Cloud Solutions Architect - High Consequence Systems, Onsite

Sandia National Laboratories; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 102,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Relocation assistance

Work-life balance

Job summary

Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque is seeking a highly motivated Cloud Solutions Architect to serve as the primary architect for cloud information systems across IA, hardware, software, DB, networking, and security. Onsite work is required.

You will research, design, and integrate solutions, install hardware, mentor teammates, and drive enterprise-grade delivery to support national security missions. The role requires DOE Q-level clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or relevant field.
• 3+ years of experience in architecting complete computer solutions, system design, engineering, and system development with DevOps.
• Cloud and orchestration technologies (Ansible).
• UNIX, Linux, or Windows Server-based enterprise architectures.
• Hardware and operating systems, including system architectures, network infrastructures, and client-server principles.
• Ability to obtain and maintain DOE Q-level security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Research and prototype solutions based on requirements, fit, and feasibility.
• Architect solutions to meet operational and development needs.
• Develop and integrate solutions as part of a larger operational ground system and development environment for national security missions.
• Install hardware and configure components of the overall system delivery.
• Mentor and guide teammates and promote innovative ideas and out-of-the-box thinking.
• Think with an enterprise mindset to ensure a complete product is delivered.
• Troubleshoot architect tier tickets for the various environments.

Skills

Architecting systems

Cloud orchestration

UNIX/Linux/Windows

System architectures

Education

Bachelor's degree in IS/CS/Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Helm Charts

ArgoCD

Prometheus

Grafana

OpenStack

AWS

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 vacation, 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

We are seeking a highly motivated Cloud Solutions Architect to serve as the primary architect for cloud information systems such as information assurance, hardware, software, database, networking, systems security, and telecommunication.

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

• Research and prototype solutions based on requirements, fit, and feasibility.
• Architect solutions and systems to meet operational and development needs.
• Develop and integrate solutions as a part of a larger operational ground system and development environment to enable national security missions.
• Install hardware and configure various components of an overall system delivery.
• Mentor and guide teammates and promote innovative ideas and out-of-the-box thinking.
• Think with an enterprise mindset to ensure a complete product is delivered.
• Troubleshoot architect tier tickets for the various environments.

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

Salary Range

$102,400 - $199,700

*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 Information Systems, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or relevant field.
• 3+ years of experience in all the following:
  • Architecting complete computer solutions, system design, engineering, and system development, including familiarity with modern DevOps practices and tools.
  • Cloud and orchestration technologies (Ansible).
  • UNIX, Linux, or Windows Server-based enterprise architectures.
  • Hardware and operating systems, including system architectures, network infrastructures, and client-server principles.
• Ability to obtain and maintain DOE Q-level security clearance.

Qualifications We Desire

• Common software architectures (e.g., microservices, distributed architecture models, etc.).
• Container technologies, using tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, etc.
• Ability to write, edit and deploy Helm Charts.
• Gitops experience such as ArgoCD.
• Experience using monitoring and alerting software. Preferably Prometheus/Grafana.
• Linux server-based system administration. (e.g., account maintenance, data backups, system performance maintenance, installation, and configuration of new hardware/software)
• Reading, interpreting, writing, modifying, and executing scripts (e.g., Python, Bash, PowerShell) on Windows or Unix systems.
• Virtual machines and cloud technologies (e.g., Openshift, Proxmox, Microsoft Hyper-V, VMWare vSphere, Open Stack, AWS, Azure, etc.).
• Fixing failed software or system components (e.g., servers, processes, etc.) and identifying possible causes for system performance degradation or availability and initiating actions to mitigate this degradation.
• Developing, testing, troubleshooting, and deploying large-scale systems for managing, processing, and disseminating data from disparate data sources.
• Knowledge of computer networking fundamentals (e.g., networks devices, ports/protocols, addressing, routing, network access, identity, and access management, and authentication).
• Knowledge of secure configuration management techniques (e.g., STIGs) and secure software development and deployment practices.
• Skill in identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, availability, capacity, or configuration problems relative to the goals of the system.
• Active DOE Q-level or DOD equivalent security clearance.

About Our Team

The Computational Systems Engineering Department is a capability based organization that architects, develops, integrates, tests, and deploys large highly reliable mission critical systems using agile methodologies.

We have expertise in R&D and Information Technology across many disciplines including large-scale software engineering, computer science, and computer engineering.

Our specific capabilities include platform/cloud automation, computer hardware/software architectures, system administration, networking, cyber security, failover/redundancy, continuous integration, system integration/verification, and performance assessment.

We leverage these capabilities to innovate high-rigor solutions while supporting existing critical customer needs.

Our current responsibility includes support for nonproliferation and national security missions for the US Nuclear Detonation Detection System.

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, 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.