Site Reliability Engineer - Top Secret Clearance

Site Reliability Engineer - Top Secret Clearance

Hawthorne, CA

Space

X 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 Space

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

As a Site Reliability Engineer, you will design, develop, and test key aspects of an in‑house solution for analysis, simulation, and prototyping of software in support of all Space

X flight systems. You will have full ownership of new features in the automation and technical infrastructure to support scalable high‑performance web applications in addition to a suite of simulation and emulation products. This is a high‑impact role where you will work across the engineering groups to build a high‑throughput distributed system used to develop and demonstrate cutting‑edge software and hardware.

Space

X is looking for smart, motivated software engineers who enjoy taking on complex challenges, work well in dynamic environments, and care about software best practices. Our application software is critical to future mission success and we have no shortage of interesting challenges that require innovative, cutting‑edge solutions.

• Develop automation to deploy and manage applications both on‑premises and in the cloud
• Deploy and manage core infrastructure technologies such as application servers, databases, messaging queues and storage
• Install, manage, scale and optimize Kubernetes and RKE clusters using Ansible and adjacent technologies in production environments
• Closely collaborate with software engineers to create highly scalable, operable and maintainable products
• Closely collaborate with IT and software engineers to develop test automation suite leveraging Dev Ops infrastructure
• Engage in and improve the whole lifecycle of services -- from inception and design, through deployment, operation and refinement
• Work closely with other Space
  
  X engineers to gather requirements, research, evaluate, design, plan, deploy, and support software platforms and related technologies running in Kubernetes within a world‑class environment that meets the needs of the demanding Space
  
  X engineering teams
• Build highly resilient, high‑performance, scalable, and robust systems
• Exercise a high degree of personal responsibility for the processes, systems, and tools you create and manage; all supporting the goal of making humanity a multiplanetary species

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, or an engineering discipline; OR 2+ years of professional experience in software, Dev Ops, or site reliability engineering in lieu of a degree
• 1+ year of experience with Linux operating systems
• Experience in Bash, Python, or other scripting languages
• Active Top Secret, Top Secret SCI, or DOE Level Q clearance

• 1+ years of systems administration, site reliability engineering, or Dev Ops experience
• Experience with containerization technologies (i.e. Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience with the Linux shell as well as configuring and extending Linux instances (e.g. kernel modules, Control Groups, Public Key Infrastructure, iptables, interfaces).
• 1+ years of experience with Python and Python‑based development frameworks
• Strong understanding of Kubernetes, Docker, or similar technologies
• Strong understanding of message queue technologies such as Rabbit
  
  MQ or Kafka
• Strong understanding of virtualization and hypervisor technologies
• Understanding of databases and performance tuning
• Experience with identity management and authentication protocols
• Focus on performance bottlenecks and performance improvement techniques
• Excellent communications skills with the ability to communicate with customers, peers, management etc. in both formal and informal situations
• Ability to quickly learn new tools and frameworks
• Experience with dynamic system configuration templating using Jinja, YAML and Helm

• 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…