01The roles
Role
Ground Segment Security Engineer
A ground segment security engineer secures the ground stations, networks, and control systems that command satellites and receive their data.
Role
Satellite Operations Analyst
A satellite operations analyst commands and monitors spacecraft on orbit, keeping the satellite healthy and the mission running.
Role
Space Cybersecurity Analyst
A space cybersecurity analyst monitors and defends space and ground systems from threats, usually from a security operations center.
Role
Space Systems Resilience Engineer
A space systems resilience engineer designs and tests how space systems keep operating through failure, interference, and attack.
Role
Space Incident Responder
A space incident responder leads the investigation and recovery when a space system is attacked, disrupted, or degraded.
Role
Space Mission Assurance Specialist
A space mission assurance specialist makes sure a mission meets its security and resilience requirements across the whole lifecycle.
02How they fit together
Each role is one facet of what space cybersecurity, operations and resilience platform professionals do. New to the field? Start with what a space career academy is.