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Sr. IT Network Automation Engineer

SpaceX· Security Engineering
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SpaceX, Starbase, TXfull-timePosted 2w ago

About the role

Senior-level Network Automation Engineer responsible for building tools and automation to support a large, growing network and data center build environments for SpaceX.

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 network.
  • Act as technical product owner for infrastructure tools and software used by the network engineering team.
  • Scale networks with automation and operational improvements.
  • Collaborate with network engineers to create operable and maintainable infrastructure.
  • Provide mentorship to junior engineers.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or other STEM discipline and 5+ years of professional network automation, network engineering, or site reliability engineering experience; OR 8+ years of network automation experience and high school diploma or equivalency certificate in lieu of a degree.

Skills

Required:Networking protocolsProgramming languages
Nice to have:LinuxSource controlAutomation frameworksAsset management at scaleIndependent project workFundamental networking understanding
Last updated Oct 7, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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