Sr. IT Systems Administrator (Top Secret Clearance)

The role

This person will support SpaceX personnel and systems as a member of the Information Technology team. They will design, deploy, and support enterprise software platforms and highly-resilient systems.

What you will do

• Research, evaluate, design, plan, deploy, and support enterprise software platforms.
• Build highly-resilient, high-performance, scalable, and flexible systems.
• Apply Enterprise technology standards in smaller air-gapped environments.
• Manage processes, systems, and tools.
• Implement improvements using an accepted change control methodology.
• Design and deliver creative solutions by interacting with internal business units.
• Define, document and follow standards and best practices for systems design, testing, and implementation.
• Drive scripting and automation to develop solutions to common problems.

Required qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalency certificate.
• 4+ years of experience in IT systems administration.
• Experience with Windows servers in physical and virtualized enterprise level environments.
• Experience with Active Directory, Kerberos, and multi-platform authentication/identification environments.
• Experience with networking technologies and the Linux operating system environment.
• PowerShell scripting experience.
• Active Top Secret, Top Secret SCI, or DOE Level Q clearance.
• Active Top Secret or TS/SCI with Polygraph.
• Willing to work after-hour on-call rotations, extended hours, and weekends when needed.
• Must be willing to do some travel domestically (<10%) in the future as needed.

Nice to have

• Significant experience designing, deploying, supporting and troubleshooting classified networks.
• Working knowledge of Windows-based systems and services, including the ability to set up, configure, upgrade, manage, and troubleshoot.
• Expert working knowledge of Windows-based systems and services such as DHCP, DNS, IIS, MS-SQL, NPS, etc.
• Familiarity with Active Directory and multi-platform authentication/identity environments
• Experience with Enterprise Microsoft Exchange and SharePoint deployments.
• Experience with configuration management, provisioning, infrastructure as code, and other DevOps concepts and tools.
• Hands-on experience with Windows Server 2012/2016 (AD, DNS, DHCP, etc.)
• Experience in IPv4, switching, routing, firewalls and HA architecture.
• Excellent communications skills

Benefits

• Company stock or long-term cash awards
• Ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Short and long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• 3 weeks of paid vacation
• 10 or more paid holidays per year
• Paid sick leave

Before you apply

• Active Top Secret or TS/SCI with Polygraph required.
• Subject to pre-employment drug and random drug and alcohol testing.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful, permanent resident, Refugee, or Asylee, or be eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

About the company

SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make human life on Mars possible.