Sr. IT Network Automation Engineer
About The Position
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. SR. IT NETWORK AUTOMATION ENGINEER SpaceX is looking for an experienced 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, which is responsible for maintaining a stable, reliable and diverse network. This network 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.
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
Nice To Haves
- 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, management etc. in both formal and informal situations
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
Benefits
- Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at SpaceX. You may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards, as well as potential discretionary bonuses and the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You will also receive access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, and various other discounts and perks. You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year. Employees accrue paid sick leave pursuant to Company policy which satisfies or exceeds the accrual, carryover, and use requirements of the law.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
