IT Windows Systems Administrator

SpaceX

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Starbase, TXBastrop, TXHawthorne, CARedmond, WABrownsville, TXWashington, DC
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4 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 · IT Windows Systems Administrator

The IT Windows Systems Administrator joins the Information Technology Windows Infrastructure team to support all SpaceX personnel. This role involves maintaining critical resources, troubleshooting and recovering failed Windows systems, and implementing policies guided by security and engineering teams. Daily responsibilities include supporting productivity applications like O365, Outlook, Teams, and SharePoint, monitoring production environments for issues, and contributing to internal documentation and runbooks. The candidate must manage Windows-based infrastructure including Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and IIS. Required technical skills include experience with Windows 10/11 and Windows Server 2016+. Preferred expertise includes authentication solutions like SAML, OIDC/OAUTH, and EntraID, as well as scripting in PowerShell, Python, or Bash. The role focuses on large-scale operating system patch management, system imaging using WDS and sysprep, and advanced log analysis.

What you'll do

  • Support users and maintain critical resources across a broad range of environments.
  • Troubleshoot and recover failed Windows systems and resources.
  • Implement security and engineering policies across the infrastructure.
  • Define, document, and implement best practice standards for IT systems.
  • Support productivity applications including O365, Outlook, and Teams.
  • Monitor and remediate critical issues in production environments.
  • Contribute to internal documentation and technical runbooks.
  • Partner with Service Desk teams for ticket triage and escalations.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline and 1+ years of IT systems administration experience OR 3+ years of experience without a degree.
  • 3+ years of experience maintaining Windows-based infrastructure, including Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and IIS.
  • Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or eligible for Department of State authorizations.
  • Experience with Authentication and SSO solutions (SAML, OIDC/OAUTH, Flask, Mellon, ADFS, NPS/Radius/Tacacs) (preferred).
  • 5+ years implementing and troubleshooting Windows systems (Windows 10/11, Windows Server 2016+) (preferred).
  • Experience with scripting languages such as PowerShell, Python, or Bash (preferred).
  • Experience supporting Microsoft Office 365 suite on workstations and mobile devices (preferred).
  • Experience with imaging Windows systems (WDS, sysprep) and operating system patch management at scale (preferred).

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