Loft Federal

Loft Federal

Senior Software Engineer - Security Engineering

Arvada, Colorado · Senior

No sponsorship$53k-$800kDetected 7 days ago
PythonC++BashDockerCI/CDLinuxDevOpsCybersecurityNetwork SecurityExcelSupply ChainEmbedded SystemsZero TrustResearchCommunicationCollaborationProblem SolvingMentoring

About the role

  • Are you ready to embark on this exciting journey with us?
  • You will spend your time writing code, hardening our infrastructure, participating in threat modeling, and mentoring our talented software engineers in secure development practices.
  • You will be the team's expert on balancing cutting-edge security with the very real constraints of embedded systems and the compliance demands of NIST and CMMC frameworks.

Responsibilities

  • Architect & Design: Ground-up d esign, hands-on development, and team-centric collaboration to the Zero Trust security architecture for our flight software, including services for authentication/ authorization, cryptographic key management, secure data storage, and secure transport.
  • Lead the research and evaluation of security features, protocols, and third-party tools to make data-driven architectural decisions.
  • Harden Mission Infrastructure: Collaborate with infrastructure teams to secure our onboard flight software platform, including hardening embedded Linux systems, segmenting spacecraft network enclaves, configuring onboard IAM policies, and mitigating operational cybersecurity risks across the asset lifecycle.
  • Implement Security Controls in the SDLC: Work with the DevOps team to integrate and automate security controls directly into our CI/CD pipelines, including Static/Dynamic Application Security Testing (SAST/DAST), Software Composition Analysis (SCA), SBOM generation, and container vulnerability scanning using tools like SonarQube.
  • Collaborate with infrastructure teams to secure our onboard flight software platform, including hardening embedded Linux systems, segmenting spacecraft network enclaves, configuring onboard IAM policies, and mitigating operational cybersecurity risks across the asset lifecycle.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of professional experience in software development, with at least 3 years in a security-focused role.
  • Desired Skills (The more of these you have, the better):
  • Serve as the technical expert for designing and implementing security controls required by NIST SP 800-53 / 800-171 such as encryption, access control, and secure logging.
  • Lead Compliance Efforts: Serve as the technical expert for designing and implementing security controls required by NIST SP 800-53 / 800-171 such as encryption, access control, and secure logging.
  • Required Skills:

Skills

  • Deep understanding of modern security principles, including DevSecOps, Zero Trust, container security, and common threats.
  • Demonstrable expertise in one or more of the following security domains: network security, application security, or cryptography.
  • Hands-on experience with scripting and programming languages (e.g., Python, Bash, C++).
  • Strong understanding of Linux systems security and hardening.
  • Experience with container security (Docker, k3s) and vulnerability scanning tools.
  • Active security clearance required.
  • About Loft Federal
  • Loft Federal is committed to delivering the U.S. national security space community a fast, affordable, and streamlined pathway to orbit.

Compensation

  • $53k-$800k

Company info

  • What We're Looking For

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Active security clearance required
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