Computing Infrastructure Engineer (Experienced)
Livermore, CA

Job Description

What Your Job Will Be Like

We are seeking a Computing Infrastructure Engineer to join our Special Operations 24/7/365 team. We are a "mission focused" organization and provide critical support to a wide variety of organizations and agencies, you will have the opportunity to work with a wide range of technologies - both commercial and custom - and have direct input on the future of our strategic path.

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

* Provide real-time support to critical activities impacting our nation
* Maintain security compliance and overall availability to our dedicated mission operations datacenter
* Manager and maintain an IT infrastructure consisting of web servers, data processing and specialized hardware
* Provide input on design and deployment of new technologies and applications
* Work in an exciting and dynamic 24/7/365 mission-first environment
* Perform Linux and Windows installations, configurations, upgrades and security patching (bare metal hardware and virtual environments)

Qualifications We Require

* Experience building, maintaining, and administrating one or more of the following systems: RHEL 6 or 7, CentOS 6 or 7, Windows Server 2012 or 2016, and Windows 7 or 10
* Experience with Linux operating systems, virtual environments, and/or related hardware.
* Current CompTIA Security + certification
* Experience with HP hardware, including C3000/C7000 blade chassis or HP blades
* Experience configuring and managing Active Directory management and PKI authentication
* Active DOE Q clearance or equivalent
* Ability to obtain U.S. Department of Energy and Other Government Agency (OGA) security clearances for this position. In order to obtain these clearances, U.S. Citizenship and polygraphs are required

Qualifications We Desire

* Familiarity with USG security accreditation requirements, policies and processes
* RHCSA / RHCE certification
* Experience with writing intermediate to advanced shell scripts.
* Advanced knowledge of and experience distributing and implementing standard configurations with Ansible / Puppet.
* Familiarity with NETAPP, F5 load balancers, Cisco/Juniper networking hardware (switches, firewalls, routers)
* Experience with VMWare administration and engineering
* Ability to Implement, support, and maintain multi-platforms, including Splunk, Solarwinds and other performance/monitoring technologies and utilize tools to monitor and support systems.

About Our Team

The Special Programs Operations (SPO) Department is responsible for executing and coordinating a variety of classified efforts at SNL's California site. These critical efforts entail providing communications services to multiple customers. We work closely with the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Department of Defense (DoD), and Intelligence Community (IC) to accomplish these efforts. The centerpiece to this effort is the manning and support of an on-site 24/7/365 Mission Support operations center. We also have charters to 1) Develop processes and procedures for the acceptance, operationalization, and accreditation of new capabilities. 2) Manage ongoing accreditation of the IT and software systems, 3) Develop of state-of-the-art IT systems to reduce the total lifecycle costs for the broad range of capabilities being executed.

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 schedules, 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.

Security Clearance

Position requires a Department of Energy (DOE) Q-level security clearance to start.

Position requires an active Department of Energy (DOE) Q-level security clearance or active clearance with another U.S. government agency (e.g., DOD) to be considered for this position.

Sandia is required by DOE directive 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 must be able to 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, disability, or veteran status.