Site Reliability Engineer (Windows and VMware)
Tesla · Posted Oct 29
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About the role
Tesla's IT Infrastructure team is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to design, implement, and administer production Windows and VMware environments worldwide. The role covers VMware vSphere, Windows Server, Active Directory, automation, capacity and performance analysis, and 24/7 on-call incident response. It requires hands-on administration of large, distributed, clustered production platforms.
What you will do
- Design, implement and administer VMware vSphere 8.x+ and related VMware products.
- Configure and manage Microsoft Active Directory, DNS, DHCP and DFS.
- Maintain Windows Server 2016 through 2025 to documented standards.
- Implement production changes through change management.
- Perform proactive analysis of infrastructure capacity and performance.
- Develop process automation through scripting or programming.
- Work collaboratively with other staff.
- Perform preventive maintenance on operating systems and hardware.
- Document tasks, procedures, environments for setting up and maintaining systems.
- Diagnose, troubleshoot and resolve OS and hardware faults.
- Participate in the 24/7 on-call rotation. Respond to outages within SLA/OLA timelines and write postmortem reports.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- 5+ years building and administering production VMware and Windows platforms in a large, distributed, clustered environment.
- Experience or knowledge of other Virtualization Platforms is a plus.
- Proven experience in documenting and implementing best practices.
- Strong experience with PowerShell, including PowerCLI. Other scripting languages and automation platforms are a plus.
- Strong troubleshooting skills in mission-critical, 24/7 operations.
- BS in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience. VMware and/or Microsoft certifications are a plus.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Tesla
Tesla, Inc. is an American multinational automotive and clean energy company that designs, manufactures, and sells electric vehicles, battery energy storage systems, and solar panels. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, the company is dedicated to accelerating the world's transition to sustainable energy through innovative technology and engineering. Its product ecosystem ranges from mass-market passenger cars and commercial semi-trucks to advanced energy generation and storage solutions.
- Industry
- Automotive
- Company size
- 125000+ employees
- Founded
- 2003
- Location
- Austin, Texas, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Funding
Public Company · $6.0B raised
- 2020-05-18Post Ipo Debt$5.0B
Leadership
Elon Musk
Chief Executive Officer & Director
Chief Financial Officer & Chief Accounting Officer
Senior Vice President, Automotive
General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
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