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They should be a self-starter, self-motivator and possess ingenuity to excel at this position.ResponsibilitiesAdminister and manage HPC clusters, storage systems, and high-speed networksProvide application support to SpaceX employees across engineering disciplinesInstall and integrate Linux-based compute clustersWrite instructional documentation and convey highly technical ideas in non-technical termsBasic QualificationsBachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or scientific discipline and 5+ years of systems engineering experience; OR 7+ years of professional experience building software in lieu of a degree5+ years of hands-on experience with client and server hardware/software, management tools, enterprise networking, virtualization, and security technologiesExperience with KubernetesPreferred Skills And Experience5+ years of professional experience building, deploying and troubleshooting Linux systemsExperience with a scripting language (Bash, Python) to automate and solve reoccurring tasksExperience building, deploying and troubleshooting HPC clustersFamiliarity with cluster resource managers (Slurm, PBS, LSF)Experience with monitoring and alerting technologies (Prometheus, Grafana, Nagios)Familiarity with scientific and engineering computing (CFD, FEA)Familiarity with large scale AI trainingFamiliarity with GPU usage in a compute cluster and CudaExperience with containers (Docker, Podman, Singularity)Experience deploying and maintaining automated configuration management software (Puppet, Ansible)Comfortable working with mission critical and sensitive systems, with a sense of urgency appropriate to the responsibilitiesEligibility for access to classified material up to TS/SCI with PolygraphAdditional RequirementsMust be willing to work extended hours and weekends as neededItar RequirementsTo 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. 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