Security Assurance Lead

The role

The Security Assurance Lead will build and lead a security testing and assurance organization. This person will define the security governance framework across firmware, hardware, cloud, and orbital spacecraft systems.

What you will do

• Define the organizational testing strategy, security KPIs, and risk management frameworks.
• Build, scale, and mentor a security assurance team of red teamers, firmware fuzzing experts, penetration testers, and security researchers.
• Oversee end-to-end security validation across embedded, spacecraft, supply chain, launch, cloud, and infrastructure domains.
• Own the Security Sign-off for mission-critical software and hardware releases.
• Establish thresholds for vulnerability remediation and operational risk.
• Partner with Supply Chain Security, Platform Trust, and Terminal Security leads.
• Lead red team exercises that simulate threats to space and ground systems.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field
• 10–12+ years of experience in security engineering
• At least 5+ years in a senior leadership or management capacity leading offensive security or assurance teams
• Experience leading security assurance programs for complex, safety-critical systems (aerospace, defense, critical infrastructure)
• Strong knowledge of industry standards (NIST SP 800-series, FIPS, SLSA, etc.)
• Deep expertise in zero-trust architectures
• Ability to translate technical vulnerabilities into business/mission risk
• Proven track record in red teaming, penetration testing, and vulnerability discovery across embedded and cloud environments
• Experience defining security gates, remediation priorities, and launch-readiness criteria
• Experience recruiting, retaining, and developing high-performing, multi-disciplinary security teams

Nice to have

• Master's degree/PhD
• Experience with space-based communication systems, SATCOM, or complex RF environments
• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance or the ability to obtain one
• Experience representing security posture to external regulators, DoD partners, or executive stakeholders

About the company

Logos Space is a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite system providing resilient, high-performance satellite-based connectivity services to enterprise and government customers worldwide. The company is led by a team of experienced engineers in the networking and satellite industries.