SpaceX · 5 months ago
Sr. IT Systems Engineer, Configuration Management Database Engineering
Hawthorne, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$135K/yr - $180K/yr
5+ years expSpaceX was founded with the vision of enabling human life on Mars through innovative technology development. The Sr. IT Systems Engineer will focus on Configuration Management Database (CMDB) to enhance asset intelligence and application dependency mapping, ensuring the reliability of critical systems across the enterprise.
Advanced MaterialsAerospaceManufacturingNational SecuritySpace Travel
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Design, implement, and manage the CMDB platform in Atlassian Jira and related integrations with asset management, incident, and change management systems
Ensure data accuracy, completeness, and integrity across all configuration items (CIs), particularly for finance and hardware assets
Establish relationships between applications, infrastructure components, and services to provide clear visibility into system dependencies and reliability risks
Support outage and incident analysis by linking tickets to impacted assets and application stacks
Work cross-functionally with IT, engineering, finance, and operations to ensure accurate mapping of application services to infrastructure and cost centers
Build automation and reconciliation processes to ingest data from sources such as discovery tools, MDM platforms, ERP systems, and monitoring solutions (CheckMK, Grafana)
Partner with the IT change management and reliability teams to ensure changes and incidents reflect accurate CMDB relationships
Develop dashboards and reports to visualize asset health, lifecycle status, application dependencies, and risk exposure
Serve as subject matter expert on CMDB architecture, data modeling, governance, and service reliability use cases
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or an engineering discipline
5+ years of experience managing or administering a Configuration Management Database
Experience with IT Service Management (ITSM) platforms such as ServiceNow or Jira Service Management
Must be able to work extended hours and/or weekends as needed to meet major milestones
Must be able to travel - up to 10% work week travel may be required to other sites
Ability to pass Air Force background checks for Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg
Preferred
Experience with enterprise asset management (Atlassian Jira), infrastructure monitoring (CheckMK, Grafana), and service mapping tools
Proficiency with data modeling and configuration item (CI) lifecycle processes
Familiarity with financial asset tagging, cost center attribution, and inventory lifecycle
Knowledge of incident and change management processes, and how they relate to CMDB data
Experience with data ingestion pipelines, APIs, scripting (e.g., Python or PowerShell), and ETL tools
Strong analytical skills and ability to translate technical data into meaningful operational insights
Experience in environments focused on system reliability, automation, or regulatory compliance
Ability to influence stakeholders and communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
Benefits
Long-term incentives, in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards
Potential discretionary bonuses
Ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
401(k) retirement plan
Short & long-term disability insurance
Life insurance
Paid parental leave
Various other discounts and perks
3 weeks of paid vacation
10 or more paid holidays per year
5 days of sick leave per year
Company
SpaceX
SpaceX is an aviation and aerospace company that designs, manufactures, and launches rockets and spacecraft.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$11.78BKey Investors
Korea Investment PartnersIntesa SanpaoloAndreessen Horowitz
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Leadership Team
Bret Johnsen
CFO
Charles Kuehmann
VP Materials Engineering
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