IT Infrastructure Engineer - Virtualization & Storage Specialist

Starlink

Hawthorne (CA)

On-site

USD 130,000 - 175,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision & dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Paid parental leave

3 weeks paid vacation

10+ paid holidays

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking an IT Infrastructure Engineer to join the virtualization and storage team. You will scale data center infrastructure, manage VMware environments, storage platforms, and HPC storage tiers while collaborating with compute and networking teams.

The role emphasizes automation, capacity planning, and on-call support. Candidates should have strong experience with VMware, storage protocols, and container infrastructure in a demanding environment.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in information systems, computer science, engineering or related technical field; 3+ years in enterprise engineering or 5+ years if no degree.
1+ years managing virtualized server environments
5+ years IT storage engineering with enterprise platforms (NetApp, Pure Storage, Scality, Vast or similar)
Strong understanding of storage protocols (NFS, CIFS/SMB, iSCSI) and enterprise virtualization

Responsibilities

Implement and maintain a scalable VMware environment
Design, implement, and maintain storage infrastructure across multiple tiers
Architect and operate high-throughput, low-latency storage for HPC workloads
Administer NetApp, Pure Storage, Scality, Vast storage platforms
Perform data center deployments and troubleshoot across virtualization/storage layers
Develop automation for monitoring, capacity planning, and deployment standards
Collaborate with compute/network teams to align storage with workloads
Participate in on-call rotation and maintenance