9 days ago
Responsibilities
- Design on-premises Kubernetes platforms and the compute, storage, and networking infrastructure they depend on.
- Lead Kubernetes cluster lifecycle work, including upgrades, capacity, failure domains, and safe change management.
- Build automation for provisioning, configuring, and operating infrastructure platforms.
- Define standards for deploying, hardening, and operating security services on Kubernetes.
- Harden clusters and workloads through RBAC, policy, secrets management, and secure configuration.
- Respond to complex production incidents and drive durable corrective fixes.
- Define operational signals, alerts, and practices that keep the platform supportable.
- Identify systemic security and IT gaps and deliver scalable, repeatable, maintainable, and secure platform changes.
- Document platform operations and advise partner teams.
- Coordinate with information security, IT, software, and other teams.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or another STEM discipline, or a high school diploma/equivalency certificate with at least two years of professional production infrastructure experience in lieu of a degree.
- At least five years of experience operating production on-premises Kubernetes.
- At least five years of Linux system administration experience and experience with Python, Go, or another infrastructure automation language.
- Experience with production Kubernetes at scale, including control planes, networking, storage, RBAC, and upgrades.
- Experience designing on-premises compute, storage, and network architectures for container platforms.
- Experience with cluster and node hardening, admission control, and secure workload configuration.
- Experience with infrastructure as code, configuration management, observability, alerting, operational readiness, capacity planning, failure domains, recovery, and root-cause debugging.
- Working knowledge of TCP/IP for building and debugging cluster networking.
- Willingness to work extended hours and/or weekends as needed.
- Ability to work onsite; hybrid and remote work are not considered.
- Valid driver’s license required.
- Ability to pass an Air Force background check for Cape Canaveral.
- Must meet the stated ITAR eligibility or authorization requirements.
Benefits
- The role is fully onsite; hybrid or remote work is not available.
- Extended hours and/or weekend work may be required.
- The position is based in connection with Cape Canaveral and requires passing an Air Force background check.
About SpaceX
SpaceX designs, manufactures, and launches orbital rockets and spacecraft, and operates Starlink, a global satellite internet network for consumers, businesses, and governments. Its revenue comes from commercial and government launch services (Falcon 9/Falcon Heavy, Dragon cargo and crew to the ISS) and subscription broadband with Starlink hardware and service. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Hawthorne, California, the privately held company serves NASA and commercial satellite operators, building most systems in-house.