Rocket Lab
- Robot type
- Marine and Space
- Location
- ChantillyVirginiaUSA
- Job type
- Business Operations
- Posted
- Oct 29, 2026
- Salary
- $100,000–$130,000 a year
Senior System Administrator I
Job description
Based onsite at Rocket Lab's Chantilly, VA Facility, the System Administrator will support and manage critical, classified IT infrastructure within a secure environment. This role involves deploying and maintaining essential computer systems while ensuring full compliance with strict security requirements. You’ll be working closely with security personnel and engineering teams. The position is vital to sustaining the high-stakes infrastructure behind launch systems, spacecraft development, and national security programs, requiring strong attention to detail, a sense of urgency, and a commitment to operational excellence.
Rocket Lab is the end-to-end space company building rockets,…
Job requirements
- Must be a U.S. Citizen with a current Tier 5 investigation (formerly SSBI) and must maintain an active Top Secret/SCI clearance with polygraph, as required by program sponsor(s)
- 5+ years of experience & a Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of work experience (9+ years of total work experience).
- Must possess DoD 8140 Intermediate or Advanced certification (e.g. Security+, Cloud+, CISSP, CISM, CEH, or equivalent)
- Strong working knowledge of security frameworks: NIST 800-53, STIGs.
- Hands-on experience with: Windows Server, Linux (Ubuntu/RHEL), VMware vSphere, Docker, FortiGate/FortiOS, Cisco IOS, ACAS, Splunk, Trellix
- Willingness to travel up to 20% (occasional overnight), work extended hours and weekends as mission requires
- Experience with NIST RMF, ISO 27001 Security frameworks.
- Master's degree in IT, Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field
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