Cleared Senior/Principal Solutions Architect, Network - 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 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: / sandia. gov*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? Would you like to join a dynamic team that solves significant issues for our nation's security? If so, we encourage you to explore this new and exciting opportunity within Sandia National Laboratories!

The Field Intelligence Element (FIE) Information Technology Infrastructure team is seeking a highly motivated, experienced networking Solutions Architect. The right person will have strong networking knowledge (OSI network layers, TCP/IP), video conferencing and VoIP experience, and experience configuring and deploying a variety of networking equipment. You will be responsible for researching, designing, and implementing classified networking systems to enable Sandia's intelligence mission.

Our services are recognized by our sponsors and partners for their positive impact to the mission, and we're looking for a team member who will continue to evolve and grow our capabilities. Our ideal candidate has experience collaborating with others for success, as well as excellent communication which includes communicating technical processes and details effectively with customers of varying technical backgrounds.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Be a key part of the DOE enterprise network team providing architecture expertise for next generation design of our Upper Level LAN (ULL) networks.

• Ensure that IT networks are secured and accredited.

• Purchase, track, and maintain IT-related property.

• Coach and mentor network engineers on Sandia's ULL network implementation.

• Interfaces with the customer - internal or external to Sandia - to elicit and define information system requirements.

• Researches, prototypes, architects, and designs solutions for effective operation of mission enabling or direct mission information systems.

• Accountable to internal or external customers for overall technical performance of information systems.

• Responsible for resolving issues that require architectural changes.

• Designs, configures, and implements Zero Trust Network Architecture solutions.

• Develops strategic solutions that reduce future life-cycle costs and position Sandia synergistically for future mission work.

• Advances solution space by resolving complex, difficult, or unique information system issues using creative, effective, and possibly leading-edge solutions.

• Provides architectural direction for information systems.

• Create, maintain, and document processes and procedures.

Due to the nature of the work, this candidate must be able to work onsite. (Relocation will be available to qualifying candidates).

Salary Range:

$114,000 - $227,500

*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 Computing, Engineering, or Science discipline, plus five (5) years related experience supporting and maintaining advanced network systems; OR an Associates degree with nine (9) plus years of experience.

• Experience with Cisco/Arista/Brocade routers and switches, and IP fabric architectures.

• Experience with network protocols, including routing protocols (such as border gateway protocol, EIGRP, STP, and equal-cost multipath routing) and multimedia protocols (such as session initiation protocols and multicast).

• Ability to design, plan, and implement local and wide-area network systems.

• Experience implementing and utilizing network monitoring tools such as SolarWinds.

• Position requires an active current Q level security clearance

• Ability to obtain and maintain an SCI security clearance that may require a polygraph.

Qualifications We Desire:

Ideally, we would like to see your background include some of the following:

• Current network certification(s) including, but not limited to: Security+, CCNA, CCNP, COMSEC, or equivalent certifications.

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills across all levels of an organization.

• Experience in creating and validating system security plans.

• Experience implementing Zero Trust Network Architectures and Zero Touch Provisioning.

• Experience with implementing and configuring zone-based firewalls.

• The ability and willingness to learn additional operating systems and networking environments.

• An active SCI-level clearance.

About Our Team:

The Field Intelligence Element (FIE) performs high-impact, national security work for a broad segment of the Intelligence Community (IC). As part of the FIE Operations team, the Information Technology Infrastructure department enables the reliable and timely delivery of secure IT products and services to satisfy the unique requirements of the IC. Our IT products and services include servers, virtual environments, desktops, networking, storage, and applications.

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:

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 o.