Security Administrator

The role

You will administer, maintain, document, and improve technical security controls for infrastructure, engineering environments, manufacturing systems, and sensitive aerospace data. You will operate security tools and support risk management, compliance, and audit-readiness efforts.

What you will do

• Administer and maintain security tools and systems across cloud and on-premise environments
• Monitor and analyze security alerts and investigate suspicious activity
• Implement and maintain security configurations, policies, standards, and procedures
• Support the risk assessment process by identifying and remediating information security risks
• Perform vulnerability scanning and coordinate remediation activities
• Conduct regular reviews of user access, system configurations, and security logs
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate security controls
• Maintain documentation, system records, and evidence for audits
• Support security-related onboarding and offboarding activities
• Perform hands-on system administration tasks

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or a related field
• Strong understanding of IT infrastructure including applications, networks, servers, storage, endpoints, identity systems, logging architectures, and cloud technologies
• Experience administering enterprise security tools and implementing technical security controls
• Experience reviewing security alerts, logs, and system activity
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Ability to prioritize security findings based on risk, impact, exploitability, and operational context
• 3+ years of experience in information security, systems administration, security operations, or a related technical field
• Working knowledge of relevant security and compliance frameworks, such as NIST 800-53/171, SOC 2, and ISO 27001
• Ability to create and maintain clear technical documentation, investigation records, procedures, remediation plans, and audit evidence
• Ability to work independently and coordinate with technical and nontechnical stakeholders

Nice to have

• Experience administering security platforms such as SIEM, endpoint detection and response, vulnerability management, identity and access management, mobile device management, or data loss prevention t
• Hands-on experience reviewing and correlating logs from endpoints, identity providers, cloud platforms, firewalls, applications, servers, and network security systems
• Experience creating and tuning SIEM queries, dashboards, correlation rules, alerting logic, and automated response workflows
• Experience investigating security alerts, documenting findings, coordinating remediation, and verifying corrective actions
• Experience operating in regulated environments subject to NIST 800-171, NIST 800-53, FedRAMP, ISO 27001, SOC 2, CUI handling, or similar control frameworks
• Experience with Microsoft security and administration platforms, including Entra ID, Microsoft 365, Intune, Defender, or Microsoft Sentinel
• Experience supporting vulnerability remediation, access reviews, incident response, security monitoring, log management, and audit evidence collection
• Familiarity with scripting or automation using PowerShell, Python, Bash, KQL, or similar tools
• Experience identifying monitoring gaps and onboarding systems, applications, or security data sources into a centralized logging or SIEM platform
• Experience in environments subject to strict data-protection or government-driven security requirements

Benefits

• Equity in the form of stock options for regular, full-time employees
• Subsidized medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Company-paid life and disability insurance
• 401(k) plan with employer match
• 4 weeks’ Paid Time Off
• 11 days of holidays including an end-of-year closure
• Paid Family/Parental Leave
• On-site gym or monthly wellness stipend (depending on location)
• Dog friendly offices

Before you apply

• Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., or protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)
• Employment is contingent upon satisfactory completion of reference and background checks
• Must be able to prove identity and authorization to work in the U.S.
• Employment may be conditioned on legal authorization to work with or have access to export control materials

About the company

Stoke is building Nova, a fully and rapidly reusable launch vehicle designed for daily flight. The company aims to create a scalable space industry by reducing launch costs and increasing availability.