IT Storage Engineer

SpaceX
Redmond
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 135,000 - 175,000 annuallyFunction: IT Operations (Systems/Network Admin)Experience: 3+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Troubleshooting","Automation","Collaboration"]

Design, implement, and operate enterprise storage infrastructure across performance, capacity, archive, backup/recovery, and disaster recovery tiers. Architect and support low-latency, high-throughput storage for mission-critical workloads such as simulation, telemetry, and high-concurrency test data processing. Administer NetApp, Pure Storage (FlashArray/FlashBlade), VAST, and HPE Alletra, monitor end-to-end storage performance (hardware to protocol), and build automation for monitoring, capacity planning, and configuration management.

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IT Storage Engineer

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Job Summary

Design, implement, and operate enterprise storage infrastructure across performance, capacity, archive, backup/recovery, and disaster recovery tiers. Architect and support low-latency, high-throughput storage for mission-critical workloads such as simulation, telemetry, and high-concurrency test data processing. Administer NetApp, Pure Storage (FlashArray/FlashBlade), VAST, and HPE Alletra, monitor end-to-end storage performance (hardware to protocol), and build automation for monitoring, capacity planning, and configuration management.
Location: Redmond
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: IT Operations (Systems/Network Admin)
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design, implement, and maintain storage infrastructure across high-performance, capacity, archive, backup/recovery, and disaster recovery tiers.
  • •Architect and operate high-throughput, low-latency storage and support exabyte-scale file systems (e.g., VAST) for simulation, telemetry, and high-concurrency workloads.
  • •Administer storage systems including NetApp, Pure FlashArray/FlashBlade, VAST, and HPE Alletra.
  • •Monitor and troubleshoot storage performance across hardware, transport (RDMA), and protocol layers.
  • •Develop automation and tooling for monitoring, capacity utilization and planning, configuration management, and alerting.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 135,000 - 175,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceVisionDental401kLife InsuranceParental LeavePaid Leave

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in computer science/computer engineering or a STEM discipline plus 3+ years of professional IT storage engineering experience; OR 5+ years of IT storage engineering experience in lieu of a degree.
  • •Experience with enterprise storage platforms: NetApp, Pure Storage, Vast, and HPE Alletra.
  • •Strong understanding of storage protocols including NFS, CIFS/SMB, iSCSI, and NVMe over TCP.
  • •Experience monitoring and troubleshooting storage performance across hardware and protocol layers.
  • •Ability to manage storage access, data permissions, and access controls across different protocols and operating systems.
Experience:3+ yearsEnterprise storageInfrastructureOn-premises
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:CommunicationTroubleshootingAutomationCollaboration
Tech Stack:PureNetAppISCSINFSCIFS/SMBNVMe over TCPRDMAVASTPure FlashArrayPure FlashBladeHPE AlletraPythonPowerShellAnsibleDFS

Eligibility

Nationality:US National

Company Brief

SpaceX
Designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft for commercial and government customers, aiming to reduce space transportation costs and enable human life on Mars through reusable launch vehicles and integrated space systems.
Industry: Aerospace Manufacturing
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Valuation: Hectocorn (USD 100B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Hawthorne, United States
Founded: 2002
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