IT Systems Administrator (Top Secret Clearance)

SpaceX; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Long-term incentives

Bonuses

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Medical coverage

Vision coverage

Dental coverage

401(k)

Paid parental leave

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Paid sick leave

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking an IT Systems Administrator with expertise in Microsoft technologies, networking, and Linux to support the company's personnel and systems. This role is part of the Information Technology team and requires the ability to work in fast-paced, mission-critical environments supporting SpaceX's engineering operations.

The candidate will gather requirements, design, deploy, and support enterprise software platforms for SpaceX engineering teams, building high‑performance systems

Qualifications

• 4+ years of IT systems administration experience.
• Clearance: Top Secret, Top Secret SCI, or DOE Level Q.
• Expert ability to set up, configure, upgrade, manage, and troubleshoot Windows-based systems (DHCP, DNS, IIS, MS SQL Server, NPS).
• Experience with IPv4, switching, routing, firewalls, and high-availability architecture.
• Working knowledge of Linux operating system and networking technologies.
• Experience with Active Directory, Kerberos, and multi-platform authentication.

Responsibilities

• Gather requirements, research, evaluate, design, plan, deploy, and support enterprise software platforms for SpaceX engineering teams.
• Build highly-resilient, high-performance, scalable systems across standard and air-gapped networks.
• Make recommendations and implement improvements using change control to support systems and processes.
• Design and deliver creative solutions with diverse teams to resolve technical problems.
• Drive scripting and automation to develop solutions and define standards for systems design, testing, and implementation.

Skills

IT systems administration

Networking

Windows administration

Linux knowledge

Scripting basics

Education

High school diploma or equivalency certificate

Tools

PowerShell

Active Directory

Kerberos

DNS/DHCP

IIS

MS SQL Server

NPS

Job description

SpaceX is seeking an IT Systems Administrator with expertise in Microsoft technologies, networking, and Linux to support the company's personnel and systems. This role is part of the Information Technology team and requires the ability to work in fast-paced, mission-critical environments supporting SpaceX's engineering operations.

What You'll Do

• Gather requirements, research, evaluate, design, plan, deploy, and support enterprise software platforms and related technologies for SpaceX engineering teams
• Build highly-resilient, high-performance, scalable, and flexible systems across both standard and air-gapped network environments
• Make recommendations and implement improvements using change control methodology to support systems and processes
• Design and deliver creative solutions in collaboration with diverse teams to resolve technical problems proactively
• Drive scripting and automation to develop solutions to common problems and define standards for systems design, testing, and implementation

What You Need

• High school diploma or equivalency certificate
• 4+ years of IT systems administration experience
• Active Top Secret, Top Secret SCI, or DOE Level Q clearance
• Expert ability to set up, configure, upgrade, manage, and troubleshoot Windows-based systems and services (DHCP, DNS, IIS, Microsoft SQL Server, NPS)
• Experience with IPv4, switching, routing, firewalls, and high-availability architecture
• Working knowledge of Linux operating system and networking technologies
• Experience with Active Directory, Kerberos, and multi-platform authentication

Nice to Have

• Significant experience designing, deploying, supporting, and troubleshooting classified networks
• Experience with enterprise Microsoft Exchange and SharePoint deployments
• Experience with configuration management, provisioning, infrastructure as code, and DevOps concepts and tools
• PowerShell scripting experience
• Experience with Windows servers in physical and virtualized enterprise-level environments
• Linux

Level 1: $95,000–$120,000; Level 2: $115,000–$150,000. Those with active clearance receive 10% differential (up to additional $20,000 annually). Base salary is one part of total rewards including stock options, long-term incentives, potential bonuses, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, comprehensive medical/vision/dental coverage, 401(k), disability and life insurance, paid parental leave, 3 weeks paid vacation, 10+ paid holidays annually, and paid sick leave.