Principal Security Engineer

Iridium is an award-winning and innovative satellite communications company with bragging rights to the only network that offers voice and data connectivity anywhere in the world. For over 20 years, Iridium's unique network and services have supported critical communications needs for individuals, businesses, and the evolving Internet of Things.

At Iridium, we understand the importance of staying connected and the limitations of traditional communications networks. People across the globe, including first responders, humanitarians, global militaries, scientific researchers, and lone workers, as well as ships, aircraft and remote operations all rely on Iridium to stay connected. We take our responsibility for providing these essential communications very seriously and pride ourselves on offering a reliable lifeline when needed. Likewise, Iridium is committed to providing an exciting and innovative workplace, where employees are challenged to think outside the box and collaborate on new, bold ideas and solutions. Our talented teams are passionate about their work and the impact our company makes around the world. Iridium fosters an empowering and inclusive culture that allows employees to genuinely be their best selves. We are looking for others who want to join this truly unique company that celebrates our employees and provides the opportunity to truly make a difference in the world.

What We're Looking For:

Are you an experienced Security Engineer looking for a new role that will allow you to deliver high quality work and independently drive projects and deliverables in support of an organization's IT department? If so, we have an amazing opportunity for you! Iridium is seeking a Principal Security Engineer to provide security support to Iridium's unique ground network. In this role, you'll be responsible for implementing new security technologies, upgrading and enhancing existing technologies, implementing security policies, designing and documenting security procedures and guidelines, and assisting the security team in maintaining a strong cybersecurity posture. This role will operate with a high degree of independence and critical thinking.

What You'll Do:

Create roadmaps and design solutions that integrate security into key projects across the business
• Facilitate communication with key stakeholders to gather feedback and input into business requirements to complete initiatives and projects on time
• Act as the SME for all Security Engineering related topics
• Drive to completion security solution implementations to improve prevention, detection, and response capabilities, while maintaining current knowledge of tools and best practices
• Build and maintain productive working relationships with vendors tasked with providing or augmenting Iridium IT security
• Facilitate teamwork by participating in design meetings, reviews, implementation projects, and coordinating with other departments
• Identify, develop, and maintain process and procedure documentation
• Suggest improvements and pursue additional training to maintain skills necessary to execute duties
• Other duties as assigned

What You'll Need to Succeed:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline OR equivalent combination of education, technical certifications, or training

• 10+ years of direct work experience
• Experience managing and maintaining various network, security, and cloud technologies.
• Strong understanding of and hands-on experience with IP communication protocols such as OSI Model, Spanning-Tree, VDC, VFR, VTP, VSS, and routing protocols such as OSPF, EIGRP, and BGP
• Knowledge of security technologies such as IPS/IDS, Firewalls, MFA, NAC and TLS/SSL
• Familiarity with cloud services such as AWS and Azure
• Proficiency integrating security-oriented technology platforms
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to confidently present products, deliverables, analyses, and/or issues
• Possess an analytical mindset, with the ability to understand a situation or problem and think critically to make decisions or come up with solutions
• Be comfortable managing upward, including being a proactive communicator and asking for help when needed
• Have confidence and be able to establish valuable relationships with others
• Must be able to prioritize key tasks and have a strong sense of ownership over your work
• Be active in seeking out ways to continuously improve yourself and gain new knowledge

Things That Would be Great if You Brought to the Table:

• Relevant Masters degree
• Relevant industry certification - IE CCNA, CCNP, CCIE, CISM, CISSP, etc.
• Other Cloud Security Engineering and Design experience or certifications
• Experience excelling in CTF competitions

We'll also need you to:

• Be on call (approximately 10% for things such as breaches or need for escalated support)
• Work a hybrid schedule that includes at least 3 days in office and 2 days from home
• Be able to travel up to 5%
• Be able to lift up to 50 pounds.
• US Citizenship required

Work Environment:

This position primarily works in an office setting and is largely sedentary with the majority of the position working with a computer. The role typically requires the use of basic office equipment such as a phone, video, computer, keyboard, mouse, and printer.

Iridium is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.