Job brief: Insider Risk Analyst

What JoRoute checked · Checked by JoRoute

• Listed on SpaceX's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-04 (2 days ago); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-06.
• The apply link opens boards.greenhouse.io, the address SpaceX's board gives for this job.
• No other listing with this title and place on this board in the last 90 days.
• No layoff notices (WARN) under this name in the state files JoRoute reads.

What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: $85,000 to $135,000 a year
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Hawthorne, CA
• Posted: 2026-10-14

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Mid level. The posting asks for 2+ years of experience.

Must have

• Bachelor's degree and 2+ years of professional experience in internal investigations, information security, or counterintelligence;
• OR 4+ years professional experience in information security, internal investigations, or counterintelligence in lieu of a degree
• 1+ year using a SIEM and/or conducting digital forensic investigations in a government or corporate environment
• Must be able to work extended hours and weekends as needed to support critical efforts and operations
• Must be willing to travel ad hoc
• Active TS/SCI clearance, or ability to obtain one.

Conditions

• Conduct internal investigations working with Information Security, HR, Legal, Government Security, Physical Security, and external partners based on information derived from inter…
• With an active clearance, candidates will be subject to pre-employment screening including background check and drug/alcohol test as well as random drug and alcohol testing during…
• You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year.
• 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/…

Main duties

• Conduct comprehensive investigations and analysis in support of SpaceX intellectual property and security
• Uphold investigation and analytic tradecraft standards including confidentiality, objectivity, lawfulness, timeliness, and use of all available sources of in…
• Collect and analyze available program data to evaluate insider threat risk to SpaceX infrastructure, programs, and operations
• Triage anomalous event data associated with indicators of data exfiltration, data destruction and other key indicators of concern
• Conduct internal investigations working with Information Security, HR, Legal, Government Security, Physical Security, and external partners based on informat…

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for data and analytics jobs in California: $146k a year (335 listings, 56 employers). This listing is 25% lower.
• Across SpaceX's 2,895 open listings, 60% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How SpaceX hires

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