SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.
IT SYSTEMS ENGINEER
SpaceX is looking for an experienced engineer with strong knowledge and experience across Microsoft-based technologies. This employee will be a member of the Information Technology Windows Infrastructure team and will support systems across SpaceX. The ideal candidate will be flexible and flourish in a fast paced and challenging environment and will exercise a high degree of responsibility for the processes, systems, and tools you create and manage; all supporting the goal of making humanity an interplanetary species.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Work closely with other SpaceX engineers to gather requirements, research, evaluate, design, plan, deploy, and support Microsoft enterprise software platforms and related technologies in a world-class environment that meets the needs of the demanding SpaceX engineering teams
- Manage and maintain highly resilient, high-performance, scalable, and flexible systems
- Make recommendations, justify, and implement improvements using an accepted change control methodology
- Work within diverse groups to design and deliver creative solutions and resolve problems in a timely and proactive manner by interacting with internal business units
- Responsible for the health of the Windows core infrastructure:
- Ensure uptime of critical systems to the business
- Drive improvements to optimize security and performance of the infrastructure
- Build automation at scale to improve overall efficiency
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or STEM discipline with 3+ years of systems administration experience; OR 5+ years of systems administration experience in lieu of a degree
- 1+ years of experience with Active Directory, Kerberos, Entra ID, and multi-platform authentication/identification environments
- 1+ years of experience (including the ability to setup, configure, upgrade, manage, and troubleshoot) with Windows-based systems and services (DHCP, DNS, ADFS, ADCS) in both physical and virtual environments
- 1+ years of scripting experience in PowerShell, leveraging source code and version control tools
- 1+ years of experience in monitoring mission-critical enterprise environments with 5000+ resources
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Expertise in leveraging SIEM log collection and parsing for advanced troubleshooting
- Expertise in implementation and maintenance of Hyper-V and/or Azure Stack HCI at scale
- Expertise in Microsoft Software Defined Storage (implementation and maintenance)
- Working knowledge of development with CI/CD automation
- Understanding of Linux and MacOS authentication into Microsoft Active Directory
- Understanding of DSC concepts and implementation
- Understanding of leveraging HSM with a PKI
- Experience managing F5 LTM load balancers
- Experience in DNS/DHCP appliances (Bluecat, Infoblox)
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:
Pay Range:
IT Systems Engineer: $120,000.00 - $160,000.00/per year
Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.
Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at SpaceX. You may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards, as well as potential discretionary bonuses and the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You will also receive access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, and various other discounts and perks. You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year. Exempt employees are eligible for 5 days of sick leave per year.
ITAR REQUIREMENTS:
- 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. Learn more about the ITAR here.
SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; 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/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
Applicants wishing to view a copy of SpaceX’s Affirmative Action Plan for veterans and individuals with disabilities, or applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application/interview process should notify the Human Resources Department at (310) 363-6000.
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SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches the world’s most advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 by Elon Musk to revolutionize space transportation, with the ultimate goal of making life multiplanetary.
SpaceX has gained worldwide attention for a series of historic milestones. It is the only private company ever to return a spacecraft from low-Earth orbit, which it first accomplished in December 2010. The company made history again in May 2012 when its Dragon spacecraft attached to the International Space Station, exchanged cargo payloads, and returned safely to Earth — a technically challenging feat previously accomplished only by governments. Since then Dragon has delivered cargo to and from the space station multiple times, providing regular cargo resupply missions for NASA.
