Director, Security, Investigations, and Intelligence

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.

DIRECTOR, SECURITY, INVESTIGATIONS AND INTELLIGENCE

Help protect people, intellectual property, platforms, financial systems, facilities, and national-security work across X, X Money, SpaceXSI, and SpaceX. The Director of Security, Investigations and Intelligence leads investigations, intelligence, security screenings, and counterintelligence, and serves as the Insider Threat Program Senior Official.

The role requires deep investigative experience and technical credibility with the teams that run detection engineering and digital forensics. Ideal candidates have run a cleared insider threat program, led investigative teams, and worked with law enforcement and government partners.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead internal and external investigations across X, X Money, SpaceXSI, and SpaceX, including insider threat, employee and contractor misconduct, intellectual property theft, data exfiltration, fraud, platform abuse, and financial crime
• Set investigative direction for X, including the integrity of agents on the platform (automated or AI-driven accounts and actions), account compromise caused by insider misuse, support to operations that disrupt threat actors, and influence operations
• Oversee X Money financial-crime investigations in support of Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money-laundering obligations, including suspicious activity reports made with the financial-crimes team
• Direct the intelligence and counterintelligence programs, including collection, analysis, production, dissemination, adversary tracking, and supply-chain and third-party risk
• Own required reporting, including adverse information reports, suspicious contact reports to the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA), security incident inquiries, and counterintelligence referrals to the FBI or DCSA
• Partner with Program Security Officers, government customers, and DCSA, and prepare the program for DCSA security reviews
• Direct high-side investigations, including user activity monitoring on classified networks, classified data-spill response, storage of case files and evidence inside a SCIF, and classified chain of custody
• Oversee prescreening, support to government adjudication, continuous vetting, and insider threat awareness training for the cleared population
• Maintain need-to-know separation of investigative and intelligence information across X, X Money, SpaceXSI, and SpaceX classified work, and apply foreign ownership, control, or influence requirements where they apply
• Direct detection engineering, tooling, automation, digital forensics, and case management with Information Security, security operations, product, and engineering
• Advise senior leadership and represent the companies with law enforcement, the intelligence community, and regulators, while protecting sensitive information and company interests
• Partner with Government Security, Information Security, Legal, Human Resources, Safety, Engineering, Product Security, and Finance
• Build, mentor, and manage investigators, analysts, and engineers, and set case-handling standards for the team

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in criminal justice, intelligence studies, cybersecurity, or computer science, or 4+ years of professional experience in investigations, insider threat, intelligence, or counterintelligence in lieu of a degree.
• 10+ years of professional experience in investigations, insider threat, intelligence, or counterintelligence.

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Active Top Secret clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access.
• Professional experience managing investigators, analysts, or intelligence professionals.
• Professional experience managing a cleared-contractor insider threat program.
• Professional experience managing classified investigations in a Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) or Special Access Program (SAP) environment.
• Professional experience working with law enforcement or U.S. government agencies on investigations or counterintelligence matters.
• Experience with SIEM platforms, digital forensics, eDiscovery, DLP, UEBA and security automation
• Experience with the Bank Secrecy Act, anti-money-laundering programs, or suspicious activity reports
• Experience directing supply-chain or third-party risk intelligence
• Experience with counterintelligence tradecraft and foreign intelligence targeting
• Experience building or running a cleared insider threat program under NISPOM (32 CFR Part 117), DoDM 5205.07, and ICD 503 and ICD 705, including the program charter, insider threat awareness training, prescreening and continuous vetting, required reporting, and case standards for intake, timeliness, and closure
• Experience with high-side case handling, including case files and evidence kept in a SCIF, classified chain of custody, and DCSA security reviews
• Experience setting need-to-know and data-separation rules across classified and unclassified work, including foreign ownership, control, or influence mitigation
• Experience in technology, aerospace or defense, financial services, or a large digital platform
• Experience integrating security, investigations, or insider threat programs during a merger, acquisition, or similar combination of companies
• Advanced degree or professional certification in investigations, intelligence, or cybersecurity

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be willing to work extended hours and/or weekends as needed
• Must be willing to travel to company sites, SCIFs, data centers, and partner locations as needed
• Must be able to work inside a SCIF and handle classified information at the TS/SCI level
• Position is subject to pre-employment screening, including a background check and a drug test
• An active clearance may provide the opportunity to work on sensitive missions; if so, you will be subject to pre-employment drug and random drug and alcohol testing

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

Pay Range:

Director, Security: $225,000.00 - $265,000.00

Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.

Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at SpaceX. You may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock or long-term cash awards, as well as potential discretionary bonuses and the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

You will also receive access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, and various other discounts and perks. You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year.

Employees accrue paid sick leave pursuant to Company policy which satisfies or exceeds the accrual, carryover, and use requirements of the law.

ITAR REQUIREMENTS:

• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here .

SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

Applicants wishing to view a copy of SpaceX’s Affirmative Action Plan for veterans and individuals with disabilities, or applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application/interview process should reach out to [email protected] .