About the Job
Rocket Lab’s IT team is responsible for how our global teams access information and run operations across our computer systems, networks, and devices. Our hardworking IT team is a group of flexible problem-solvers working in a fast-paced environment but who also thrive under the challenge of supporting all of our pr...
Located onsite at our Wallops, VA East Coast Launch Facility, the IT Network Engineer II 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. Join our IT team in maintaining the global IT...
Resolve complex technical issues across network infrastructure, systems, and integrations requiring escalated troubleshooting and analysis
Key Responsibilities
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 that meet organizational needs
Implement and champion IT infrastructure standards for the deployment and management of Launch environments to ensure:
Compliance with Rocket Lab Policies
Compliance with cybersecurity policies, standards, and procedures
Simplified and consistent environment management practises
Automated build and maintenance processes
Improvements to increase reliability of systems
System High Availability and Disaster Recovery
Clear and concise reporting on usage, uptime, support levels, etc.
Comprehensive documentation of environments and support
Efficient cost control
Work with a team of world class IT, engineering, and business professionals.
Required Skills & Abilities
2+ years of experience in a network focused technology role and a bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of experience (6+ Years of work experience)
Hands-on experience with the deployment of networking hardware (routers, switches, firewalls, etc..)
Understanding of networking concepts including network security, network architecture design, technical standards and deliverables, troubleshooting tools
In-depth knowledge of at least one of:
Fortinet Firewalls and Juniper/Cisco Switches
Enterprise Network architecture or administration
Multicasting and Switching (VLAN) overlays
Network Monitoring tools and Packet capture practices
Linux/Windows system administration
US citizenship is required, due to program requirements
Specialist qualifications in area of expertise: Linux, CCNA, AWS, Microsoft, Azure, etc.
Experience with mass deployment of devices or IaC
Experience with Puppet, Ansible, or other automation frameworks
Experience with Python, Shell, Bash, and/or other languages
Experience with Promethius, Grafana, InfluxDB
Advanced problem solving and analytical skills – able to see the big picture, make connections and appropriate decisions.
Qualifications
Experience:
2 years experience
Work Authorization
Citizenship of AU / NZ / EU / NATO
