Manager, IT Infrastructure (Storage, Compute, & Virtualization)
Core
Manage enterprise compute, virtualization, and storage platforms supporting SpaceX engineering, production, and mission workloads.
Role type
Manager, IT Infrastructure (Storage, Compute & Virtualization)
Builds
High-availability server, hypervisor, and storage systems (NAS, SAN, object storage) for engineering and mission teams.
Domain
Aerospace / Enterprise IT Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Enterprise server/compute infrastructure design, Server virtualization platforms, Enterprise storage platforms (NAS, SAN, object storage), Team leadership, Capacity planning, Performance engineering, Disaster recovery strategies, Hardware lifecycle management, Infrastructure automation (IaC, scripting)
Preferred skills
NFS/SMB/iSCSI/Fibre Channel/NVMe-oF protocols, VMware vSphere/vCenter, Hyper-V, KVM, Server design specifications, Storage snapshots/replication/backup, Compute/storage performance diagnostics, Python/PowerShell scripting, Ansible
Technologies
VMware vSphere, vCenter, Hyper-V, KVM, NetApp, Pure Storage, Python, PowerShell, Ansible, NFS, SMB/CIFS, iSCSI, Fibre Channel, NVMe-oF
Responsibilities
Own architecture and lifecycle of compute/virtualization/storage platforms; Manage and develop IT engineering teams; Lead capacity planning and performance engineering; Design high-availability and disaster recovery strategies; Mentor engineers on server and virtualization design; Establish hardware/platform standards and manage vendor negotiations; Supervise installation, configuration, and decommissioning of systems; Drive automation of provisioning and patching; Partner with network, facilities, and security teams; Provide off-peak support for maintenance and upgrades.
Seniority
Manager, hands-on leadership