Sr. IT Network Automation Engineer

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.

About the role

SpaceX is looking for an experienced Sr. IT Network Automation Engineer to help build the tools necessary to support our large and growing network infrastructure. This employee will be a member of the IT Network Engineering team, responsible for maintaining a stable, reliable, and diverse network that supports the designing, manufacturing, and launching of rockets, spacecraft, satellites, as well as human space flight. The ideal candidate will be a great communicator, able to document their work, excel at multi-tasking, and enjoy a fast-paced high-tech environment.

Responsibilities

• Build network automation tools to support switch configurations, config backups, software updates, logging, monitoring, and alerting
• Create Python scripts to automate manual network processes
• Measure, maintain, and improve the uptime and performance of the corporate network
• Act as technical product owner for infrastructure tools and software used by the network engineering team
• Innovate ways to scale with automation and operational improvements
• Collaborate closely with network engineers to create highly operable and maintainable infrastructure
• Provide mentorship to junior engineers

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or science discipline and 5+ years of network automation, DevOps, network engineering, or site reliability engineering experience OR 8+ years of experience in network automation
• Experience with Linux operating system
• Automation skills in Python, Go, shell, bash, and/or other languages
• Must be able 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

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience with networking protocols, their application and traffic types: TCP/IPv4/IPv6, gaming, voice, video, broadcast, streaming, etc.
• Experience with source code and version control tools such as Git or Subversion
• Comfortable working with mission-critical and sensitive systems, with a sense of urgency appropriate to the responsibilities
• Understanding of fundamental networking
• Experience with managing hundreds to thousands of network assets in an automated environment
• Experience with Puppet, Ansible, or other automation frameworks
• Ability to run projects independently
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate with customers, peers, and management in both formal and informal situations

Pay

Sr. IT Network Automation Engineer: $160,000.00 - $225,000.00/year. Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related knowledge, skills, education, and experience.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Short and long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with stock discounts
• Long-term incentives in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards
• Potential discretionary bonuses
• 3 weeks of paid vacation
• 10 or more paid holidays per year
• Paid sick leave pursuant to Company policy
• Various other discounts and perks