Early Career Information Systems Architect - Infrastructure Solutions, 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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*These benefits vary by job classification.

What Your Job Will Be Like

Are you passionate about your work and dream of utilizing state-of-the-art facilities to explore solutions? Do you want to join a dynamic team that solves challenging issues for our nation's security?

We are seeking an Information Systems Architect to assist in supporting first-of-a-kind, large-scale solutions for national security. If you are energized by positions requiring precision and accuracy, and you enjoy being a valued member of a dynamic and fast-moving team, then this is an opportunity to accelerate your career.


You will participate with the implementation and execution of new technologies, processes, and practices, document your efforts in support of project needs, represent our team to the highest degree, and partner across our teams to ensure customer success. We would like you to join our team if you have a consistent track record of meeting and exceeding customer expectations, precision, and accuracy, consistently delivering on schedule, a passion for continual service improvement, and the desire to learn new technologies, concepts, and processes.

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite. Some 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 discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and directly relevant experience.
• Experience managing Linux servers
• Basic understanding of networking concepts such as VLANs, routing, bonding, and firewalls
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q and SCI clearance, which may require a polygraph examination.
  
  

Qualifications We Desire

• Experience Designing, developing, and analyzing overall architecture of internal systems, including hardware and software.
• Experience in hardware and software architecture solutions that meet performance, scalability, reliability, and security needs.
• Experience Researching and making recommendations of technology to improve current systems.
• Experience developing or modifying information systems, documenting requirements, and revising existing systems as necessary.
• Experience in integration and acceptance testing.
• Experience in problem identification, root cause analysis, and troubleshooting skillsets.
• Basic understanding of Linux or Windows administration concepts.
• Demonstrated ability to work well with department team members and management and to identify and resolve network-centric issues.
• Security+ or higher certification
• Ability to function in a dynamic, fast-paced, multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to learn new technologies, concepts, and processes
• Ability to prioritize, manage, and complete multiple projects within appropriate scope and timeframe.
• Ability to work beyond normal business hours when needed
• Active DOE Q clearance

About Our Team

We design, test, analyze, and integrate first-of-a-kind large-scale mission unique system solutions for national security customers. We work the full lifecycle to architect, procure, deploy, integrate, and maintain advanced high-performance computer systems to process, display, store, and disseminate high throughput sensor data. We also develop cutting edge infrastructure and tools used to enable our R&D software development teams to create complex mission unique capabilities that only exist at Sandia National Laboratories.

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

Sandia is required by DOE 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 obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance and SCI access, both of which require US citizenship. SCI access may also require a polygraph examination. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain these levels of access 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 the 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.