Information Security Analyst

Vast is developing next-generation space stations and space infrastructure using an incremental, hardware-rich, and capital-efficient approach. Vast is rapidly developing its multi-module Haven Station to support a continuous human presence in space for America and its allies, enabling advanced microgravity research and manufacturing, and supporting a growing space economy for government, corporate, and private customers. Haven Demo’s 2025 success made Vast the only operational commercial space station company to design, build, and operate its own spacecraft in orbit. Next, Haven-1 is targeted to become the world’s first commercial space station, with launch anticipated in 2027, followed by additional Haven modules. Additionally, the company recently announced two new offerings leveraging its space station components and the heritage of Haven Demo: Vast Satellite, a high-power satellite product line; and Vast Lunar Systems, power, communications, and habitats for the Moon.

Headquartered in Long Beach, California, and with more than 1,000 employees and over a billion dollars in private capital, Vast has built the facilities capable of manufacturing America’s next space station. The company plans to develop future habitats and systems for Mars, dedicated modules for government partners, and other crewed systems designed to unlock the expanding long-term space economy.

Vast is seeking an Information Security Analyst to join the Information Security team and report to the Information Security Manager. You will own day-to-day triage, investigation, and response for security alerts across the organization, and help build our security monitoring and detection capabilities. Your work will span alerts from insider risk, EDR, SIEM, DLP, and other detection sources. The role supports both corporate and mission environments.

This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and triage alerts from security tooling across corporate and mission environments
• Investigate suspicious activity, determine scope and impact, and contain or escalate incidents according to the incident response process
• Document incidents, and contribute to post-incident reviews and updates to response procedures
• Tune detection rules and reduce false positives across monitoring tools
• Develop playbooks and automate repetitive triage steps to speed up response
• Carry out vulnerability and exposure checks, and coordinate remediation with system owners
• Work with engineering, IT, and mission teams on security implementations and alert follow-ups

Minimum Qualifications

• 1+ years of hands-on experience in security monitoring, incident response, or a related role
• Equivalent internship, lab, or academic project experience will be considered
• Experience monitoring and responding to security events on Windows, macOS, and Linux
• endpoints
• Familiarity tuning security alerts to improve fidelity and reduce false positives
• Solid working knowledge of cloud and on prem auditing and alerting
• Proficiency in scripting and automation with PowerShell, Bash, or Python
• Knowledge of network protocols, firewalls, and intrusion detection and prevention systems
• (IDS/IPS)

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Interest in mentorship and a willingness to learn incident handling procedures and security best practices from senior team members
• Familiarity with adversary tactics and approaches to detecting attacker activity
• Exposure to social engineering awareness or testing efforts
• Exposure to supporting security audits or assessments
• Comfort working in a fast-paced environment

Additional Requirements

• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time
• Willingness to work overtime, or weekends to support critical mission milestones
• Ability to lift up to 25lbs unassisted
• Specific certifications, as appropriate

Pay Range: California

$90,000—$158,000 USD

We calibrate level and compensation to the selected candidate's experience and demonstrated capability. We welcome applicants across a range of experience levels to apply.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

Base salary will vary depending on job-related knowledge, education, skills, experience, business needs, and market demand. Salary is just one component of our comprehensive compensation package. Full-time employees also receive company equity, as well as access to a full suite of compelling benefits and perks, including: medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents, generous paid time off; up to 20+ days of vacation for exempt staff and up to 10+ days of vacation for non-exempt staff with the ability to cash-out unused vacation annually, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, ClassPass credits, personalized mental healthcare through Spring Health, and other discounts and perks. We also take pride in offering exceptional food perks, with snacks, drip coffee & onsite barista, cold drinks, and dinner meals remaining free of charge, and lunch subsidized as part of Vast’s ongoing commitment to providing high-quality meals for employees.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

Vast is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Vast 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.