, government identity systems, and secret management; support ATO/compliance processes and collaborate with security, app teams, and auditors.