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Principal Cloud Security Engineer at ROCKET LAB

Department: 3530 Information Security(Info Sec)Education: education_optional

Compensation

$152,300 – $203,000/yr

Location
Long Beach, California
Type
Full-time
Level
staff+
Posted

Description

Rocket Lab is hiring a Principal Cloud Security Engineer to work onsite in Long Beach, California. The role focuses on securing hybrid cloud environments, CI/CD and agentic systems, identity and access management, security automation, risk analysis, compliance, vulnerability management, and DevSecOps/MLOps processes. Candidates need extensive scripting and infrastructure-as-code experience, cloud security expertise across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, government-compliance knowledge, and U.S. citizenship. The position offers a base salary of $152,300 to $203,000 USD for California-based employees, along with medical, dental, vision, stock, and other benefits.

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