{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"70cbebe2fb4562428835e4df","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/70cbebe2fb4562428835e4df","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/70cbebe2fb4562428835e4df","title":"Sr. IT Linux Site Reliability Engineer","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.\n\nSR. LINUX SITE RELIABILITY ENGINEER\nSpaceX is looking for an experienced engineer with deep working knowledge of Kubernetes and related containerized technologies. This employee will be a member of the Information Technology Linux Infrastructure team and will provide expertise in Kubernetes design, maintenance, scaling and optimization in support of critical business functions. The ideal candidate will be flexible and flourish in a fast paced and challenging environment. They should be a self-starter, self-motivator and possess ingenuity to excel at this position.\n\nRESPONSIBILITIES\n\nInstall, manage, scale and optimize Kubernetes and RKE clusters using Ansible, Terraform and adjacent technologies in production environments.\n\nWork closely with other SpaceX 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 SpaceX engineering teams. Build highly resilient, high-performance, scalable, and robust systems.\n\nExercise a high degree of personal responsibility for the processes, systems, and tools you create and manage; all supporting the goal of making humanity an interplanetary species.\n\nMake recommendations, justify, and implement improvements using an accepted change control methodology.\n\nWork within a diverse group to design and deliver creative solutions and resolve problems in a timely and proactive manner by interacting with internal business units.\n\nDefine, document and follow standards and best practices for systems design, testing, and implementation.\n\nFoster an environment of collaboration and cross-training, upskilling the team in Kubernetes expertise and ensuring peers are developed into capable engineers.\n\nDrive scripting, self-service and automation to develop solutions to reduce administrative overhead and TOIL.\n\nParticipate in on-call rotation to handle urgent after-hours work when necessary.\n\nBASIC QUALIFICATIONS\n\nBachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a STEM discipline and 5+ years of systems engineering experience; OR 7+ years of systems engineering experience in lieu of a degree.\n\nExperience deploying and supporting Linux servers in physical and virtualized environments (e.g. VMware via automation).\n\nExperience with the Linux shell as well as configuring and extending Linux instances (e.g. kernel modules, cgroups, pki, iptables, interfaces).\n\nExperience supporting and scaling containerized applications in Linux environments.\n\nExperience using automation frameworks (e.g. Ansible, Terraform) to manage provisioning and post-provisioning lifecycles of infrastructure and Kubernetes installations.\n\nPREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE\n\nExpertise in creating repeatable, reliable, scalable systems architectures, with high availability, fault tolerance, performance tuning, monitoring, and statistics/metrics collection.\n\nExpertise in source code version control tools such as Git and Subversion and collaborating on source code via Pull Requests and other Git-based workflows.\n\nStrong understanding of Linux Container Runtime.\n\nExperience implementing configuration management provisioning and workflow automation solutions via Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD and GitOps (e.g. Ansible, AWX/Tower, Vagrant, Puppet, Redfish, Jenkins, cloud-init, ArgoCD, etc).\n\nExperience writing test automation to ensure backwards compatibility of feature and change development for automation processes and Kubernetes deployments.\n\nExperience with programming and scripting languages such as Python and Golang to develop software solutions and integrate with external systems to implement automation against RESTful API services.\n\nExperience installing, configuring and troubleshooting Kubernetes internals, CNI, CRI and CSI plugins (e.g. Docker, Cri-O, Ceph, Cilium), load balancing (e.g. MetalLB), Service Mesh (e.g. Istio) and software-defined storage (e.g. rook-ceph) in cloud or on-premise environments.\n\nExperience developing solutions using Kubernetes patterns to extend system functionality and solve custom use cases (e.g. webhooks, controllers, operators, sidecars).\n\nExperience implementing proactive alert/monitoring workflows and dashboards for Linux systems and Kubernetes deployments using Prometheus, Grafana, InfluxDB or similar technologies.\n\nExperience with dynamic system configuration templating using Jinja, Jsonnet, YAML and Helm.\n\nADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS\n\nMust be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed.\n\nCOMPENSATION AND BENEFITS\nPay Range:\nSite Reliability Engineer/Senior: $160,000.00 - $220,000.00/year\n\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.\n\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, 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.\n\nTo 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. Learn more about the ITAR here.\n\nSpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.\n\nApplicants wishing to view a copy of SpaceX’s affirmative action plan for veterans and individuals with disabilities, or applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application/interview process should reach out to EEOCompliance@spacex.com.\n\n#J-18808-Ljbffr","company":"Space Exploration Technologies","rawCompany":"space exploration technologies","city":"Hawthorne","state":"CA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-06-20T03:50:43.340Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"15-1244.00","title":"Network and Computer Systems Administrators","slug":"network-and-computer-systems-administrators"},{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"}],"industries":[{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"541519","title":"Other Computer Related Services","slug":"other-computer-related-services"},{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Sr. IT Linux Site Reliability Engineer","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.