Senior Offensive Security Engineer

Senior Offensive Security Engineer

Astranis Space Technologies builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity’s reach into the solar system. With five satellites on orbit and many more set to launch soon, the company is servicing a backlog of more than $1 billion of commercial contracts. Astranis employs a team of 450 engineers and entrepreneurs and is headquartered in Northern California.

Responsibilities

Offensive & Penetration Testing (Primary)

Perform penetration tests of web apps, APIs, backend services, cloud infrastructure, and corporate networks.

Conduct threat emulation exercises, red‑team scenarios, and targeted attack simulations.

Assess CI / CD pipelines, IAM configurations, and internal services for exploitable weaknesses.

Lead offensive security initiatives and serve as the organization’s primary expert for AppSec and enterprise pentesting.

Security Research & Adversarial Analysis

Track emerging threats, techniques, and vulnerabilities relevant to cloud and enterprise environments.

Develop custom exploits or proof‑of‑concepts as needed to validate findings.

Collaboration & Remediation Support

Work with development, infra, and IT teams to validate controls and guide effective remediation.

Provide actionable risk assessments from an attacker’s perspective.

Contribute offensive insights to secure system design guidance.

General Product Security Support (Secondary)

Assist with code review and threat modeling for software components when offensive insights are needed.

Requirements

5+ years of hands‑on offensive security experience (AppSec, cloud, or enterprise penetration testing).

Demonstrated experience leading complex penetration tests for web apps, APIs, and cloud platforms.

Strong proficiency in offensive tooling (Burp Suite, Nmap, Metasploit, proxy tools, etc.) and manual testing techniques.

Familiarity with cloud‑native attack vectors (AWS, Azure, GCP).

Proficiency in at least one scripting or exploitation‑oriented language (Python, Go, JavaScript, etc.).

Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with an attacker’s mindset.

Ability to explain complex technical vulnerabilities to a range of audiences.

What We Offer

All positions offer a compensation package that includes equity and robust benefits. Base pay is a single component of Astranis's total rewards package, which may also include equity in the form of incentive stock options, high quality company‑subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance benefits, flexible PTO, 401(K) retirement, and free on‑site catered meals.

Base Salary : $160,000—$240,000 USD

U.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, or Refugee / Asylee Status Required

(To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the United States, or other protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

Contract

Job Function

Information Technology

Space Research and Technology

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