3 months ago
Base Salary
$125k - $150k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop automation to deploy and manage on-premise Kubernetes clusters.
- Deploy and manage core infrastructure including databases, monitoring, and distributed storage.
- Collaborate with software engineers to create scalable, operable, and maintainable products.
- Improve services across their full lifecycle from inception and design through deployment, operation, and refinement.
- Monitor and alert supporting systems to maintain high availability.
- Perform hands-on integration and troubleshooting across the Starshield technology stack.
- Identify improvement opportunities and create solutions that increase system availability.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems/IT, or an engineering discipline and at least one year of professional site reliability engineering or DevOps experience, or at least three years of such experience in lieu of a degree.
- At least one year of professional experience with Linux operating systems.
- Experience with Terraform, Ansible, or comparable infrastructure tools.
- Experience with containerization technologies such as OCI containers and Kubernetes, including preferred experience managing Kubernetes clusters.
- Experience scripting in Bash, Python, or similar languages and development experience in Python, C++, or Go.
- Preferred experience with Python-based development frameworks, Linux boot processes, systems configuration, testing, continuous integration, build, deployment, and continuous monitoring.
- Preferred understanding of Bazel, Makefiles, distributed databases, data modeling, TCP/IP networking, performance improvement, and large-scale server automation.
- Active Top Secret, Top Secret SCI, or DOE Level Q clearance is preferred; the position requires obtaining and maintaining a Top Secret clearance.
- Applicants must satisfy applicable ITAR citizenship, residency, refugee, asylee, or authorization requirements.
- Strong communication skills and willingness to work extended hours and weekends as needed.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage.
- 401(k) retirement plan, short- and long-term disability insurance, and life insurance.
- Paid parental leave, approximately three weeks of paid vacation, and 10 or more paid holidays per year.
- Paid sick leave pursuant to company policy and various discounts and perks.
- May be eligible for company stock or long-term cash awards, discretionary bonuses, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
- Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed.
- Must obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance; ITAR eligibility or authorization is required.
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.