What Your Job Will Be LikeModern Systems develops any-scale high-rigor information systems for national security missions across the laboratory. We are seeking a dedicated manager to join our team and help us expand the systems development capabilities needed in integration, test, and delivery.
On any given day, you may be called on to:
- Advance and grow department capabilities in systems integration and DevSecOps, including automated integration and test and CI/CD, through continual hiring, training, and mentorship
- Partner across Modern Systems and the laboratory to define and implement both short and long-term strategies for successful USNDS project execution
- Collaborate with a focused team of managers to provide vision and mentorship to full-stack/end-to-end development teams jointly advancing multiple parallel projects and a production code base of over 1M source lines of code
- Bring personal perspective and technical expertise to guide the current and future needs of laboratory missions and the corresponding direction of Center 6300
- Travel occasionally to customer/production/deployment sites
Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.
Salary Range$163,700 - $278,000
*Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate's experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.
Qualifications We Require- A Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline and eight (8) years of directly relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of directly relevant education and engineering or scientific experience that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform independent research and development.
- The ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q and SCI, which may require a polygraph examination.
Qualifications We DesireThe ideal R&D, S&E Manager candidate for Sandia National Laboratories will in addition possess the following:
- Two or more years of demonstrated leadership experience.
- A graduate degree in science or engineering (MS or Ph.D.).
- Outstanding interpersonal skills in developing trusting relationships with peers, staff, management, customers, and stakeholders.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in the development and delivery of presentations, proposals, reports and documentation.
Also, for this posting we are seeking individuals with the following experience:
- Experience with systems architectures, development, integration and test, and deployment for large-scale custom-software information systems
- Experience with modern integration and test methodologies, including DevSecOps and CI/CD
- Proven experience with team leadership and project management (cost, schedule, performance)
- Ability to excel in a team management environment, collaborating toward a larger common goal
- Experience working in large scale, multi-team, multi-disciplinary environments
- Passion for discovering innovative, forward-looking approaches that solve unmet mission needs
- Proficiency with structured software development methodologies, tools, and processes, including Agile team structures and processes
- Experience with recruiting and hiring of computer scientists and IT professionals
- Knowledge of software development for secure and large government systems
About Our TeamThe End-to-End System Engineering Department focuses on engineering successful large-complex systems. Its core skillsets encompass requirements definition & development; technical software system engineering; hardware/software/security architectures; agile frameworks; and delivery of products to site. We represent and communicate the results of the team's engineering efforts - analysis, design, and delivered product - to project and program customers. Our strengths are in technical leadership and innovation, understanding of the relevant scientific and mission domains, and experience with large-scale software engineering and design.
Posting DurationThis posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of three (3) calendar days, including the 'posting date'. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.
