Security for space systems
Space Jobs for Cybersecurity Experts
, SpaceJobs.Now lists 184 open roles for cybersecurity experts on 41 space industry employers, including Muon Space, Umbra and Amazon Leo; typical pay across them is $125k to $270k a year (median $164k), topped by $340k a year advertised at SpaceX.
Cyber Security Analyst (opens the job details)
Viasat · Software & IT · London, United Kingdom· 1w agoDetails
Cyber Security Engineer (opens the job details)
Viasat · Software & IT · Carlsbad, California· 1w agoDetails
$165,000–$260,500/yrPrincipal Systems Security Engineer (opens the job details)
Viasat · Software & IT · Remote· 2w agoDetails
$200,000–$315,500/yr
Measured from 114 distinct posted rates, across 27 employers, each as a year's pay (an hourly rate × 2,080 hours). 70 of the 184 listings open here post no pay at all.
Space companies hire cybersecurity experts to protect spacecraft, ground systems and the company's own networks, often under government security rules. Each listing here is re-verified on the employer's own job board once an hour.
Live roles for cybersecurity experts
Updated 30 Oct 2026, 10:15 UTCListed here: Viasat roles. See every employer
Security operations and incident response
1 openWatch, detect and respond: the security operations center, threat intelligence and incident response.
Cyber Security Analyst (opens the job details)
Viasat · Software & IT · London, United Kingdom· 1w agoDetails
Security engineering
7 openSecure the systems: product, cloud, network and spacecraft security engineering and architecture.
Cyber Security Engineer (opens the job details)
Viasat · Software & IT · Carlsbad, California· 1w agoDetails
$165,000–$260,500/yrPrincipal Systems Security Engineer (opens the job details)
Viasat · Software & IT · Remote· 2w agoDetails
$200,000–$315,500/yrCybersecurity Embedded Software Engineer (opens the job details)
Viasat · Flight Software · Carlsbad, California; Germantown, Maryland· 1mo agoDetails
$140,500–$221,500/yrCybersecurity Engineer - Active Security Clearance Required (opens the job details)
Viasat · Software & IT · Remote· 1mo agoDetails
$117,000–$185,000/yrCyber Security Engineer (opens the job details)
Viasat · Software & IT · Carlsbad, California· 1mo agoDetails
$140,500–$221,500/yrStaff Cyber Security Engineer (opens the job details)
Viasat · Software & IT · Carlsbad, California; Tempe +6 more· 2mo agoDetails
$140,500–$221,500/yrEmbedded Software Engineer - Cybersecurity (opens the job details)
Viasat · Flight Software · Carlsbad, California; Germantown, Maryland· 4mo agoDetails
$140,500–$221,500/yr
Cybersecurity experts
1 openCybersecurity roles across space companies.
Senior Security Specialist, Vulnerability Management (opens the job details)
Viasat · Software & IT · Carlsbad, California; Reston, Virginia· 3mo agoDetails
$121,000–$191,000/yr
Before you apply
Space hardware is built, tested and flown in person, so many roles name a factory, a test site, a launch site or a control room, and each listing states its location. US roles that touch export-controlled technology (ITAR or EAR) can ask that you be a U.S. person, and some ask for a security clearance. A real employer never charges you to apply, never interviews you only by chat app and never asks you to buy equipment.
Pay by specialty
Every specialty gets its typical band from its own open roles, computed by the same method as the rest of the site (the 25th percentile of what roles pay (the middle of each posted range, as a year's pay: an hourly rate counts at 2,080 hours, 40 a week for 52 weeks) to the 90th-percentile posted top). A specialty is listed once three or more distinct rates have been posted.
| Specialty | Open roles | Typical pay | Highest rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compliance and governance | 3 | Too few rates | $170k/yr |
| Security operations and incident response | 49 | $105k–$200k/yr | $250k/yr |
| Security engineering | 106 | $163k–$280k/yr | $340k/yr |
| Cybersecurity experts | 26 | $149k–$297k/yr | $306k/yr |
What the roles ask for
Drawn from the requirement lines of 122 out of 184 open roles for cybersecurity experts, the same lines each role's pop-up quotes from its posting. Each role is counted once, at the lowest degree it will accept.
