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IT Systems Engineer
xAI, Palo Alto, CA
The role
The IT Systems Team at X manages a dynamic and evolving virtual infrastructure that provides secure, high-performance, and reliable corporate resources for business-critical users and applications. This role focuses on building, deploying, and managing on-premises Microsoft Windows Server infrastructure, including Active Directory, VMware Horizon Windows VDIs, and Windows VMs running SQL Server, while collaborating with other teams to deliver scalable, reliable solutions.
You are a highly skilled IT Systems Engineer with a deep understanding of infrastructure management and automation. You thrive in a collaborative and fast-paced environment, leveraging your expertise to enhance system performance and reliability.
What you will do
- Build, manage, and support complex application stacks on Windows Server
What you need
Basic qualifications
- 3+ years of experience in systems engineering for corporate Microsoft infrastructure, Windows Server management, on-premises Active Directory, VMware vSphere (vCenter, ESXi), VMware Horizon Windows VDI administration, and SQL Server support on Windows VMs
Itar requirements
- To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.
Nice to have
- Experience managing scalable storage solutions, preferably NetApp
- Experience developing and maintaining performance metrics for systems
- Experience with Windows Server clustering, failover, and high availability
- Experience with PowerShell for automation and configuration management
- Experience with VMware data center virtualization and VMware Horizon
- Experience writing technical design documents and maintaining documentation
- Familiarity with Microsoft configuration and deployment tooling (e.g. SCCM/MECM, Intune, or equivalent)
- Knowledge of storage best practices for SQL Server and VDI workloads on NetApp
- Deep understanding of Microsoft infrastructure management and automation
- Ability to translate business needs into technical solutions
- Outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong understanding of basic networking concepts as they apply to Windows and VMware environments
- Familiarity with working in a source-controlled environment
Pay and benefits
$162,000 - $226,000 USD
Base salary is just one part of our total rewards package at SpaceXSI, which also includes equity, comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short & long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and various other discounts and perks.
About xAI
SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today, SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of making life multiplanetary and expanding consciousness to the stars.
SpaceXSI is building Super Intelligence to help humanity understand the universe. Our teams are building the full Super Intelligence stack: from our Colossus supercomputers, to Grok models, to our suite of applications, including Grok Bot, Grok Build, Grok Imagine, Grok Voice, and X. We're creating a powerful flywheel where more compute trains better models, better models power more useful products, and what we learn from people using those products shapes what we build next.
Legal notes
SpaceXSI is an equal opportunity employer. For details on data processing, view our Recruitment Privacy Notice.
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