IT Systems Administrator, Test Operations (2nd Shift)
McGregor, TX · 3+ years experience · Posted Sep 25, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 3+ years experience
- Location
- McGregor, TX
About the role
- SpaceX is looking for an IT Systems Administrator to support networking, compute administration, and application support needs in a test operations environment.
- The role is pivotal for enabling safe and sustained test operations cadence on the 2nd shift.
Responsibilities
- Augment and deploy new IT infrastructure, including networking, server, and desktop hardware directly supporting mission critical networks across the country.
- Perform periodic systems upgrades and patches in between critical operations, sometimes on weekends and evenings.
- Monitor IT services and respond aggressively to incidents to maintain systems performance.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to proactively identify and resolve potential technical issues with systems deployments.
- Author and maintain documentation for IT systems, from systems overview documents and design drawings to procedures.
- Leverage automation tools and contribute to IT systems engineering efforts.
- Ensure that systems are configured and maintained in compliance with industry and cybersecurity standards (e.g. ITAR, ISO, NIST).
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalency certificate.
- 3+ years of experience in IT systems administration.
- Hands-on experience with Linux or Windows server administration.
- Experience with enterprise network administration and deployment.
- Ability to pass Air Force background checks for Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg.
- Must have valid driver's license.
- Ability to lift up to 30lbs.
- Ability to work at heights.
- Must be available for the second shift beginning at 1:30pm.
Preferred qualifications
- Working knowledge of network protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, SNMP, NTP, PTP etc), firewalls administration and cybersecurity technologies.
- Proficiency in scripting (Bash/Powershell/Python) and automation frameworks (Terraform, Ansible, Puppet).
- Familiarity with Active Directory and multi-platform authentication/identification environments.
- Experience with virtualization platforms and tools.
- Understanding of Layer 1 configuration best practices and multiplexing technologies.
- Working knowledge, including the ability to setup, configure, upgrade, manage, and troubleshoot, Windows-based systems and services (i.e. SCCM, Active Directory).
- Exposure to real-time systems and industrial telemetry networks.
- Experience with configuration management, provisioning, infrastructure as code, and other DevOps concepts and tools.
Skills
- Linux
- Windows
- TCP/IP
- DNS
- DHCP
- SNMP
- NTP
- PTP
- Bash
- Powershell
- Python
- Terraform
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- Ansible
- Puppet
- SCCM
