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Data Center Administrator

SpaceX· Information Technology - Corporate
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Starbase, TXFull-timePosted 4w ago

About the role

Data center administrator to install, manage, and optimize data center infrastructure (servers, network, power) across multiple data centers, ensuring high availability, performance, and security through best practices, QA, and collaboration.

Responsibilities

  • Resolve operational, infrastructure or hardware incidents in multiple data centers.
  • Manage complete lifecycle for data center hardware, including deployment, operation, and decommission.
  • Physically rack and cable data center equipment.
  • Track and logically organize the physical storage of incoming data center equipment.
  • Perform quality assurance testing and resolve recurring issues.
  • Schedule and track hardware maintenance tasks.
  • Update port maps and rack layouts and create operational procedures.
  • Monitor the environmental conditions and power/cooling systems of a data center to ensure they are optimum for servers, switches, storage arrays, and other devices.
  • Run hardware diagnostics and replace failing parts in a timely manner.
  • Upgrade internal system components, including CPUs, memory, and storage.
  • Setup and operate common Linux and Windows servers.
  • Document processes and keep event logs.
  • Work with the purchasing department on the procurement of new data center equipment.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline and 1+ year of data center experience; OR 3+ years of data center experience in lieu of a degree.
  • Professional experience working in a data center or with IT hardware.

Skills

Required:Data center hardware lifecycle managementRack and cablingEnvironmental monitoringHardware diagnosticsLinux and Windows server administrationDocumentation and logging
Nice to have:Procurement coordination
Last updated Sep 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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