IT Systems Engineer - Launch (Linux) Verified today
About Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab is the end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems that keep the world connected, protected, expand humanity's reach to the Moon, Mars, and beyond.
The Role
Located onsite at our Auckland New Zealand facility, you will deliver day-to-day IT support and advanced technical expertise to Rocket Lab engineers while contributing to infrastructure implementations and projects across the organization. You'll maintain the global IT infrastructure that empowers mission success through highly reliable and available systems.
What You'll Do
- Resolve complex technical issues across network infrastructure, systems, and integrations requiring escalated troubleshooting and analysis
- Deliver subject matter expertise and technical guidance to ensure optimal performance and availability of critical IT systems
- Drive upgrade and maintenance initiatives with a focus on continuous improvement, reliability, and security
- Implement and champion IT infrastructure standards for deployment and management across Space Systems environments
- Participate in an on-call rotation supporting 24/7/365 Launch Mission Operations
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, deploy, and optimize infrastructure solutions
- Ensure compliance with Rocket Lab policies and cybersecurity standards
- Implement automated build and maintenance processes
- Improve system reliability, high availability, and disaster recovery
- Document environments and support procedures comprehensively
What You'll Bring
- 5+ years of IT experience and a bachelor's degree, or equivalent 9+ years of work experience
- 2+ years in a Linux or DevOps focused technology role
- Hands-on experience deploying Linux OS in physical or virtualized environments
- Enterprise Linux OS architecture and administration experience
- Proficiency in setup, configuration, upgrade, management, and troubleshooting of Linux-based and open-source systems such as Apache, BIND, HAProxy, NGINX, sendmail/postfix, iptables
- Experience with configuration management tools (Ansible, Puppet), provisioning, infrastructure as code, and DevOps concepts and tools (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Understanding of networking concepts including network security, network architecture design, technical standards, and troubleshooting tools
Nice to Have
- Specialist qualifications in Linux, CCNA, AWS, Microsoft, Azure
- Experience with mass deployment of devices or Infrastructure as Code
- Experience with Python, Shell, Bash, and other languages
- Networking experience in IPv4, switching, routing, firewalls, and HA architecture
- Experience with Prometheus, Grafana, InfluxDB
- Advanced problem solving and analytical skills
Security and Eligibility
Background checks will be undertaken prior to any employment offer. You must be eligible to access equipment and data regulated by the United States' International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). You may be ineligible if you do not hold citizenship of Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Switzerland, the European Union, or a NATO member country, or if you hold ineligible dual citizenship or nationality.
Working Conditions
This position may require prolonged periods of sitting, standing, walking, computer work, and occasional exposure to moderate levels of noise, dust, and fumes in production areas.