Launch IT Systems Administrator - Mission-Critical Ops

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking an IT Systems Administrator to support the networking, compute administration, and application support needs of the launch environment. This role is pivotal to enabling safe, sustained launch cadence and directly supports our goal of making humanity a multiplanetary species.

The position requires 3+ years of IT systems administration experience and hands-on Linux or Windows server administration, plus enterprise network deployment.

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.

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).

Skills

IT systems administration

Linux administration

Windows server administration

Enterprise network administration

Scripting (Bash/Powershell/Python)

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Puppet

Job description

SpaceX is seeking an IT Systems Administrator to support the networking, compute administration, and application support needs of the launch environment. This role is pivotal to enabling safe, sustained launch cadence and directly supports our goal of making humanity a multiplanetary species.

The position requires 3+ years of IT systems administration experience and hands-on Linux or Windows server administration, plus enterprise network deployment.