# Security Engineer, Identity and Access Management (IAM) at K2 Space

- Company: K2 Space
- What the company does: Building the largest satellites in orbit. Ultra-powerful, scalable platforms engineered for LEO, MEO, GEO and cislunar missions. Explore the next-generation of satellites. Backed by Kleiner Perkins, First Round and ICONIQ.
- Company website: https://www.k2space.com/#
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Los Angeles, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $120K to $150K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-14
- Apply by: 2026-10-29
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/k2spacecorporation/jobs/5424104008
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/k2-space-security-engineer-identity-and-access-management-iam/

## About the role

With multiple launches in 2027 and plans to scale to 100 satellites a year, we're Building Bigger — helping develop the solar system and build toward a Kardashev Type II (K2) civilization. If you are a motivated individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment and you're excited about contributing to the success of a high-growth Series D-funded company, we'd love for you to apply.

## What they're looking for

- Administer and support the enterprise identity platform, including the identity provider, single sign-on, and directory services across corporate, engineering, and mission environments
- Onboard SaaS and internal applications to SSO and automated provisioning using SAML, OIDC, and SCIM, retiring local accounts and shared credentials as you go
- Operate and improve identity lifecycle workflows, including joiner, mover, and leaver processes, provisioning and deprovisioning, and access requests
- Help drive adoption of phishing-resistant MFA (FIDO2/WebAuthn) and support users through enrollment and rollout
- Maintain role-based access groups and entitlements under established least-privilege standards, and flag where access models need to evolve
- Support privileged access management operations, including administrator accounts, service accounts, and break-glass credential handling

Tags: IT