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Senior/Principal Solutions Architect - Network Architect, Hybrid

AT Sandia National Laboratories
Sandia National Laboratories

Senior/Principal Solutions Architect - Network Architect, Hybrid

Albuquerque, NM

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

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World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov

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What Your Job Will Be Like:

The Enterprise Network Services organization is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Network Solutions Architect to collaborate with multiple technical areas across IT.

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

  • Design, deploy, operate, maintain enterprise network services and traffic controls
  • Work with SNL Corporate networks, remote SNL, business partner networks, and emerging purpose-built enclaves
  • Partner with Cyber Security and Networking teams to architect and engineer custom design network flow and behavior solutions
  • Identify and fix workflow, traffic, and service impacts

    The selected applicant can work a combination of onsite and offsite work. The selected applicant must live within a reasonable distance for commuting to the assigned work location when necessary.

Salary Range:

$109,300 - $217,400

*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.

Qualifications We Require:

  • Bachelor's degree Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field plus 5 years of experience, or equivalent (AS + 9 years or no degree + 13 years)
  • Experience with Campus Networking
  • Experience designing, documenting, implementing, and managing enterprise network infrastructures
  • Experience interpreting new business requirements and proposing suitable architecture changes
  • Experience with LAN/WAN equipment (routers, switches and protocol analyzers)
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q clearance

Qualifications We Desire:

  • Experience of network equipment from various vendors such as Cisco, Arista, Extreme, Palo Alto and Juniper
  • Experience with:
  • Security Implementation
  • Security Devices
  • Packet Analysis and Advanced Troubleshooting
  • Network Automation
  • Experience with protocols such as TCP/IP, HTTPS, IPSec, SNMP, VXLAN and other related protocols
  • Proficient with network automation (Ansible, Python, YAML, and GitLab)
  • IT Service Management, Network and Project Management Certifications (such as CCNP, ITIL Foundations, PMP, etc.)
  • An active DOE Q clearance or equivalent

About Our Team:

Enterprise Network Services applies proven systems engineering process standards and automation to expedite quality infrastructure services. We provide secure, consistent, and highly available network infrastructure services to meet Sandia's corporate and mission IT needs. By providing a cost optimized and universally available experience, regardless of location, Enterprise Network Services will enable individuals to work with confidence in a secure computing environment.

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: 694234

Job Family: IT

Regular/Temporary Position: R

Full/Part-Time Status: F

Client-provided location(s): Albuquerque, NM, USA
Job ID: Sandia-2A6E684F454F43EA8D544A6C573E04C4
Employment Type: Part Time