Sandia National Laboratories

Senior/Principal Solutions Architect / Network Engineer - Special Programs Operations, Onsite

Sandia National Laboratories$139K — $280K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in IT or related field with 5+ years of experience or equivalent experience
  • Experience in Enterprise Networking technologies and solutions
  • Proven skills in designing and implementing cloud-based networking technologies (e.g., AWS, Azure)
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q and SCI Security clearance, including a polygraph

Responsibilities

  • Provide real-time support for critical national security activities
  • Design and implement complex network systems across multiple domains
  • Ensure security compliance and availability for mission operations datacenter
  • Address unique problem sets using a variety of technologies
  • Develop long-term sustainment strategies for networking infrastructure

Benefits

  • On-site position located in Livermore, CA
  • Ability to work with cutting-edge technology in a mission-driven environment
  • Participate in diverse, critical national security-related projects
  • Engagement in continuous learning and professional development opportunities
  • Opportunity for career advancement with multiple interviewing organizations within Sandia National Laboratories
Full Job Description
What Your Job Will Be Like

We are seeking a Cloud / Network Engineer (job title: IT Solutions Architect) to join our Special Operations 24/7/365 team. We are a mission focused organization and provide critical support to a wide variety of organizations and agencies. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work with a wide range of technologies - both commercial and custom - and have direct input on the future of our strategic path.

On any given day, you may be called on to:
  • Provide real-time support to critical national security activities impacting our nation
  • Design, implement and sustain complex network systems across multiple domains (including cloud-based solutions)
  • Maintain security compliance and overall availability to our dedicated mission operations datacenter
  • Work with a variety of technologies to address unique, one-of-a-kind problem sets
  • Develop long-term sustainment strategies for networking infrastructure

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite in Livermore, CA.

Position requires an ability to obtain and maintain a CompTIA Security+ certification (or equivalent)

This role will require an ability to be on-call for after-hours/weekend support of mission activities 24/7/365.

Applicants on this requisition may be interviewed by multiple organizations at Sandia National Laboratories.

Salary Range

$139,900 - $280,600

*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 an IT related field, with at least 5 years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of directly relevant education and/or work experience
  • Prior experience in Enterprise Networking technologies and solutions
  • Experience designing, configuring, implementing, and monitoring various cloud-based networking technologies (i.e. AWS, Oracle, Azure, Google Cloud, etc.)
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q and SCI Security clearance, which requires a polygraph


Qualifications We Desire

  • Experience designing, configuring, implementing, and monitoring dynamic routing solutions, especially using Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)
  • Experience designing, configuring, implementing, and monitoring Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) VPN solutions
  • Experience designing, configuring, implementing, and monitoring layer 2 and layer 3 for large, geographically distributed networks
  • Experience with Cisco networking hardware (installing, configuring, updating, etc)
  • Experience installing, configurating and maintaining SolarWinds and Splunk
  • Experience working on USG IT systems across multiple security classifications
  • Experience with various USG Cyber Security technologies and methodology
  • Experience with analyzing packet capture data


About Our Team

The Special Programs Operations (SPO) Department is responsible for executing and coordinating a variety of classified efforts at SNL's California site. These critical efforts entail providing communications services to multiple customers. We work closely with the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Department of Defense (DoD), and Intelligence Community (IC) to accomplish these efforts. The centerpiece to this effort is the manning and support of an on-site 24/7/365 Mission Support operations center. We also have charters to 1) Develop processes and procedures for the acceptance, operationalization, and accreditation of new capabilities. 2) Manage ongoing accreditation of the IT and software systems, 3) Develop innovative IT systems to reduce the total lifecycle costs for the broad range of capabilities being executed.

Posting Duration

This 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.

About Sandia National Laboratories

The Sandia National Laboratories is one of three National Nuclear Security Administration research and development laboratories in the United States, managed and operated privately by the National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia. Their primary mission is to develop, engineer, and test the non-nuclear components of nuclear weapons and high technology. Headquartered on Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico, it also has a campus in Livermore, California, next to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and a test facility in Waimea, Kauai, Hawaii. It is Sandia's mission to maintain the reliability and surety of nuclear weapon systems, conduct research and development in arms control and nonproliferation technologies, and investigate methods for the disposal of the United States' nuclear weapons program's hazardous waste. Other missions include research and development in energy and environmental programs, as well as the surety of critical national infrastructures. In addition, Sandia is home to a wide variety of research including computational biology, mathematics, materials science, alternative energy, psychology, MEMS, and cognitive science initiatives. Sandia formerly hosted ASCI Red, one of the world's fastest supercomputers until its decommission in 2006, and now hosts ASCI Red Storm, originally known as Thor's Hammer. Sandia is also home to the Z Machine. The Z Machine is the largest X-ray generator in the world and is designed to test materials in conditions of extreme temperature and pressure. It is operated by Sandia National Laboratories to gather data to aid in computer modeling of nuclear weapons. In December 2016, it was announced that National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, under the direction of Honeywell International, would take over the management of Sandia National Laboratories starting on May 1, 2017. Educational opportunities are conducted in collaboration with university students through several programs, including the Securing Top Academic Research & Talent at Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program and the Sandia University Partnerships Network.
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