IT Windows System Engineer

SpaceX

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Work type: On-site
Location: Hawthorne, CA
Salary: $130,000–$175,000 / yr
Posted: 7 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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.

SpaceX currently has 825 open roles on FindRole.

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JOB TITLE: IT Windows System Engineer - Top Secret Clearance The IT Windows System Engineer joins the Information Technology team to support SpaceX personnel and systems. This role involves gathering requirements, researching, designing, and deploying enterprise software platforms and related technologies within a world-class environment. The engineer will build highly-resilient, scalable, and flexible systems, applying enterprise standards to smaller air-gapped environments. Key responsibilities include driving scripting and automation, defining system design standards, and managing mission-critical systems. Required technical skills include Windows Server 2016/2019, Active Directory, Kerberos, DHCP, DNS, IIS, MS-SQL, and NPS. Candidates must also possess networking knowledge in IPv4, switching, routing, and firewalls, alongside Linux operating system experience. The role addresses the technical challenge of maintaining high-performance, secure infrastructure for demanding engineering teams and sensitive missions.

Skills

Windows Server Active Directory Linux Networking DHCP DNS IIS MS-SQL NPS Microsoft Exchange Kerberos IPv4 Switching Routing Firewalls High Availability Scripting Infrastructure as Code Configuration Management DevOps Version Control

What you'll do

Design, plan, deploy, and support enterprise software platforms and high-performance scalable systems.
Apply enterprise technology standards and lessons learned to smaller air-gapped environments.
Implement system improvements using an accepted change control methodology.
Define and document standards for systems design, testing, and implementation.
Drive scripting and automation to develop solutions for common technical problems.
Troubleshoot and manage Windows-based services including DHCP, DNS, IIS, and MS-SQL.
Manage multi-platform authentication and identification environments using Active Directory and Kerberos.

What we're looking for

Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline and 5+ years of experience in IT systems; or 7+ years of experience in IT systems in lieu of a bachelor’s degree.
3+ years of experience with Windows servers in physical and virtualized enterprise level environments.
3+ years of experience with Active Directory, Kerberos, and multi-platform authentication/identification environments.
1+ years of experience with networking technologies and the Linux operating system environment.
1+ year of scripting experience.
Active Top Secret, Top Secret SCI, or DOE Level Q clearance with Polygraph.
Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee eligible for Department of State authorization.
TOP SECRET CLEARANCE.

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