Senior Launch IT Systems Administrator

Spacex; California, Northern (MO, KY); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a highly skilled Sr. IT Systems Administrator to support networking, compute, and applications for our launch environment across multiple sites.

The role is critical to enabling safe, reliable, high-cadence launches and requires a broad technical skill set as a generalist across IT disciplines. You will design, deploy, and maintain IT infrastructure, provide on-site support during launches, automate operations with modern tooling, and ensure compliance with ITAR, ISO, and NIST

Qualifications

• 5+ years of IT systems administration experience.
• Experience with 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.

Skills

IT systems admin

Linux admin

Windows admin

Enterprise networks

Scripting Bash

Automation tools

Active Directory

Virtualization

Cybersecurity basics

Communication

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Puppet

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a highly skilled Sr. IT Systems Administrator to support networking, compute, and applications for our launch environment across multiple sites.

The role is critical to enabling safe, reliable, high-cadence launches and requires a broad technical skill set as a generalist across IT disciplines. You will design, deploy, and maintain IT infrastructure, provide on-site support during launches, automate operations with modern tooling, and ensure compliance with ITAR, ISO, and NIST