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SpaceX

IT Infrastructure Engineer, Virtualization, Storage

SpaceX

. Implement and maintain a scalable, robust VMware environment and identify efficiencies supporting critical applications .

Posted 10/7/2026full-timeHawthorne • California • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $130,000 - $175,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
AnsibleKubernetesLinuxNFSPythonVMware

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Implement and maintain a scalable, robust VMware environment and identify efficiencies supporting critical applications
  • Design, implement, and maintain storage infrastructure across high-performance, capacity, archive, backup/recovery, and disaster recovery tiers
  • Architect and operate high-throughput, low-latency storage and support exabyte-scale file systems such as VAST for simulation, telemetry, and high-concurrency workloads
  • Administer enterprise storage platforms including NetApp, Pure FlashArray/FlashBlade, Cohesity, and Scality
  • Manage storage access controls, permissions, and protocols including NFS, CIFS/SMB, and iSCSI
  • Perform data center deployments, monitor performance, and troubleshoot production issues across virtualization, storage, transport, and protocol layers
  • Develop automation and tooling for monitoring, capacity planning, configuration management, and alerting
  • Define standards for deployment and performance tuning
  • Collaborate with compute, networking, and application teams to align virtualization and storage strategies with workload requirements
  • Participate in on-call rotation, scheduled maintenance, and occasional physical installation support

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor’s degree in information systems, computer science, engineering or related technical field and 3+ years of engineering experience in an enterprise environment; OR 5+ years of engineering experience in lieu of a degree
  • 1+ years of professional experience managing virtualized server environments
  • 5+ years of experience in IT storage engineering with enterprise platforms such as NetApp, Pure Storage, Scality, VAST or similar
  • Experience with full lifecycle management of large-scale VMware environments and supporting container infrastructure with Kubernetes
  • Experience with data center infrastructure management (DCIM) tools
  • Deep knowledge of RDMA, congestion control, lossless Ethernet, RoCEv2, and/or InfiniBand storage fabrics in HPC or latency-sensitive environments
  • Experience automating infrastructure with Python, PowerShell, or Ansible
  • Familiarity with HPC schedulers such as Slurm and LFS
  • Linux and Windows OS system administration experience
  • Strong written and verbal communication
  • Willingness to respond to after-hours triage and operational support
  • Strong understanding of storage protocols including NFS, CIFS/SMB, and iSCSI
  • Experience with client/server systems, monitoring tools, enterprise networking, and virtualization
  • Willingness to work extended hours and weekends as needed
  • U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee, or eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Long-term incentives in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards
  • Potential discretionary bonuses
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan with ability to purchase additional stock at a discount
  • Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Short- and long-term disability insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid parental leave
  • Various other discounts and perks
  • 3 weeks of paid vacation
  • 10 or more paid holidays per year
  • Paid sick leave pursuant to Company policy