IT Infrastructure Engineer, Virtualization & Storage

As an IT Infrastructure Engineer on the infrastructure team, you will collaborate with internal teams to deliver innovative solutions for SpaceX’s growing infrastructure demands. You will ensure quality and reliability of systems across the software lifecycle while scaling and supporting data center infrastructure, virtualization, Kubernetes, and storage environments. You should have strong opinions on designing, testing, and operating virtualization platforms and multi-tier storage (enterprise + HPC) and be ready to build the next generation of SpaceX data center platforms.

• →Implement and maintain a scalable, robust VMware environment and identify efficiencies supporting critical applications
• →Design, implement, and maintain storage infrastructure across high-performance, capacity, archive, backup/recovery, and disaster recovery tiers
• →Architect and operate high-throughput, low-latency storage and support exabyte scale file systems (e.g., VAST,) for simulation, telemetry, and high-concurrency workloads
• →Administer enterprise storage platforms (NetApp, Pure FlashArray/FlashBlade, Cohesity, Scality) and manage access controls, permissions, and protocols (NFS, CIFS/SMB, iSCSI)
• →Perform data center deployments, monitor performance, and troubleshoot production issues across virtualization, storage, transport (RDMA), and protocol layers
• →Develop automation/tooling for monitoring, capacity planning, configuration management, and alerting; define standards for deployment and performance tuning
• →Collaborate with compute, networking, and application teams to align virtualization and storage strategies with workload requirements
• →Participate in on-call rotation, scheduled maintenance, and occasional physical installation support

• Bachelor’s degree in information systems, computer science, engineering or related technical field and 3+ years of engineering experience in an enterprise environment; OR 5+ years of engineering experience in lieu of a degree
• 1+ years of professional experience managing virtualized server environments
• 5+ years of experience in IT storage engineering with enterprise platforms (NetApp, Pure Storage, Scality, Vast or similar)

• Experience with full lifecycle management of large-scale VMware environments and supporting container infrastructure with Kubernetes
• Experience with data center infrastructure management (DCIM) tools
• Deep knowledge of RDMA, congestion control, lossless Ethernet, RoCEv2, and/or InfiniBand storage fabrics in HPC or latency-sensitive environments
• Experience automating infrastructure with Python, PowerShell, or Ansible
• Familiarity with HPC schedulers (Slurm, LFS) and how storage tiers interact with job scheduling
• Linux and Windows OS system administration experience
• Exceptional analytical and troubleshooting skills; strong written and verbal communication
• Willingness to respond to after-hours triage and operational support
• Strong understanding of storage protocols (NFS, CIFS/SMB, iSCSI) and experience with client/server systems, monitoring tools, enterprise networking, and virtualization

• Willingness to work extended hours and weekends as needed

• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.  

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