Sandia National Laboratories · 8 hours ago
Senior/Principal Solutions Architect - Advanced Engagement Systems, Onsite
Albuquerque, NM
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$118K/yr - $236K/yr
5+ years expSandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, seeking a Solutions Architect to develop platform and environment solutions. The role involves designing and maintaining platform infrastructure, managing RF laboratory equipment, and ensuring secure automated solutions while collaborating with team members and stakeholders.
GovernmentInformation TechnologyNational Security
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Design, develop and maintain the underlying platform infrastructure on a variety of embedded RF hardware solutions
Load, configure, and utilize operating systems, develop platform automation tools, design and configure networks, run static code analyzers, implement cyber security best practices, scripting and software development
Configure and manage RF laboratory equipment to include test beds comprised of full systems
Ensure standup and maintain of development computers, servers running system code, and networking with the RF laboratory
Continued improvement to the existing development environment (Gitlab and Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment technologies)
Provide automated platform solutions by synergizing researching technology fundamentals, testing and evaluating those hypotheses in a controlled test environment and then planning and implementing those solutions to satisfy requirements
Understand architecture specifications and detailed design documentation to provide automated solutions
Planning and coordination of the installation and configuration of the solution
Maintain and grow technical expertise in all areas of computing platforms including servers, storage, network devices, and security devices (SIEMs, ACSs, and Firewalls), operating systems (Linux), and virtualization to facilitate continuous platform operations and troubleshooting time-sensitive issues
Evaluating and reporting on new platform technologies and recommending viable and scalable solutions for incremental enhancements
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in relevant field of Information Technology (IT) or related software or computer engineering degree
5 years of experience in three or more desired qualifications
Ability to travel infrequently (once to twice per year, on average)
Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance
Preferred
Master's degree in relevant field of information technology or software/engineering, plus 2 years of relevant IT experience
Experience working with Linux operating systems
Experience in Linux Systems administration
Experience programming in Python, bash (or similar languages)
Experience in computer and network systems anomaly resolution, troubleshooting, or debugging
Experience with Ansible or similar technologies (Puppet, Chef, Salt, etc)
Experience in computer and network systems analysis to determine system requirements, define system design, develop architectures, and assess functionality and performance
Experience in establishing and maintaining network infrastructures by performing network systems analysis, build and configuration, anomaly resolution, troubleshooting, or debugging
Experience with information assurance, including security information and event management, access control systems, firewalls and intrusion prevention technologies
Experience with systems engineering or systems architecture principles, artifacts, tools, and processes
Active TS or Q Security Clearance
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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