Launch IT Systems Administrator – Mission Systems

Spacex; Vandenberg Air Force Base Launch Facility 02 (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Comprehensive medical coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Paid parental leave

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Launch Sr. IT Systems Administrator to support networking, compute, and application layers of our launch environment.

This role is essential for safe, reliable, high-cadence launches across multiple sites and requires comfort as a technical generalist in a mission-critical setting. Responsibilities include designing and deploying IT infrastructure, providing direct support during launches, applying automation, and ensuring compliance with ITAR, ISO, and NIST standards.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalency certificate.
• 5+ years of experience in IT systems administration.
• Experience with both Linux and Windows server administration.
• Experience designing, deploying, supporting and troubleshooting enterprise networks.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy and augment IT infrastructure including networking, server, and desktop hardware that directly supports mission-critical networks across the country.
• Provide direct IT support during launch and test campaigns.
• Perform periodic systems upgrades and maintenance in between critical operations, sometimes on weekends and evenings.
• Proactively monitor IT services and respond rapidly to incidents to ensure high availability and optimal 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, including systems overview, design drawings and operational procedures.
• Leverage automation tools and contribute to broader IT systems engineering and infrastructure-as-code initiatives.
• Ensure that systems are configured and maintained in compliance with industry and cybersecurity standards (e.g. ITAR, ISO, NIST).

Skills

Networking concepts

Scripting

DevOps

Communication

Documentation

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Puppet

Active Directory

Linux server

Windows Server

Virtualization

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Launch Sr. IT Systems Administrator to support networking, compute, and application layers of our launch environment.

This role is essential for safe, reliable, high-cadence launches across multiple sites and requires comfort as a technical generalist in a mission-critical setting. Responsibilities include designing and deploying IT infrastructure, providing direct support during launches, applying automation, and ensuring compliance with ITAR, ISO, and NIST standards.