Security Engineering Manager

Northwood Space
Los Angeles
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 124,950 - 205,850 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringSkills: ["Leadership","Collaboration","Problem-solving"]

Lead Northwood's IT security and operations, building corporate IT, helpdesk, and security monitoring from the ground up. Own identity, device management, SIEM deployment, and SOC capabilities while scaling the team and collaborating with engineering to securely run mission-critical space communications infrastructure.

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Northwood Space
Northwood Space
3 months ago

Security Engineering Manager

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Job Summary

Lead Northwood's IT security and operations, building corporate IT, helpdesk, and security monitoring from the ground up. Own identity, device management, SIEM deployment, and SOC capabilities while scaling the team and collaborating with engineering to securely run mission-critical space communications infrastructure.
Location: Los Angeles
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own all corporate IT: identity management (Okta), device management (Intune/Jamf/FleetDM), endpoint security, SaaS administration, and helpdesk.
  • •Provide and oversee hands-on IT support-new hire setup, desk deployment, A/V, asset management-while building automation to eliminate manual work over time.
  • •Drive Infrastructure as Code for IT systems. Build self-service tooling and integrations that scale operations without scaling headcount linearly.
  • •Stand up Northwood’s SIEM-platform selection, log ingestion across ground stations and cloud infrastructure, correlation rules, and automated alerting.
  • •Build SOC capabilities: detection and response playbooks, incident response processes, and continuous monitoring for distributed space communications infrastructure.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 124,950 - 205,850 annually

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years in IT, security, or DevSecOps engineering with experience leading or building teams.
  • •Hands-on corporate IT background: identity providers (Okta, Azure AD), endpoint management, SaaS administration, and helpdesk operations.
  • •Experience deploying and operating SIEM platforms and building security monitoring programs.
  • •Basic knowledge of compliance frameworks (i.e. NIST 800, SOC 2, FedRamp)
  • •Technical depth with Infrastructure as Code, scripting (Python, Bash, PowerShell), and cloud environments (AWS).
Experience:Space
Skills:LeadershipCollaborationProblem-solving
Certifications:CISSPCISMCISA
Tech Stack:OktaAzure ADIntuneJamfFleetDMSplunkSentinelPantherCrowdStrikeSentinelOneAWSPythonBashPowerShell

Eligibility

Security Clearance:TS/SCI

Company Brief

Northwood Space
Builds modern, scalable ground infrastructure and phased-array antenna systems to improve satellite-to-Earth communications, providing rapidly deployable ground stations and networking for commercial and government space missions.
Industry: Space Technology
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Growth: Growth Stage Startup
Funding: Series B
Headquarters: Los Angeles, United States
Founded: 2023
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