SpaceX

IT Systems Administrator, Launch

SpaceX • $80K — $110K *
Cape Canaveral, FL 32920In-Person
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • High school diploma or equivalent required.
  • 3+ years of IT systems administration experience required.
  • Hands-on experience with Linux or Windows server administration.
  • Experience in enterprise network administration and deployment.

Responsibilities

  • Augment and deploy new IT infrastructure supporting mission-critical networks nationwide.
  • Perform systems upgrades and patches during operational downtimes, including weekends and evenings.
  • Monitor IT services, responding quickly to incidents to ensure system performance.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and address technical issues proactively.
  • Document and maintain IT systems procedures, design drawings, and overviews.
  • Utilize automation tools and contribute to IT systems engineering efforts.
  • Ensure system compliance with industry and cybersecurity standards.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on mission-critical systems in a dynamic environment.
  • Collaboration with diverse and skilled cross-functional teams.
  • Access to advanced technology and infrastructure projects.
  • Potential career development and growth in a pioneering aerospace company.
Full Job Description
IT SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR, LAUNCH

SpaceX is looking for a highly skilled and knowledgeable IT Systems Administrator to support the networking, compute administration, and application support needs of our launch environment. This role will be pivotal to the enablement of safe and sustained launch cadence, directly supporting our goals of making humanity a multiplanetary species. Candidate must be comfortable working on mission-critical systems with a sense of urgency appropriate to the responsibilities while maintaining attention to detail and operational excellence.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Augment and deploy new IT infrastructure, including networking, server, and desktop hardware directly supporting mission critical networks across the country.
  • Perform periodic systems upgrades and patches in between critical operations, sometimes on weekends and evenings.
  • Monitor IT services and respond aggressively to incidents to maintain systems performance.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to proactively identify and resolve potential technical issues with systems deployments.
  • Author and maintain documentation for IT systems, from systems overview documents and design drawings to procedures.
  • Leverage automation tools and contribute to IT systems engineering efforts.
  • Ensure that systems are configured and maintained in compliance with industry and cybersecurity standards (e.g. ITAR, ISO, NIST).

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
  • High school diploma or equivalency certificate.
  • 3+ years of experience in IT systems administration.
  • Hands-on experience with Linux or Windows server administration.
  • Experience with enterprise network administration and deployment.

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
  • Working knowledge of network protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, SNMP, NTP, PTP etc), firewalls administration and cybersecurity technologies.
  • Proficiency in scripting (Bash/Powershell/Python) and automation frameworks (Terraform, Ansible, Puppet).
  • Familiarity with Active Directory and multi-platform authentication/identification environments.
  • Experience with virtualization platforms and tools.
  • Understanding of Layer 1 configuration best practices and multiplexing technologies.
  • Working knowledge, including the ability to setup, configure, upgrade, manage, and troubleshoot, Windows-based systems and services (i.e. SCCM, Active Directory).
  • Exposure to real-time systems and industrial telemetry networks.
  • Experience with configuration management, provisioning, infrastructure as code, and other DevOps concepts and tools.
  • Excellent communications skills with the ability to communicate with internal/external customers, vendors, management etc. in both formal and informal situations.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
  • Must be willing to work extended hours, weekends, and night shifts as launch manifest dictates.
  • Must have valid driver's license.
  • Ability to pass Air Force background check for Cape Canaveral.
  • Willing to be on after-hours on-call rotation.
  • Willing to travel (up to 20%) and potential time at sea supporting marine systems.
  • Ability to lift up to 30lbs. unassisted
  • Ability to work at heights.


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. a7 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. a7 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

About SpaceX

SpaceX is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transportation services company founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk. The company designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. SpaceX has developed the Falcon 1, Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, and Dragon spacecraft. The company was founded with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX has achieved several milestones in spaceflight, including the first privately-funded liquid-propellant rocket to reach orbit, the first privately-funded company to send a spacecraft to the International Space Station, and the first privately-funded company to send a human-rated spacecraft to orbit.
Learn more about SpaceX
Size
8,000 employees
Industry
Aerospace & Defense
Founded
2002
* Ladders Estimates

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