\n\nSR. LINUX SITE RELIABILITY ENGINEER\nSpaceX is looking for an experienced engineer with deep working knowledge of Kubernetes and related containerized technologies. This employee will be a member of the Information Technology Linux Infrastructure team and will provide expertise in Kubernetes design, maintenance, scaling and optimization in support of critical business functions. The ideal candidate will be flexible and flourish in a fast paced and challenging environment. They should be a self-starter, self-motivator and possess ingenuity to excel at this position.\n\nRESPONSIBILITIES\n\nInstall, manage, scale and optimize Kubernetes and RKE clusters using Ansible, Terraform and adjacent technologies in production environments.\n\nWork closely with other SpaceX 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 SpaceX engineering teams. Build highly resilient, high-performance, scalable, and robust systems.\n\nExercise a high degree of personal responsibility for the processes, systems, and tools you create and manage; all supporting the goal of making humanity an interplanetary species.\n\nMake recommendations, justify, and implement improvements using an accepted change control methodology.\n\nWork within a diverse group to design and deliver creative solutions and resolve problems in a timely and proactive manner by interacting with internal business units.\n\nDefine, document and follow standards and best practices for systems design, testing, and implementation.\n\nFoster an environment of collaboration and cross-training, upskilling the team in Kubernetes expertise and ensuring peers are developed into capable engineers.\n\nDrive scripting, self-service and automation to develop solutions to reduce administrative overhead and TOIL.\n\nParticipate in on-call rotation to handle urgent after-hours work when necessary.\n\nBASIC QUALIFICATIONS\n\nBachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a STEM discipline and 5+ years of systems engineering experience; OR 7+ years of systems engineering experience in lieu of a degree.\n\nExperience deploying and supporting Linux servers in physical and virtualized environments (e.g. VMware via automation).\n\nExperience with the Linux shell as well as configuring and extending Linux instances (e.g. kernel modules, cgroups, pki, iptables, interfaces).\n\nExperience supporting and scaling containerized applications in Linux environments.\n\nExperience using automation frameworks (e.g. Ansible, Terraform) to manage provisioning and post-provisioning lifecycles of infrastructure and Kubernetes installations.\n\nPREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE\n\nExpertise in creating repeatable, reliable, scalable systems architectures, with high availability, fault tolerance, performance tuning, monitoring, and statistics/metrics collection.\n\nExpertise in source code version control tools such as Git and Subversion and collaborating on source code via Pull Requests and other Git-based workflows.\n\nStrong understanding of Linux Container Runtime.\n\nExperience implementing configuration management provisioning and workflow automation solutions via Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD and GitOps (e.g. Ansible, AWX/Tower, Vagrant, Puppet, Redfish, Jenkins, cloud-init, ArgoCD, etc).\n\nExperience writing test automation to ensure backwards compatibility of feature and change development for automation processes and Kubernetes deployments.\n\nExperience with programming and scripting languages such as Python and Golang to develop software solutions and integrate with external systems to implement automation against RESTful API services.\n\nExperience installing, configuring and troubleshooting Kubernetes internals, CNI, CRI and CSI plugins (e.g. Docker, Cri-O, Ceph, Cilium), load balancing (e.g. MetalLB), Service Mesh (e.g. Istio) and software-defined storage (e.g. rook-ceph) in cloud or on-premise environments.\n\nExperience developing solutions using Kubernetes patterns to extend system functionality and solve custom use cases (e.g. webhooks, controllers, operators, sidecars).\n\nExperience implementing proactive alert/monitoring workflows and dashboards for Linux systems and Kubernetes deployments using Prometheus, Grafana, InfluxDB or similar technologies.\n\nExperience with dynamic system configuration templating using Jinja, Jsonnet, YAML and Helm.\n\nADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS\n\nMust be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed.\n\nCOMPENSATION AND BENEFITS\nPay Range:\nSite Reliability Engineer/Senior: $160,000.00 - $220,000.00/year\n\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.\n\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, 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.\n\nTo 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. Learn more about the ITAR here.\n\nSpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.\n\nApplicants wishing to view a copy of SpaceX’s affirmative action plan for veterans and individuals with disabilities, or applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application/interview process should reach out to EEOCompliance@spacex.com.\n\n#J-18808-Ljbffr","datePosted":"2026-06-20T03:50:43.340Z","dateModified":"2026-06-20T03:50:43.340Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Space Exploration Technologies","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Hawthorne","addressRegion":"CA","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"70cbebe2fb4562428835e4df"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/70cbebe2fb4562428835e4df"}}