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SpaceX · 3 days ago

IT Systems Engineer, Launch

Texas, United States

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

3+ years exp

SpaceX is a company dedicated to making human life multiplanetary through innovative technologies. They are seeking an IT Systems Engineer to enhance their mission-critical launch infrastructure and ensure safe, reliable launch operations.

Advanced MaterialsAerospaceManufacturingNational SecuritySpace Travel

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Optimize and consolidate existing automation scripts and tooling used to simultaneously support multiple classes of launch vehicles

Provide advanced support for Linux and Windows administration and troubleshooting

Increase mission critical IT infrastructure maturity with focus on alignment with NIST cybersecurity frameworks

Integrate industry-standard DevOps tooling and processes with existing procedures to streamline launch support infrastructure deployment and refresh

Collaborate with software and controls teams to integrate IT infrastructure build and configuration processes into standardized systems deployment and verification pipelines

Provide real-time IT support during launch and test operations, troubleshooting networking, hardware, and software issues in potentially high stress, time sensitive situations

Enhance network monitoring capabilities by identifying operational blind-spots, solving them with custom scripting, filtering, and efficient dashboards

Research and implement new virtualization, storage, and networking technologies in development environments for potential adoption

Maintain and enhance detailed IT system CMDBs, procedures, and contingency plans

Support rapid infrastructure expansion, providing design guidance, topology diagrams, and project coordination

Qualification

Systems engineering experienceVirtualization technologiesLinuxWindows administrationCustom scriptingNetwork topologiesCompliance frameworksGitOps conceptsAtlassian ToolsReal-time systems

Required

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, physics, information systems, or other engineering discipline of and 3+ years of systems engineering experience; OR 5+ years of systems engineering experience in lieu of a degree

Experience with virtualization or containerization technologies (VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix, Docker, or Openshift)

Experience with Active Directory and multi-platform authentication/identification environments

Working knowledge of GitOps concepts, tools, and processes

Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State