Data Center Administrator

SpaceX

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On-site
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Starbase, TXBrownsville, TX
Posted
13 days ago
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About SpaceX

SpaceX designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft with the mission of enabling humans to become a multi-planetary species. It operates the Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, and Starship launch vehicles, as well as the Starlink satellite internet constellation.

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TL;DR · Data Center Administrator

As a Data Center Administrator on the infrastructure team, you will manage and build data center infrastructure by overseeing the installation, operation, and decommissioning of server, network, and power systems. Your daily responsibilities include physically racking and cabling equipment, performing hardware diagnostics, replacing failing parts, and upgrading components like CPUs and memory. You will monitor environmental conditions such as cooling and power while maintaining port maps and rack layouts to ensure high data quality and security. The role requires proficiency in Linux and Windows server administration, along with experience using management tools like HPE iLO, Cisco CIMC, and Dell iDRAC. You will also utilize DCIM tools for monitoring utilization across various hardware architectures. This position focuses on maintaining critical infrastructure components and resolving hardware incidents to ensure optimal performance across the enterprise.

What you'll do

  • Resolve operational, infrastructure, and hardware incidents across multiple data centers.
  • Manage the full lifecycle of hardware including deployment, operation, and decommissioning.
  • Physically rack, cable, and organize incoming data center equipment.
  • Perform quality assurance testing and resolve recurring infrastructure issues.
  • Monitor environmental conditions, power systems, and cooling to ensure optimal performance.
  • Run hardware diagnostics and replace failing components in a timely manner.
  • Upgrade internal system components such as CPUs, memory, and storage.
  • Set up and operate Linux and Windows server environments.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline and 1+ year of data center experience, or 3+ years of data center experience in lieu of a degree.
  • Professional experience working in a data center or with IT hardware.
  • Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee to meet export control requirements.
  • Experience with Linux and Windows OS system administration (preferred).
  • Certifications such as CompTIA Server+, CompTIA Network+, or CCNP (preferred).
  • Experience with data center infrastructure management (DCIM) tools (preferred).
  • Experience with server management tools like HPE iLO, Cisco CIMC, and Dell iDRAC (preferred).
  • Experience in power and data center cooling capacity planning (preferred).

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