<div class="content-intro"><h3><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">About xAI</span></strong></h3> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">xAI’s mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge. </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Our team is small, highly motivated, and focused on engineering excellence. This organization is for individuals who appreciate challenging themselves and thrive on curiosity. </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">We operate with a flat organizational structure. All employees are expected to be hands-on and to contribute directly to the company’s mission. Leadership is given to those who show initiative and consistently deliver excellence. Work ethic and strong prioritization skills are important. </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">All employees are expected to have strong communication skills. They should be able to concisely and accurately share knowledge with their teammates.</span></p></div><h3>About the Role</h3> <p>The IT Systems Team at 𝕏 manages a dynamic and evolving virtual infrastructure that provides secure, high-performance, and reliable corporate resources for business-critical users and applications. This role focuses on building, deploying, and managing internal Windows and Linux infrastructure while collaborating with other teams to develop scalable solutions.</p> <h3>Responsibilities</h3> <ul> <li>Building, managing, and supporting complex application stacks on Windows and Linux Servers.</li> <li>Providing Windows and Linux troubleshooting and technical support.</li> <li>Deploy, configure and support VMware technologies, including vCenter, ESX and Horizon.</li> <li>Use Puppet Enterprise to automate and manage configurations.</li> <li>Working with other engineering teams and third-party vendors to implement scalable solutions.</li> <li>Ensuring compliance by collaborating with internal audit and compliance teams.</li> <li>Developing and maintaining standard operating procedures.</li> <li>Participating in a 24/7 on-call support rotation.</li> <li>Managing and monitoring all installed Windows and Linux systems and infrastructure.</li> <li>Installing, configuring, testing, and maintaining operating systems and system management tools.</li> <li>Proactively ensuring high levels of system availability and reliability.</li> <li>Monitoring and optimizing application performance, identifying bottlenecks, and collaborating with developers to implement solutions.</li> <li>Writing and maintaining custom scripts to improve system efficiency and automation.</li> </ul> <h3>Required Qualifications</h3> <ul> <li>Deep understanding of infrastructure management and automation</li> <li>3 to 5 years of experience in the following:</li> <ul> <li>Systems Engineering for Corporate Infrastructure.</li> <li>Managing large-scale Windows and Linux server environments.</li> <li>Virtualization at scale.</li> <li>Configuration Management.</li> <li>Managing scalable storage solutions, preferably NetApp.</li> <li>Developing and maintaining performance metrics for systems.</li> <li>Strong understanding of Puppet Enterprise and Puppet Open Source.</li> </ul> <li>Strong understanding of basic networking concepts.</li> <li>Proficient with using Puppet to automate and manage configurations.</li> <li>Ability to translate business needs into technical solutions.</li> <li>Outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills.</li> <li>Strong written and verbal communication skills.</li> <li>Experience writing technical design documents and maintaining documentation.</li> <li>Familiarity with working in a source-controlled environment.</li> <li>Proficiency in scripting languages such as Bash, Python, or Perl.</li> <li>Experience with VMware services, including VMware data center virtualization and VMware Horizon.</li> </ul> <h3>Preferred Qualifications</h3> <ul> <li>Familiarity with DevOps practices and CI/CD tools.</li> <li>Knowledge of orchestration tools.</li> </ul> <h3>Annual Salary Range</h3> <p>$162,000 - $226,000</p> <h3>Benefits</h3> <p>Base salary is just one part of our total rewards package at 𝕏, which also includes equity, comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short & long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and various other discounts and perks.</p><div class="content-conclusion"><p><em>xAI is an equal opportunity employer. For details on data processing, view our </em><em><a href="https://x.ai/legal/recruitment-privacy-notice" target="_blank">Recruitment Privacy Notice</a>.</em></p></div>