Solutions Architect - Software & Integrated Solutions (Early-Mid Career) - 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: http://www.sandia.gov*These benefits vary by job classification.

What Your Job Will Be Like:

We are seeking a solutions architect to join our highly productive team and develop creative solutions to improve technological capabilities! Our team is responsible for developing and maintaining hardware systems that host databases, file servers, system software, web workflow applications, and other small applications used by organizations across the satellite enterprise. The successful candidate will be intimately familiar with the software development life cycle, strong Linux administration, and scripting.

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

• Support an Oracle System with a Linux Backend.

• Own the oracle database to include scripting for maintenance.

• Collaborate with and serve as a back up to the NetApp Engineer

• Build Linux Systems from the ground up.

  This is an opportunity to become involved in a high visibility program area that manages the full range of remote sensing space system payloads. Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.

Qualifications We Require:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, cyber security or other relevant field plus four years relevant experience or equivalent (Masters or PhD)

• Two (2) years of experience with Linux system administration, such as:

• + System Administration skills for Linux Server and Desktop Systems

• End-User Application Support

• System Setup

• Account Management

• File services

• Network Configuration

• Application Hosting

• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q clearance.

Qualifications We Desire:

• Ability to work independently but also possess strong commitment to team environment dynamics.

• Proven ability to communicate effectively with a keen focus on customer service.

• Experience in VMWare/VXRail.

• Familiarity with firewall technology & management of private LANs/networks.

• Developing scripts for automating services tasks.

• Windows system administration experience (2 years or more is preferable).

• Experience with quality assurance testing.

• Knowledge of software development methodologies, tools, and processes, including software development methodology frameworks; source code control; application development tools.

• Experience in NetApp.

• Oracle administration experience.

• Server room management (e.g., power, cooling, cabling, racking)

About Our Team:

We are responsible for developing software and hardware solutions to complex engineering and science problems throughout the Satellite enterprise using industry standard practices and methodologies. The team hosts a variety of hardware systems that run on Linux and Windows in addition to enterprise level storage servers like NetApp. Many of the applications developed within the department are hosted on these severs and are developed in Java, C#, C++, PHP, JQuery, Go, PL/SQL and Python. We develop, host and administer our own databases which include Oracle, MySQL, Mongo and SQLServer.

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, 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.

Job ID: 692542