Sr. IT Network Automation Engineer

SpaceX•Redmond, WA

About The Position

SpaceX is looking for an experienced Sr. Network Automation Engineer to help build the tools necessary to support our large and growing network infrastructure. This employee will be a member of the IT Network Engineering team, which is responsible for maintaining a stable, reliable and diverse network. This network supports the designing, manufacturing and launching of rockets, spacecraft, satellites as well as human space flight. The ideal candidate will be a great communicator, able to document their work, excel at multi-tasking and enjoy a fast-paced high-tech environment.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or science discipline and 5+ years of network automation, DevOps, network engineering, or site reliability engineering experience OR 8+ years of experience in network automation.
Experience with Linux operating system
Automation skills in Python, Go, shell, bash, and/or other languages

Nice To Haves

Experience with networking protocols, their application and traffic types: TCP/IPv4/IPv6, gaming, voice, video, broadcast, streaming etc.
Experience with source code and version control tools such as Git or Subversion
Comfortable working with mission critical and sensitive systems, with a sense of urgency appropriate to the responsibilities
Understanding of fundamental networking
Experience with managing hundreds to thousands of network assets in an automated environment
Experience with Puppet, Ansible, or other automation frameworks
Ability to run projects independently
Excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate with customers, peers, management etc. in both formal and informal situations

Responsibilities

Build network automation tools to support switch configurations, config backups, software updates, logging, monitoring and alerting
Create Python scripts to automate manual network processes
Measure, maintain, and improve the uptime and performance of the corporate network
Act as technical product owner for infrastructure tools and software used by the network engineering team
Innovate ways to scale with automation and operational improvements
Collaborate closely with network engineers to create highly operable and maintainable infrastructure
Provide mentorship to junior engineers

Benefits

long-term incentives, in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards
potential discretionary bonuses
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
401(k) retirement plan
short and long-term disability insurance
life insurance
paid parental leave
various other discounts and perks
3 weeks of paid vacation
10 or more paid holidays per year
paid sick time in compliance with state and federal law
Company shuttles are offered to employees for roundtrip travel from select Seattle locations to the SpaceX Redmond office Monday to Friday.