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Sr. Site Reliability Engineer, VMware & Private Cloud

Tesla Motors, Inc.
168,000 - 300,000 USD
paid holidays, flex time, 401(k)
United States, California, Fremont
Mar 02, 2026
What to Expect
We are seeking a highly-motivated, dependable and experienced Site Reliability Engineer (Windows and VMware) to join our IT Infrastructure team. You will be responsible for design, implementation and administration of production Windows and VMware environments worldwide. Extensive knowledge of VMware products and Windows Server (2012R2 through 2022), experience and skill in automation, capacity planning, performance monitoring, optimization and troubleshooting are essential.

What You'll Do
  • Design, implement and administrate VMware vSphere 6.x+ products, including vCenter
  • Configure and manage Microsoft Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, DFS infrastructures
  • Maintain systems running Windows Server 2012 R2, 2016, 2019 and 2022 as per configuration procedures and documented standards
  • Implement changes to the production environment as per the change management guidelines
  • Perform proactive analysis of infrastructure capacity, performance and initiate preventive maintenance to mitigate system/environment problems
  • Develop process automation through scripting or programming
  • Document tasks, procedures, environments for setting up and maintaining systems
  • Analyze system faults, troubleshoot and run diagnostic tests on operating systems and hardware to detect problems
  • Participation in 24/7 on-call rotation. Respond to outages within the SLA/OLA timelines and provide detailed post mortem reports

What You'll Bring
  • 5+ years of experience in building and administering VMware and Windows Platforms
  • Good experience in documenting and implementing best practices
  • Strong Experience with Powershell, including PowerCli; Other scripting languages are desirable
  • Strong troubleshooting and proactive analytical skills
  • Ability to understand and solve complex technical issues
  • Degree in Computer Science or proof of exceptional skills in related field, plus VMware and/or Microsoft certifications or equivalent experience
  • Experience in mission-critical operations, ideally within a 24x7 large scale distributed and clustered environment
  • Experience with other automation platforms is desirable
  • Effective verbal and written communications skills

Compensation and Benefits
Benefits

Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:

  • Medical plans > plan options with $0 payroll deduction
  • Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
  • Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution
  • Company Paid (Health Savings Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible medical plan with HSA
  • Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
  • 401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
  • Company paid Basic Life, AD&D
  • Short-term and long-term disability insurance (90 day waiting period)
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly positions), and Paid Holidays
  • Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
  • Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance
  • Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs
  • Tesla Babies program
  • Commuter benefits
  • Employee discounts and perks program
    Expected Compensation
    $168,000 - $300,000/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefits

    Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

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