# Corporate Security Lead

**Company:** [Northwood Space](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/northwood-space)
**Location:** Los Angeles, CA, California
**Role:** Security Engineering
**Salary:** $125k – $206k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Okta, Intune, Jamf, Fleetdm, SIEM, Splunk, Sentinel, Panther, Crowdstrike, Sentinelone, AWS, Python, Bash, PowerShell, Infrastructure As Code
**Posted:** 2026-04-21

> Builds and leads corporate IT security operations including helpdesk, endpoint management, SIEM deployment, and team hiring for a space communications company. Requires 5+ years in IT/security/DevSecOps, hands-on tools like Okta and AWS, and compliance knowledge.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities

### Corporate IT & Helpdesk
- Own all corporate IT: identity management (**Okta**), device management (**Intune/Jamf/FleetDM**), endpoint security, SaaS administration, and helpdesk.
- Provide and oversee hands-on IT support—new hire setup, desk deployment, A/V, asset management—while building automation to eliminate manual work over time.
- Drive Infrastructure as Code for IT systems. Build self-service tooling and integrations that scale operations without scaling headcount linearly.

### SIEM & Security Operations
- Stand up Northwood’s SIEM—platform selection, log ingestion across ground stations and cloud infrastructure, correlation rules, and automated alerting.
- Work with product infrastructure engineers on building out things properly.
- Build SOC capabilities: detection and response playbooks, incident response processes, and continuous monitoring for distributed space communications infrastructure.
- Deploy and manage endpoint detection/response, email security, DLP, and zero-trust controls.

### Team Building
- Hire and develop a team across security engineering and IT operations.
- Collaborate across engineering, network operations, and mission management as the primary IT and security subject-matter expert.

## Basic Qualifications
- 5+ years in IT, security, or DevSecOps engineering with experience leading or building teams.
- Hands-on corporate IT background: identity providers (**Okta**, **Azure AD**), endpoint management, SaaS administration, and helpdesk operations.
- Experience deploying and operating SIEM platforms and building security monitoring programs.
- Basic knowledge of compliance frameworks (i.e. **NIST 800**, **SOC 2**, **FedRamp**).
- Technical depth with Infrastructure as Code, scripting (**Python**, **Bash**, **PowerShell**), and cloud environments (**AWS**).
- Experience in regulated or compliance-heavy environments.
- Ability to obtain and maintain **TS/SCI** clearance.

## Preferred Qualifications
- Active **TS** clearance or higher.
- Experience in aerospace, defense, or critical infrastructure industries.
- Hands-on with SIEM platforms (**Splunk**, **Sentinel**, **Panther**) and EDR solutions (**CrowdStrike**, **SentinelOne**).
- Experience scaling IT and security from startup to enterprise.
- **ITAR** compliance experience.
- **CISSP**, **CISM**, **CISA**, or similar certifications.

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