Take space missions further faster. Backed by a16z.
About the role
Own application security across the full software development lifecycle, ensuring security requirements are defined, validated, and enforced from design through production release. Conduct security architecture reviews and threat modeling for new product features, platform changes, and third-party integrations.
What they're looking for
- 5+ years in product security, application security, or a closely related security engineering discipline, with demonstrated technical leadership experience
- Deep expertise in SAST and DAST tooling, including tool selection, integration into CI/CD pipelines, and results-driven vulnerability remediation programs
- Hands-on experience conducting or coordinating penetration testing engagements, including scoping, execution, and remediation validation
- Strong applied cryptography knowledge, including symmetric and asymmetric encryption, PKI, key management, and secure protocol design
- Experience owning vulnerability management programs, including prioritization frameworks, SLA enforcement, and executive reporting
- Proficiency with secrets management platforms such as HashiCorp Vault, including policy design and access control architecture
More about this role
Northwood is a modern space infrastructure company bringing the benefits of space to the masses through advanced communications technology. We are building a global network of phased array ground stations that enable real-time, reliable communication for satellite missions such as national security, global connectivity, and disaster response. With a vertically integrated approach, Northwood designs, builds, and rapidly deploys scalable systems that power the next generation of space missions. If you like solving complex challenges and seeing your work deployed around the world with real impact, Northwood is the place to do it.
As Product Security Lead, you will own the security of Northwood's software and systems from design through deployment. This is a senior technical leadership role for an engineer with deep expertise across the full product security lifecycle — from threat modeling and secure architecture review to penetration testing, vulnerability management, and the cryptographic foundations that protect mission-critical space communications.
You will embed security into every stage of our software development lifecycle, build and mature our application security program,...
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