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This role pays less than
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of similar roles. Most pay
$127,700–$214,500
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At the midpoint, this role pays about
$148k
versus about
$171k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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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
853 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$125,000–$165,000
across 579 roles with salary data.
The Splunk Engineer joins the team to deploy, administer, and support a distributed Splunk environment at an enterprise scale. The role involves standardizing agent deployments and configurations using automation, monitoring platform performance, and maintaining capacity. Key responsibilities include writing complex SPLs for dashboards and alerts, troubleshooting Splunk instances and Universal Forwarders, and managing data onboarding, governance, and field extraction. Candidates must possess experience with Puppet, Ansible, and complex regex for field mappings. The position requires technical proficiency in Linux systems, Git, and CI/CD practices. The work involves supporting mission-critical, 24/7 operational environments with strict uptime requirements. The role specifically addresses the technical challenge of protecting internal information and hardware within aerospace, satellite communications, launch vehicle, or factory-floor logging environments.