Job Description

About Sandia:

Sandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting-edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:

• Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide
• Extraordinary co-workers
• Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world
• Career advancement and enrichment opportunities
• Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten-hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part-time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)
• Generous vacations, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov

*These benefits vary by job classification.

What Your Job Will Be Like:

Department 9774 has an opening for an Information Systems Architect – Enterprise Network Services Team member. The selected candidate will serve as an architect for network systems solutions, requiring knowledge of and experience with information systems domains such as information assurance, hardware, software, networking, and systems security. This position will support Enterprise network capabilities and services for all of Sandia’s corporately supported unclassified and classified networks.

On any given day, you may be called on to:

• Work on projects and help develop roadmaps for the Enterprise Network Services Team.
• Interface with customers, vendors, and IT partners within our department and across Sandia.
• Establish service level agreements and requirements for performance, reliability, and security for Network Systems.
• Provide network administration support for systems that host critical applications and services.
• Support full lifecycle management (analysis, design, development, testing, implementation, integration, and maintenance) for Enterprise network services.

The selected applicant can work a combination of onsite and offsite work. The selected applicant must live within a reasonable distance for commuting to the assigned work location when necessary.

Salary Range:

$95,400 - $185,700

*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:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field plus 5 years of experience, or equivalent (AS + 9 years or no degree + 13 years)
• Experience with firewalls, routers, and switches
• Experience working on large programs, projects, services, and/or teams
• Active DOE Q clearance, or equivalent is required to start

Qualifications We Desire:

• Experience with network hardware from vendors such as Cisco, HP, Brocade, Arista, Juniper
• Experience working in a large, distributed environment providing network services at large scale
• Proficiency in network monitoring and packet analysis tools such as Splunk, tcpdump, and Wireshark
• Experience with installing and troubleshooting fiber optic, ethernet cabling, and 802.11 wireless networks
• Experience with network incident ticket resolution, service restoration, and troubleshooting in Service Now
• Ability to mentor and train team members
• Strong willingness to learn and explore information systems
• Excellent customer service and technical support skills
• Strong project management and organizational skills
• Experience with network topology and baseline documentation
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills
• Industry relevant certifications such as Cisco CCNA, Cisco CCNP, CompTIA Network+, etc.

About Our Team:

Department 9774, Data Center Operations, is responsible for managing the daily activities of critical IT services. This includes working in collaboration with the SNL Facilities team in several 24×7 data center environments to ensure all critical systems are operational supporting the mission of the IT infrastructure for Sandia National Laboratories on both the unclassified and classified levels.

Posting Duration:

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of seven (7) calendar days, including the ‘posting date’. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

Security Clearance:

Position requires a Department of Energy (DOE) Q security clearance to start, or equivalent active security clearance with another U.S. government agency (e.g., DOD). Sandia is required by DOE directive to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants for employment need to be able to maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.

Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.

EEO:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status and any other protected class under state or federal law.

NNSA Requirements for MedPEDs:

If you have a Medical Portable Electronic Device (MedPED), such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, drug-releasing pump, hearing aids, or diagnostic equipment and other equipment for measuring, monitoring, and recording body functions such as heartbeat and brain waves, if employed by Sandia National Laboratories you may be required to comply with NNSA security requirements for MedPEDs.

If you have a MedPED and you are selected for an on-site interview at Sandia National Laboratories, there may be additional steps necessary to ensure compliance with NNSA security requirements prior to the interview date.

Job ID: 694151

Job Family: IT

Regular/Temporary Position: R

Full/Part-Time Status: F

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.