Senior IT Systems Administrator, IT Applications
SpaceX
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This role pays less than 87% of similar roles. Most pay $117,000–$176,125 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $108k versus about $147k for comparable roles.
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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 680 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $130,000–$165,000 across 442 roles with salary data.
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Sr. IT Systems Administrator, IT Applications serves as a technical leader and subject matter expert for collaborative platforms, specifically the Atlassian suite including Jira Software, Jira Service Management, and Confluence. This role involves architecting and maintaining critical integrations between SaaS tools, CRM, ERP, billing systems, and internal applications to improve organizational efficiency. The daily responsibilities include designing and building RESTful APIs, GraphQL endpoints, and webhooks while ensuring security, data transformation, and real-time synchronization. You will manage complex workflows, perform upgrades in clustered Linux environments, and develop technical documentation. Required skills include experience with scripting languages like Groovy, Python, or Java, as well as SQL and ScriptRunner. The role focuses on solving integration challenges by automating processes and ensuring the reliability of internal systems through robust monitoring and alerting across various business units.
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