DevOps Engineer, Onsite

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 vacation, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401(k), learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance* *These benefits vary by job classification. What Your Job Will Be Like Are you looking for exciting and impactful work that contributes directly to security, peace, and freedom worldwide? We want someone passionate about working on an agile team and using their knowledge, experience, and expertise to deploy software systems that tackle the most complicated remote sensing challenges. We are currently looking to hire a DevOps Engineer that is ready for a career where you know your work makes a difference. Areas of focus will include operating, sustaining, and innovating a complex Linux environment to build, integrate, and deploy sophisticated, real‑time decision‑making systems that support remote sensing, data acquisition, and analysis applications for National Security missions. Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite. Limited travel is required. Salary Range $87,400 - $168,800 *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 a relevant technical field, or an equivalent combination of directly relevant education and experience. Experience with the following: DevOps, CI/CD tools, and their practices in a Linux computing environment Git source code management Automating manual tasks and improving existing processes Containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker, Podman, Kubernetes) Ability to obtain and maintain DOE Q clearance with SCI, which will require polygraph testing Qualifications We Desire Experience in the following: Linux System Programmer or Linux Distribution Package Maintainer Linux systems administration that includes RHEL Multi‑language build systems (C++, Java, Python) Configuration management systems such as Ansible or Puppet Knowledge of build generators and tools (CMake, Ninja, Maven) and their integration with CI/CD pipelines in GitLab or Jenkins Current Security+ or higher certification Experience working on a dynamic, fast‑paced, multi‑disciplinary team Active DOE/DOD clearance with SCI, with a recent polygraph test About Our Team The Systems Design and Architecture Department designs, evaluates, and develops complex, high‑performance software architectures for processing and exploitation of remote sensing information for high‑consequence national security missions. Our team invents, analyzes and implements the frameworks, infrastructure and algorithms that support real‑time extraction and classification of static and dynamic events from a variety of very challenging data streams from pathfinder remote sensing assets. 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr