IT Linux Systems Engineer - Top Secret Clearance

IT Linux Systems Engineer - Top Secret Clearance

Hawthorne, CA

Space

X was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today Space

X is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.

Space

X is looking for an experienced engineer with deep knowledge and broad experience across Linux‑based technologies. This employee will be a member of the Information Technology team. The ideal candidate will be flexible and flourish in a fast‑paced and challenging environment. He or she should be a self‑starter, self‑motivator and possess ingenuity to excel at this position.

• Work closely with other Space
  
  X engineers to gather requirements, research, evaluate, design, plan, deploy, and support Linux‑based/open source software platforms and related technologies in a world‑class environment that meets the needs of the demanding Space
  
  X engineering teams. Build highly‑resilient, high‑performance, scalable, and flexible systems.
• Exercise a high degree of responsibility for the processes, systems, and tools you create and manage; all supporting the goal of making humanity an interplanetary species.
• Make recommendations, justify, and implement improvements using an accepted change‑control methodology.
• Work within a diverse group to design and deliver creative solutions and resolve problems in a timely and proactive manner by interacting with internal business units.
• Define, document and follow standards and best practices for systems design, testing, and implementation.
• Drive scripting and automation to develop solutions to common problems.
• Participate in on‑call rotation to support critical systems round‑the‑clock.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, math, physics, or information systems, and 3+ years of systems engineering experience; OR 5+ years of systems engineering experience in lieu of a degree.
• Experience with Linux servers in physical and virtualized environments.

• Experience with Linux shell (bash scripting, output parsing, etc.).
• Experience with Python or other scripting and automation languages.
• Expertise in creating repeatable, reliable, scalable systems architectures with high availability, fault tolerance, performance tuning, monitoring, and statistics/metrics collection.
• Expert working knowledge of Linux‑based and open‑source systems and technologies such as Apache, BIND, HAProxy, NGINX, sendmail/postfix, iptables, etc.
• Experience with ELK (Elasticsearch, Logstash and Kibana) or other centralized logging solutions.
• Expertise in source code and version control tools such as Git and Subversion.
• Experience with configuration management (Puppet or Ansible), provisioning, infrastructure as code, and other Dev Ops concepts and tools (Vagrant, Docker, Kubernetes, etc.).
• Understanding of developing web and C/C++ applications and build processes.
• Networking experience in IPv4, switching, routing, firewalls and HA architecture.
• Comfortable working with mission critical and sensitive systems, with a sense of urgency appropriate to the responsibilities.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate with internal/external customers, vendors, management etc. in both formal and informal situations.

• Willingness to work extended hours and weekends as needed.
• Active Top Secret or TS/SCI with Polygraph. Note that an active clearance may provide the opportunity for you to work on sensitive Space
  
  X missions. If so, you will be subject to pre‑employment drug and random drug and alcohol testing.

Pay Range: IT Systems Engineer: $-$ per year.

Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case‑by‑case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job‑related knowledge and skills, education, and experience. Those with an active clearance will receive a 10% differential, up to an additional $15,000 annually, once officially briefed into a classified program.

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