Senior IT Systems Engineer — Cloud & Automation

Telemetry Today LLC; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 108,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Competitive medical plans (HMO/PPO)

Dental and vision coverage

Paid vacation and sick time

11 paid holidays

401(k) with company match

Stock-based compensation

Onsite fitness centers

Job summary

Rocket Lab is seeking a Senior IT Systems Engineer I to be based on-site at our Long Beach, CA headquarters. You will manage the Windows/Linux environment, VMware, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms, driving upgrades, automation, and secure infrastructure across the enterprise.

You will work with IT, engineering, and business teams to deliver reliable systems and packaging automation. The role requires 5+ years of IT experience, a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, and US citizenship.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in IT systems engineering or equivalent.
• In-depth knowledge of Windows Server Admin: AD, DNS/DHCP, PKI.
• Experience with AWS and/or Azure enterprise environments.
• Experience with Kubernetes, VMware, Linux, and configuration management.
• Familiarity with server/hardware, backups, NetApp, Pure Storage, hyperconverged infra, VOIP.
• U.S. citizenship is required due to program requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide SME guidance to deliver and support IT systems and cloud infrastructure.
• Perform upgrades and maintenance with a focus on reliability and security.
• Lead planning and deployment of infrastructure projects.
• Collaborate with IT, engineering and business teams.
• Create and sustain automated software delivery and OS deployment processes.
• Maintain operations during upgrades or migrations and implement changes.
• Troubleshoot software/hardware issues aligned with project tasks.
• Conduct risk mitigation and change/configuration management activities.
• Create, test, and distribute OS images, packages, scripts for packaging and configuration management.
• Occasional travel may be required.

Skills

Cloud infrastructure

Automation

Configuration management

Infrastructure as Code

IT project leadership

Security & compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

VMware

Kubernetes

Linux

Windows Server

Active Directory

DNS/DHCP

AWS

Azure

SCCM

NetApp/Pure Storage

Job description

Rocket Lab is seeking a Senior IT Systems Engineer I to be based on-site at our Long Beach, CA headquarters. You will manage the Windows/Linux environment, VMware, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms, driving upgrades, automation, and secure infrastructure across the enterprise.

You will work with IT, engineering, and business teams to deliver reliable systems and packaging automation. The role requires 5+ years of IT experience, a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, and US citizenship.