IT Systems Administrator, Launch
This is a pivotal role that will enable safe and sustained launch cadence directly supporting our goals of making humanity a multiplanetary species.
* We are looking for a highly skilled IT Systems Administrator to support the networking, compute administration, and application support needs of our launch environment.
Responsibilities:
* Augment and deploy new IT infrastructure including networking, server, and desktop hardware directly supporting mission-critical networks across the country.
* Perform periodic systems upgrades and patches in between critical operations sometimes on weekends and evenings.
* Monitor IT services and respond aggressively to incidents to maintain 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 from systems overview documents and design drawings to procedures.
* Leverage automation tools and contribute to IT systems engineering efforts.
* Ensure that systems are configured and maintained in compliance with industry and cybersecurity standards e.g. ITAR ISO NIST.
Basic Qualifications:
* 3+ years of experience in IT systems administration.
* Hands-on experience with Linux or Windows server administration.
* Experience with enterprise network administration and deployment.
Preferred Skills and Experience:
* Working knowledge of network protocols TCP/IP DNS DHCP SNMP NTP PTP etc firewalls administration and cybersecurity technologies.
* Proficiency in scripting Bash Powershell Python and automation frameworks Terraform Ansible Puppet.
* Familiarity with Active Directory and multi-platform authentication/identification environments.
* Experience with virtualization platforms and tools.
* Understanding of Layer 1 configuration best practices and multiplexing technologies.
* Working knowledge including the ability to setup configure upgrade manage and troubleshoot Windows-based systems and services i.e. SCCM Active Directory.
* Exposure to real-time systems and industrial telemetry networks.
* Experience with configuration management provisioning infrastructure as code and other DevOps concepts and tools.
* Excellent communications skills with the ability to communicate with internal external customers vendors management etc. in both formal and informal situations.
Additional Requirements:
* Ability to pass Air Force background checks for Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg.
* Willing to work extended hours or weekends as necessary.
* Willing to be on after-hours on-call rotation.
* Ability to lift up to 30lbs.
* Ability to work at heights.
ITAR Requirements:
* To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national (ii) U.S. lawful permanent resident aka green card holder (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. * 1157 or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. * 1158 or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State Learn more about the ITAR here.