IT Systems Engineer

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 engineering discipline with 3+ years of systems administration experience; OR 5+ years of professional 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 
• 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) 
• Expertise in Microsoft Software Defined Storage (implementation and maintenance) Expertise in Microsoft Software Defined Storage (implementation and maintenance) 

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. § 1