Sandia National Laboratories · 5 hours ago
Cleared Senior/Principal - 24/7/365 Mission Operations Center Lead, Onsite
Livermore, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$104K/yr - $238K/yr
5+ years expSandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, seeking a Computing Infrastructure Engineer to lead their 24/7/365 Mission Operations Center. The role involves overseeing operational missions, mentoring team members, and ensuring seamless integration and deployment of new operational capabilities while maintaining communication with customers and mission partners.
GovernmentInformation TechnologyNational Security
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Coordinate day-to-day activities of a 24/7/365 multi-customer mission operations center
Collaborate with capability development project managers and staff to represent operational requirements and processes
Provide mentorship and direction on maintenance and configurations of critical network infrastructure
Provide operational and engineering input for IT system and critical physical infrastructure
Coordinate resolution of technical issues with technical support staff (Network Engineering, System Administration, Database Engineering, Software, Configuration Management, etc.)
Provide ongoing operational updates to management
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, or other technical discipline with at least five years relevant experience or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience
Experience in leading or participating in 24/7/365 operational environments; including operating, monitoring, maintaining, and incident resolution on government networks, both classified and unclassified; as well as familiarity with cyber-security technologies and best practices
Active U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Q and DOE SCI level security clearances or equivalent (e.g., DoD TS/SCI), which requires participation in random polygraph examinations
Preferred
Active CompTIA Security+ certification (or equivalent)
Experience creating and presenting briefings to leadership and key customer personnel
Extraordinary written and oral communication skills
Detailed knowledge and experience with current IT and networking technologies for real-time processing, continual monitoring, virtualization, high availability, and cybersecurity
Advanced degree in engineering, computer science, or other technical discipline; professional experience can be waived with an appropriate advanced degree
Benefits
Generous vacation
Strong medical and other benefits
Competitive 401k
Learning opportunities
Relocation assistance
Amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance
Company
Sandia National Laboratories
Sandia is a conducts research and development into the non-nuclear components of nuclear weapons.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$4.4MKey Investors
US Department of EnergyARPA-E
2023-09-21Grant· $0.5M
2023-07-27Grant
2023-01-10Grant· $3.7M
Leadership Team
Laura McGill
Deputy Laboratories Director - Nuclear Deterrence, and Chief Technology Officer
Maria Gallardo
CFO Enterprise Risk Management Program Lead
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