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Cloud Security Specialist – Platforms Engineering

Xona Space Systems · Burlingame, California · On-site

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About Xona Space Systems

Xona develops satellite navigation services delivering positioning, navigation, and timing data via a Low Earth Orbit network. Backed by NGP Capital.

About the role

We are seeking a proactive and skilled Cloud Security Specialist to join our dynamic Platforms Engineering team. In this role, you will be the security champion embedded within our platform infrastructure, ensuring that our cloud environments, container orchestration platforms, and developer tooling are secure by design.

What they're looking for

  • Experience: 4+ years of experience in cloud security, DevOps, or platform engineering, with a strong emphasis on security operations and architecture
  • Cloud Expertise: Deep hands-on experience securing cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure). Certifications such as AWS Certified Security, CISSP, or CCSK are a plus
  • Container & Kubernetes Security: Strong understanding of containerization security best practices, image hardening, and Kubernetes security controls (RBAC, network policies, runtime security)
  • Scripting & Automation: Proficiency in languages such as Python, Go, or Bash, and experience with automation tools
  • Security Tooling: Familiarity with CI/CD security integrations, Static Application Security Testing (SAST), Software Bill of Materials (SBOM), Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), and cloud security posture management (CSPM) tools
  • Experience implementing Zero Trust architectures within a modern enterprise
More about this role

Xona is the navigational intelligence company bringing real-time, centimeter-level certainty to any device, anywhere on Earth.

With Pulsar – the world’s most advanced PNT satellite infrastructure in Low Earth Orbit – Xona will offer a future-proof, backwards-compatible global positioning system optimized for absolute precision, superior power, and robust protection.

We are seeking a proactive and skilled Cloud Security Specialist to join our dynamic Platforms Engineering team. In this role, you will be the security champion embedded within our platform infrastructure, ensuring that our cloud environments, container orchestration platforms, and developer tooling are secure by design.

You will work closely with platform engineers, DevOps, and enterprise security teams to build secure foundational services, automate compliance guardrails, and foster a strong culture of security across the engineering organization.

We are seeking a specialized Cloud Security Engineer to anchor security into the core of our Platform Engineering team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and automating security guardrails across our AWS cloud infrastructure and deployment...

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