Early Career Information Systems Architect - Threat Analysis, Onsite
About the role
The Threat Analysis Technologies group at Sandia National Laboratories is seeking an Information Systems Architect to join a team dedicated to enhancing the resilience of critical infrastructure against cyber threats.
Responsibilities
- Assist with managing on-premises cloud environments.
- Support virtual machine (VM) management tasks (e.g., vmBackup, vmRestore, vmMount, vmFsck, vmView).
- Help maintain ZFS snapshots, backups, and data mirroring.
- Contribute to web services administration.
- Maintain system health and assist with system management.
- Perform daily systems administration tasks (e.g., smbldap-passwd, addUserAcct, addUserDir, addGroup, modGroup, lsusers, lsgroups).
- Administer applications deployed using containers.
- Support activation and maintenance of KMS servers.
- Provide Linux and Windows desktop support under guidance.
- Aid in endpoint auto-configuration and automation.
- Support network maintenance activities.
- Assist with Clonezilla imaging processes.
- Manage equipment.
- Identify and mitigate offending technology with equipment.
- Assist with managing on-premises cloud environments.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in relevant discipline, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in a computer-related field.
- Experience with deploying information services in a high-security production environment.
- Experience with enterprise and network services like DNS, NTP, DHCP, databases, firewalls, network and routing equipment, distributed storage systems, etc.
- Ability to configure and troubleshoot network equipment.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q and SCI clearance which may require a polygraph test.
Qualifications
- Ability to translate technical terms to layperson's terms and present them to a diverse set of technical staff/researchers.
- Experience with scripting languages.
- Strong customer service ethic.
- Understand Systems Engineering disciplines particularly Requirements Management and Configuration Management.
- In-depth knowledge of Linux.
- Ability to thrive in a teaming environment.
- Understanding of virtualization software such as Vmware, Open Stack and QEMU/KVM, and Proxmox.
- Experience deploying and administering Red Hat systems that are DISA STIGS and FIPS compliant.
- Experience with and the ability to utilize collaboration tools like Wikis, Mattermost, Jira & GitLab.
- Experience with process improvement activities and full life cycle development processes such as Agile, Lean 6, ISO, CMMi, or ITIL.
- Project management experience preferably of large, complex, or interdependent projects.
- Active DOE Q-level/SCI or DOD equivalent clearance.
Benefits
- Flexible work arrangements including compressed workweeks, part-time work, and telecommuting.
- Generous vacation, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance, and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance.
Pay
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. Salary range is $87,400 - $168,800.
Schedule
Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work 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 jobs 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