Linux Systems Engineer - HA Infra Automation

LinuxCareers; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking an experienced IT Linux Systems Engineer to design, deploy and support Linux-based platforms across the organization. You will work with engineering teams to gather requirements, implement scalable infrastructure, and drive automation to improve reliability and performance.

The role emphasizes hands-on Linux administration, open-source software expertise, and collaboration across internal teams to meet demanding mission requirements and ITAR compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a technical field.
• 3+ years of systems engineering experience with Linux in physical or virtual environments.
• Hands-on experience with Linux servers and open-source software stacks (Apache, BIND, HAProxy, NGINX, sendmail/postfix, iptables).

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with SpaceX engineers to gather requirements and deploy Linux-based platforms.
• Build scalable, high-performance systems to meet engineering needs.
• Automate and develop solutions with scripting; participate in on-call rotation.

Skills

Linux systems engineering

Bash scripting

Open-source software

Networking (IPv4, firewalls)

Automation & scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, physics, or information systems

Tools

Git

Subversion

Puppet

Ansible

Vagrant

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

SpaceX is seeking an experienced IT Linux Systems Engineer to design, deploy and support Linux-based platforms across the organization. You will work with engineering teams to gather requirements, implement scalable infrastructure, and drive automation to improve reliability and performance.

The role emphasizes hands-on Linux administration, open-source software expertise, and collaboration across internal teams to meet demanding mission requirements and ITAR compliance.