Windows Systems Engineer — Top Secret Clearance, Mission-Critical IT

Spacex; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Windows Systems Engineer with Top Secret clearance to join our Information Technology team in a fast-paced, high-security environment. You will design, deploy, and support Microsoft-based platforms, network and Linux integrations, and automation to support mission-critical programs.

The role requires 5+ years of IT systems experience (or 7+ years in lieu of a degree), strong AD/Kerberos skills, and a willingness to travel up to 10% domestically and internationally.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline and 5+ years of IT systems experience, or 7+ years in lieu of degree.
• 3+ years of experience with Windows servers in physical and virtualized enterprise level environments.
• 3+ years of experience with Active Directory, Kerberos, and multi-platform authentication/identification environments.
• 1+ years of experience with networking technologies and the Linux operating system environment.
• 1+ year of scripting experience.
• Active Top Secret, Top Secret SCI, or DOE Level Q clearance.
• Must be willing to travel domestically and globally (<10%).
• Willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed.

Responsibilities

• Work with IT admins to design, deploy, and support enterprise platforms in a world-class environment.
• Apply company standards from Enterprise to smaller air-gapped environments.
• Own processes and tools to support humanity’s interplanetary goals.
• Propose and implement improvements using formal change control methods.
• Collaborate with internal units to deliver innovative, timely solutions.
• Define standards for system design, testing, and implementation.
• Develop automation and scripting to solve common problems.

Skills

Windows administration

Active Directory

Scripting

Networking basics

Linux familiarity

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Tools

Exchange deployments

Version control tools

Infrastructure as Code

DHCP/DNS

IIS/MS-SQL

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Windows Systems Engineer with Top Secret clearance to join our Information Technology team in a fast-paced, high-security environment. You will design, deploy, and support Microsoft-based platforms, network and Linux integrations, and automation to support mission-critical programs.

The role requires 5+ years of IT systems experience (or 7+ years in lieu of a degree), strong AD/Kerberos skills, and a willingness to travel up to 10% domestically and internationally.