Linux Systems Engineer — High-Availability & Automation

SpaceX; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking an experienced IT Linux Systems Engineer to join the Information Technology Linux Infrastructure team. The role demands deep knowledge of Linux-based platforms, scalable architectures, and high-availability designs to support SpaceX engineering programs.

You will collaborate with SpaceX engineers to deploy and maintain world-class systems, automate operations, and participate in on-call rotations to keep critical services running around the clock.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, math, physics, or information systems.
• 3+ years of systems engineering experience; or 5+ years in lieu of a degree.
• Experience with Linux servers in physical and virtualized environments.
• Experience with Linux shell scripting (bash).
• Proficiency in Python or similar scripting languages.
• Experience designing scalable, high-availability systems.
• Familiarity with DevOps tools and configuration management.
• Experience with web server stacks (Apache, NGINX) and mail servers.
• Knowledge of ITAR or export compliance is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Gather requirements and design, deploy, and support Linux-based platforms.
• Build high-performance, scalable, resilient systems.
• Improve processes using change control methodologies.
• Collaborate with SpaceX engineers and internal business units.
• Define standards for systems design, testing, and implementation.
• Drive scripting and automation to solve common problems.
• Participate in on-call rotation to support critical systems.

Skills

Bash scripting

Python scripting

Linux systems architecture

High availability

On-call support

Communication skills

Open source technologies

Education

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

Tools

Git

Subversion

Puppet

Ansible

Vagrant

Docker

Kubernetes

Apache

NGINX

BIND

sendmail/postfix

iptables

ELK

Job description

SpaceX is seeking an experienced IT Linux Systems Engineer to join the Information Technology Linux Infrastructure team. The role demands deep knowledge of Linux-based platforms, scalable architectures, and high-availability designs to support SpaceX engineering programs.

You will collaborate with SpaceX engineers to deploy and maintain world-class systems, automate operations, and participate in on-call rotations to keep critical services running around the clock.