or apply directly on Rocket Lab Corporation's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 22 days Rocket Lab Corporation's roles stay open a median of 42 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Rocket Lab Corporation's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Rocket Lab Corporation
- low 0 stale, 12 reposted of 455 open
- Hiring momentum
- 683 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Rocket Lab Corporation's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Rocket Lab Corporation.
About this role
The IT Systems Engineer II at Rocket Lab will provide daily IT support and technical expertise to engineers, focusing on maintaining and improving the IT infrastructure that supports launch operations. Responsibilities include resolving technical issues, driving system upgrades, and collaborating with teams to optimize infrastructure solutions. The role also involves ensuring compliance with IT standards and participating in an on-call rotation for mission operations.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Rocket Lab Corporation as an employer.
What you need
- 5+ years of experience in IT and a bachelor's degree or equivalent years of experience (9+ years of work experience)
- 2+ years of experience in a Linux or DevOps focused technology role
- Hands-on experience with the deployment of Linux OS in physical or virtualized environments
- Experience with Enterprise Linux OS architecture and administration
- Proficient in the setup, configuration, upgrade, management, and troubleshooting of Linux-based and open-source systems and technologies such as Apache, BIND, HAProxy, NGINX, sendmail/postfix, iptables, etc.
- Experience with configuration management (Ansible, Puppet), provisioning, infrastructure as code, and other DevOps concepts and tools (i.e. Docker, Kubernetes)
Nice to have
- Specialist qualifications in area of expertise: Linux, CCNA, AWS, Microsoft, Azure, etc.
- Experience with mass deployment of devices or IaC
- Experience with Python, Shell, Bash, and/or other languages
- Networking experience in IPv4, switching, routing, firewalls and HA architecture
- Experience with Prometheus, Grafana, InfluxDB
Worth weighing
- Position requires participation in an on-call rotation for 24/7/365 support
- Background checks will be conducted prior to employment offers due to security regulations
- Eligibility for the role is restricted based on nationality due to ITAR regulations
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Listed by Rocket Lab Corporation on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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