Cleared Senior/Principal Solutions Architect - Cyber Physical Systems, 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 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

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What Your Job Will Be Like

We are seeking a highly motivated Information Technology Solutions Architect to join an innovative and detail-oriented team. Our team works on a variety of projects and tasks associated with protecting national security by enhancing the resilience of critical infrastructure against evolving cyber threats.

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

• Serve as the primary architect for complex information systems solutions, leveraging expertise across multiple domains including information assurance, hardware, software, databases, networking, security, and telecommunications.
• Collaborate with internal and external customers to elicit, define, and integrate system requirements into solutions using commercial, open-source, or custom-developed technologies.
• Drive architectural changes and ensure system interoperability through cross-system collaboration and interface definition.
• Evaluate, test, and analyze system performance and functionality to meet requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Communicate progress and technical advances to peers, management, and stakeholders.
• Incorporate strategic thinking to align solutions with long-term objectives and recommend practical, effective approaches to complex challenges.
• Ensure software configuration management (utilize Corporate resources/tools, ensure alignment with continuous integration and testing pipeline and deployment).

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

Salary Range

$117,500 - $235,700

*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 a STEM discipline, plus five (5) years or more years of directly related experience that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of the job.
• Experience in the following:
  • Server administration and networking experience.
  • Linux systems
  • Configuring, managing, and maintaining servers
  • Scripting and automation (Python, BASH)
• Active DOE Q-level security clearance or equivalent (e.g., DOD Top Secret). The position will require the ability to maintain an SCI clearance, which may require a polygraph test.

Qualifications We Desire

• Coordination and collaboration with team members to accomplish a difficult task. These tasks may require a creative and novel approach.
• A desire to learn new skills in support of meeting project milestones and attention to detail to manage competing priorities and quality essential deliverables
• A history of mentoring and training other members of the workforce.
• Works well in a team environment but independently develops new process techniques and works conscientiously to deliver excellent results.
• Experience and demonstrated skill in troubleshooting, investigating anomalies and alternative solutions, and recommending solutions on problems.
• Ability to document work in a clear and thorough manner.
• Experience serving as an Information Systems Security Officer including writing and maintaining System Security Plans (SSPs) and applying appropriate security controls.

About Our Team

The Mission of the Computer Systems and Technologies Group is to establish a deep level understanding of the software and hardware technologies used in mission critical applications. Research focused on the vulnerabilities inherent in these technologies guide strategies for developing appropriate defensive measures to mitigate risks and improve assurance for critical systems.

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.

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.