SpaceX
Sr.Manager,ITSystemsEngineering
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“Sr. Manager, IT Systems Engineering at SpaceX. Skills: IT Systems Engineering, IT management, DevOps, NOC/SOC management, enterprise applications support, systems architecture, infrastructure as code, networking. leading and managing IT teams dedicated to Network Operations Center (NOC), Security Operations Center (SOC), enterprise applications, and DevOps practices. Define requirements, perform research, evaluate vendors/solutions, design/implement solutions, and provide ongoing support for all”
What You'll Achieve.
Provide simple but effective scalability, performance, and reliability; drive for the highest uptime of systems
Industry & Context.
resolve problems in a timely and proactive manner; Actively participate in crises as they arise
Ability to pass Air Force background checks for Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg, Ability to travel (<25%) to other SpaceX sites, Willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed, Ability to lift 25 lbs. unassisted, U. S. citizen or national, U. S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), Refugee under 8 U. S. C. § 1157, or Asylee under 8 U. S. C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U. S. Department of State
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline and 7+ years of IT operations/DevOps engineering OR 9+ years of IT operations/DevOps engineering experience in lieu of a degree, 6+ years of experience in IT management
Nice to Have
Professional experience with configuration management tools and concepts, Experience organizing and leading teams of IT engineers, of varying size and scope, toward common goals, Expertise in creating repeatable, reliable, scalable systems architectures, with high availability, fault tolerance, performance tuning, monitoring, and statistics/metrics collection, Experience with configuration management, provisioning, infrastructure as code, and other DevOps concepts and tools, Must be operationally minded and drive for the highest uptime of systems, Experience owning all aspects of corporate IT operations teams in a distributed enterprise environment, Networking experience in IPv4, switching, routing, firewalls and HA architecture, Must be comfortable working with mission critical and sensitive systems, with a sense of urgency appropriate to the responsibilities, Excellent verbal and written communications skills with the ability to communicate with internal/external customers, vendors, management etc. in both formal and informal situations, Experience managing NOC/SOC functions, enterprise applications support (e. g. , ERP, CRM, ServiceNow), threat detection, incident response, CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and observability tools (Splunk/ELK, Prometheus/Grafana)
What You'll Do.
leading and managing IT teams dedicated to Network Operations Center (NOC)
Security Operations Center (SOC)
enterprise applications
evaluate vendors/solutions
design/implement solutions
and provide ongoing support for all technologies in scope
Provide simple but effective scalability
Drive consistent standardized solutions across SpaceX for all software
Implement tools and processes for efficient and effective operational management of the environment -- change management
customer request handling
and execute on a roadmap of projects that continues to raise the bar through implementing innovative technology
and processes with a team of engineers and administrators
Interact with internal customers to provide solutions and resolve problems in a timely and proactive manner
Serve as a primary liaison from IT to customers
advise and participate in the technical decisions of the teams they oversee
Actively participate in crises as they arise
applying a sense of ownership and maintaining appropriate communication with stakeholders
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
leading and managing IT teams; Interact with internal customers; Serve as a primary liaison from IT to customers; Be involved, advise and participate in the technical decisions of the teams they oversee; maintaining appropriate communication with stakeholders
Communication Scope
Excellent verbal and written communications skills with the ability to communicate with internal/external customers, vendors, management etc. in both formal and informal situations
Process & Methodology
Define, manage, and execute on a roadmap of projects
Full Job Description
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. MANAGER, IT SYSTEMS ENGINEERING SpaceX is looking for an experienced Sr. Manager, IT Systems Engineering. This role will encompass leading and managing IT teams dedicated to Network Operations Center (NOC), Security Operations Center (SOC), enterprise applications, and DevOps practices. Candidates must have experience working in organizations capable of meeting the demanding needs of “high caliber engineers” while also supporting critical operations such as launch and mission operations and 24x7 manufacturing operations. The ideal candidate will be flexible and flourish in a fast paced, always changing and challenging environment. Candidate should be a self-starter and have excellent motivation, leadership, and ingenuity to excel at this position. RESPONSIBILITIES: Define requirements, perform research, evaluate vendors/solutions, design/implement solutions, and provide ongoing support for all technologies in scope. Provide simple but effective scalability, performance, and reliability. Drive consistent standardized solutions across SpaceX for all software, configurations, and processes. Implement tools and processes for efficient and effective operational management of the environment -- change management, monitoring, alerting, incident handling, customer request handling, etc. Apply security-minded decision processes and maintain strong attention to detail. Define, manage, and execute on a roadmap of projects that continues to raise the bar through implementing innovative technology, tools, automation, and processes with a team of engineers and administrators. Interact with internal customers to provide solutions and resolve problems in a timely and proactive manner. Serve as a primar
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