What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Site Reliability Engineer position at Intuitive Machines LLC?
Sr. Site Reliability Engineer
Remote, US
About Intuitive Machines:
Intuitive Machines is an innovative and cutting-edge space company making cislunar space accessible to both public and private customers. Our mission is to further science and exploration, communications, and economic progress from the Earth to the Moon and beyond. With multiple NASA lunar missions in development and additional private missions on our manifest, we pride ourselves in supporting NASA, our customers, and the nation in paving the way to return humans to the surface of the Moon. Our world-class team includes experts in all aspects of spacecraft subsystems design, development, and test, on-orbit operations, and safety.
About the Position: We’re looking for a Senior Site Reliability Engineer with deep enterprise infrastructure experience to help ensure the reliability, availability, and performance of systems supporting spacecraft design, manufacturing, and mission operations. In this role, you will bridge traditional infrastructure operations with modern SRE practices, focusing on proactive reliability, scalability, and performance.
This is a remote position with quarterly travel to Bay Area facilities and occasional onsite support for critical incidents.
Responsibilities:
- Define and maintain Service Level Objectives (SLOs) and error budgets for infrastructure services
- Lead incident response efforts, perform root cause analysis, and implement preventive solutions
- Design, implement, and maintain hybrid and on-prem infrastructure with a focus on reliability and performance
- Ensure availability and performance of virtualization platforms (VMware, Hyper-V, Citrix environments)
- Manage enterprise patching across Windows and Linux systems
- Maintain and optimize storage platforms across SAN/NAS environments
- Design and validate network architecture, including firewalls and switching infrastructure
- Establish and maintain infrastructure baselines aligned with security and compliance frameworks (CIS, DISA STIG)
- Support compute infrastructure including enterprise server platforms
- Collaborate on hybrid cloud initiatives and AWS-based infrastructure
- Administer core services including Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and virtual desktop environments
- Develop automation scripts to reduce operational overhead and improve efficiency
- Build and maintain monitoring, alerting, and documentation for infrastructure systems
- Participate in an on-call rotation supporting 24/7 mission-critical operations
- Mentor and guide engineers on reliability best practices and troubleshooting
- Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, manufacturing, and security teams
- Travel quarterly for onsite planning, coordination, and hands-on support as needed
Requirements:
- 15 years of experience in enterprise infrastructure, systems administration, or Site Reliability Engineering roles
- Strong experience with virtualization platforms (VMware, Hyper-V, Citrix, VDI environments)
- Deep understanding of networking and security architecture (firewalls, switching, secure design)
- Experience managing enterprise storage systems and SAN/NAS environments
- Proficiency in Linux (RHEL) and Windows Server administration
- Experience with Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and patch management systems
- Familiarity with AWS and hybrid cloud infrastructure environments
- Scripting experience (PowerShell, Bash, Python) for automation and operations
- Strong troubleshooting skills and ability to resolve complex infrastructure issues
- Experience with monitoring, performance tuning, and system reliability practices
- Ability to work cross-functionally and communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Willingness to travel quarterly and provide onsite support during critical events
- Must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident due to ITAR requirements
Preferred Requirements:
- Experience in aerospace, defense, or regulated manufacturing environments
- Relevant certifications (VMware, Cisco, Citrix, AWS)
- Familiarity with cloud reliability engineering practices
- Experience supporting manufacturing execution systems (MES) or mission operations environments
- Background in high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructure
- Strong experience working in remote environments with distributed teams
US EEO Statement:
Intuitive Machines is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.