IT Storage Engineer

Spacex; United States; Hybrid; USD 120.000 - 150.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

SpaceX is seeking an IT Storage Engineer to design, deploy, and maintain enterprise storage systems in an on‑premises environment. The role focuses on performance-critical workloads such as simulation, telemetry, and test data processing, with hands-on work on NetApp, Pure Storage, Vast, and HPE Alletra stacks.

The ideal candidate will manage NFS, CIFS/SMB, iSCSI, and NVMe over TCP, develop automation tooling, and collaborate with compute, networking, and application teams to meet workload

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field or 5+ years storage experience in lieu of a degree.
• Experience with enterprise storage platforms: NetApp, Pure Storage, Vast, HPE Alletra.
• Strong understanding of storage protocols: NFS, CIFS/SMB, iSCSI, and NVMe over TCP.

Aufgaben

• Design, implement, and maintain storage infrastructure across multiple tiers.
• Architect and operate high-throughput, low-latency storage for large workloads.
• Administer NetApp, Pure FlashArray/FlashBlade, Vast, and HPE Alletra.
• Monitor and troubleshoot storage performance across hardware, transport, and protocol layers.
• Develop automation for monitoring, capacity planning, and alerting.
• Define standards for deployment, performance tuning, and operational management.
• Collaborate with compute, networking, and application teams.
• Participate in maintenance, on-call, and occasional hardware installs.

Kenntnisse

Storage engineering

iSCSI

NFS

CIFS/SMB

NVMe over TCP

Automation tooling

Python/PowerShell/Ansible

Troubleshooting

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or related field

5+ years storage engineering in lieu of degree

Tools

NetApp

Pure Storage

Vast

HPE Alletra

Jobbeschreibung

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 ofenabling human life on Mars.

IT STORAGE ENGINEER

SpaceX is seeking an experienced storage engineer with deep expertise in enterprise storage platforms. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in performance-critical settings and is eager to build storage infrastructure supporting mission-critical workloads like simulation, telemetry, and test data processing.

The ideal candidate will possess knowledge of both Pure and NetApp storage systems running iSCSI with hands‑on keyboard as well as on hardware in an on‑premises environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design, implement, and maintain storage infrastructure across multiple tiers: high-performance, capacity, archive, backup/recovery, and disaster recovery.
• Architect and operate high-throughput, low-latency storage and support exabyte scale file systems (e.g., VAST,) for simulation, telemetry, and high-concurrency workloads.
• Administer storage systems including NetApp, Pure FlashArray/FlashBlade, Vast, and HPE Alletra.
• Monitor and troubleshoot storage performance across the full stack: hardware, transport (RDMA), and protocol layers.
• Troubleshoot complex issues that require an understanding of the interaction of various protocols and operating systems.
• Manage storage access, data permissions, and access controls across different protocols and operating systems.
• Develop automation and tooling for monitoring, capacity utilization and planning, configuration management, and alerting.
• Define and enforce standards for storage deployment, performance tuning, and operational management.
• Collaborate with compute, networking, and application teams to align storage strategies with system architecture and workload requirements.
• Participate in scheduled maintenance, on‑call rotation, and occasional physical installation of hardware.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or other STEM discipline and 3+ years of professional IT storage engineering experience; OR 5+ years of IT storage engineering experience in lieu of a degree.
• Experience with enterprise storage platforms: NetApp, Pure Storage, Vast, HPE Alletra.
• Strong understanding of storage protocols: NFS, CIFS/SMB, iSCSI, and NVMe over TCP.

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Experience with client and server hardware/software, monitoring tools, enterprise networking, and virtualization.
• Mid-level experience with DFS administration.
• High level of network knowledge.
• Experience automating infrastructure with Python, PowerShell, or Ansible.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to explain complex designs in clear terms.
• Experience collaborating with virtualization teams as an infrastructure engineer.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• 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. Learn more about the ITAR here .

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