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Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.\nMANAGER, IT INFRASTRUCTURE (STORAGE, COMPUTE & VIRTUALIZATION)\nSpaceX is looking for an experienced IT infrastructure manager with deep knowledge of enterprise compute, virtualization, and storage platforms. This person will manage a world-class team of IT engineers focused on the design, development, and operation of the server, hypervisor, and storage systems that support SpaceX engineering, production, and mission teams. The ideal candidate should be a self-starter with excellent motivation, leadership, and ingenuity, and should be interested in a hands-on management position. You will coach, motivate, and lead the team, while remaining capable of designing, troubleshooting, and executing on the platforms yourself. \nRESPONSIBILITIES:\nOwn the architecture, lifecycle, and day-to-day operation of enterprise compute, virtualization, and storage platforms that support SpaceX engineering, production, and mission workloads.\nManage and continuously develop a team of highly capable engineers and administrators who design, build, and operate hypervisor clusters, purpose-built servers, and high-performance storage systems (NAS, SAN, and object storage).\nLead capacity planning, performance engineering, and standards for compute and storage so hardware and software platforms stay ahead of demand from SpaceX engineering teams.\nDesign, implement, and report on high-availability, backup, replication, and disaster recovery strategies for virtual machines, datastores, and storage arrays.\nMentor systems engineers in designing, configuring, and supporting purpose-built servers and virtualization hosts, with emphasis on performance-optimized, resilient designs.\nEstablish hardware and platform standards for servers, hypervisors, and storage; submit and track orders; and work with server and storage vendors to negotiate pricing and ensure availability.\nSupervise installation, configuration, firmware/lifecycle management, and decommission of servers, hypervisor hosts, and storage systems.\nDrive automation of provisioning, patching, and operational tasks across compute and storage (templates, infrastructure as code, and scripting) so the team can scale without linear headcount growth.\nPartner with network, facilities, security, and application teams on connectivity, power/cooling constraints, access controls, and workload placement - without owning data center mechanical/electrical systems.\nSchedule and provide off-peak or weekend support when necessary to perform high-risk or planned downtime of SpaceX compute, virtualization, and storage systems for upgrades and maintenance.\nInteract with internal business units to provide solutions and resolve problems in a timely and proactive manner. \nBASIC QUALIFICATIONS:\nBachelor's degree in a STEM discipline and 5+ years of hands-on experience in two or more of the following: enterprise-class server/compute infrastructure design, server virtualization platforms, and enterprise storage platforms (NAS, SAN, and/or object storage); OR 8+ years in enterprise-class server/compute infrastructure design, server virtualization platforms, and enterprise storage platforms (NAS, SAN, and/or object storage) in lieu of a degree.\n5+ years of experience leading and managing technical IT teams.\nPREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:\nExperience architecting and operating enterprise storage, including protocols and platforms such as NFS, SMB/CIFS, iSCSI, Fibre Channel, NVMe-oF, NetApp, Pure Storage, and object storage.\nExperience operating production virtualization platforms such as VMware vSphere/vCenter (clustering, HA, DRS, vMotion, datastore design) and/or Hyper-V or KVM.\nDeep expertise generating server and host design specifications (CPU, memory, NIC, HBA, local vs. shared storage) to meet defined performance, availability, and density requirements.\nExperience with array- and hypervisor-based snapshots, replication, and backup integration for VM and storage recovery.\nProven ability to diagnose compute and storage performance issues (IOPS, latency, queue depth, CPU ready/co-stop, datastore contention, fabric/pathing).\nExperience writing instructional documentation and conveying highly technical ideas in terms non-technical staff can easily understand.\nA motivated, self-starting personality that is able to work independently while maintaining patience with constant interruptions and multiple requests.\nExperience engineering and operating in a modern data center environment driven by automation, holistic monitoring, and infrastructure as code.\nFluent in a scripting language used to automate day-to-day tasks (e.g. Python, PowerShell); Ansible or equivalent configuration management is a plus. \nADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS\nMust be able to lift up to 25 lbs unassisted for duties such as unpacking and rack-mounting servers and storage equipment, or moving large equipment racks.\nAvailability for travel as required, (<25%).\nAvailability for extended hours and occasional weekends.\nCOMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:\nPay Range:\n$165,000.00 - $240,000.00\nYour 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.\nBase 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 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. 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