Senior IT Systems Engineer I

Rocket Lab Corporation • Long Beach, CA

5d • $108,000 - $135,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Based onsite at Rocket Lab's global headquarters in Long Beach, CA, the Senior IT Systems Engineer will join a fast-paced, team-oriented manufacturing environment. This role will be responsible for the design, implementation, and operation of all IT Infrastructure relating to Corporate IT, Launch, Space Systems and their related Operations.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience and a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience with a high school diploma or GED (9+ total years)
• In-depth knowledge of: Windows Server Administration: Active Directory, Group Policy, Certificate Management (PKI), DNS, or DHCP
• AWS and/or O365 & Azure enterprise environments
• One or more of the following: Kubernetes, VMware, Linux, Configuration Management, Automation, and/or Infrastructure as Code
• One or more of the following: Server and Storage hardware, Backups, NetApp, Pure Storage, hyperconverged infrastructure, VOIP phone systems
• U.S. citizenship is required, due to program requirements

Nice To Haves

• Specialist qualification in area of expertise: CISM, AWS, Azure, Microsoft, etc.
• Juniper or Cisco network switching IPSEC, SSL VPNs, firewalls, etc.
• One or more of the following: Security frameworks / technology: ISO 27001, NIST 800-171, CMMC, CUI
• Fortinet firewall setup, configuration, and management
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Responsibilities

• Provide subject matter expertise, advice, and guidance to deliver and support IT systems through efficient management of the cloud infrastructure and the delivery of projects
• Provide IT support for Mission operations
• Carry out upgrades, maintenance, and with a focus on continuous improvement to provide a reliable and secure infrastructure
• Lead project planning and deployment for infrastructure projects
• Work with a team of world class IT, engineering, and business professionals
• Maintain the efficient and effective operation of upgrades or migrations by implementing changes as required
• Troubleshoot user software or hardware problems in line with project tasks policies
• Perform site-specific risk mitigation activities as part of change/configuration management to ensure smooth implementation of, and transition to, new system software delivery/packaging and configuration management automation capabilities
• Create, test, and distribute common operating systems, application packages, scripts, batch programs to provide software delivery/packaging and configuration management of the computing platform environment

Benefits

• top tier medical HMO, PPO & a 100% company-sponsored medical HSA plan option
• dental and vision coverage
• 3 weeks paid vacation and 5 days sick leave per year
• 11 paid holidays per year
• flexible spending and dependent care savings accounts
• paid parental leave
• disability insurance
• life insurance
• access to a 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Discounted employee stock purchase program
• subsidized EV charging stations
• onsite gym
• food and drinks
• other discounts

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior