Hiring: IT Infrastructure Engineer, Virtualization & Storage Company: SpaceX Location: Hawthorne, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-15 13:04:17 Target Skills & Keywords : Ansible, Configuration Management, Kubernetes, Linux, PowerShell, Python About the job Experience: •Deep knowledge of RDMA, congestion control, lossless Ethernet, RoCEv2, and/or InfiniBand storage fabrics in HPC or latency-sensitive environments •Operational 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 Required Skills: •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 •Partner cross-functionally 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 Qualifications: •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) •In-depth knowledge 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. Compensation: •$130,000 - $175,000 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!