- Name years of experience90
- Name a security clearance55
- Require programming (Python, C++, MATLAB and similar)18
- Name u.S. person status (ITAR or EAR)16
- Set a residency or work-authorization condition9
- Ask for a certification7
- Name a security certification (CISSP, Security+)6
- Ask for a professional license1
Where a posting states years of experience, the median ask is 5 years.
Who hires cybersecurity experts in the space industry
Sorted by the expected value of an application (acceptance odds times posted pay). A referral agreement, if an employer has one, can raise it in this order but never changes the salary it offers.
Where these roles are posted
The US states with the most open roles for cybersecurity experts, and the roles posted for a single country. A place name leads to its own page, and a country's count lists the matching roles.
In the US, by state
Space industry jobs by US state
The public record, in every industry: 192,900 information security analysts work in the US (2025), projected to grow 21% by 2035, at a median $129k/yr (BLS, May 2025). Open space roles for cybersecurity experts post a median $163k/yr, 26.2% above it (pay research). Each state's page gives its own.
Roles posted for one country
What our research measures about software & it work
Read from the open postings on 2026-10-29 by our space industry research, rebuilt every day. Every figure opens the row of the report it comes from.
- Who is hiring895 open roles (11.0% of the space roles we read) at 45 employers, 201 of them posted in the last 30 days.
- Where the jobs are7.3% of these roles are remote; the rest are on-site or hybrid.
- Who can apply83.4% of the postings are open only to US persons or US citizens, and 28.5% name a security clearance.
- Skills and toolsThe skills its postings name most: Python (64%), Docker or Kubernetes (39%) and Linux (34%).
- Degrees and experience4.3% of the postings take a high school diploma or an associate's degree, 12.4% name a master's or PhD, and they ask for a median of 4 years of experience at the least.
- Pay transparency60.2% of the postings state their pay, at a median $160,000 a year.
- Internships and entry level48 open roles are for someone starting out (5.4% of its open roles).
- Shifts, weekends and travel37.2% of the postings ask for weekend work, 35.5% for overtime or extended hours, and 0.3% name an evening, night or rotating shift.
- What applications askThe application forms for this work ask your citizenship or U.S. person status (88.0% of them), about a security clearance (57.2% of them), your GPA (42.8% of them), SAT, ACT or GRE scores (42.4% of them), your salary expectations (24.9% of them) and whether you have worked or interviewed at the company before (54.0% of them).
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Frequently asked questions
How much do cybersecurity experts earn in the space industry?
Going by the 114 distinct salaries currently posted for roles for cybersecurity experts (each put on a full-time year), the typical range is $125k–$270k/yr and the median is $164k/yr. The top posted figure is $340k/yr, at SpaceX. 70 of the 184 open roles for cybersecurity experts state no pay, so check each listing.
Do I need a security clearance?
Some roles do, mostly at companies with defense work, and many ask for certifications such as CISSP or Security+. Every posting spells out its exact requirements and work site, so read each one. Of the 122 open roles for cybersecurity experts whose requirements we read, 2 a master's, 83 at least a bachelor's and 37 name no degree.
What does a cybersecurity expert do at a space company?
A cybersecurity expert at a space company secures the systems a mission depends on: the spacecraft and its links, the ground stations and mission software, and the company's networks, with the compliance work government and defense contracts require.
How do space companies hire cybersecurity experts?
Each employer runs its own hiring, and each listing says what it asks for: the degree or the hands-on experience, the location, and for export-controlled work in the US, often U.S. person status.
Are these jobs real?
Every role here is read from a space employer's own careers page or job board (Muon Space, Umbra, Amazon Leo and True Anomaly among them), and each employer's page here covers who they are and how they hire. A real employer never charges you to apply, never asks you to buy equipment and never interviews you only by chat app.
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