Early-Career Network Engineer - Enterprise Services, Onsite

About the job

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 vacation, 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:

The Enterprise Network Services organization is seeking a Network Engineer with a solid understanding of networking, firewalls, WAN/LAN technologies and communication protocols. The individual must bring their own knowledge and expertise to design, implement, operate, maintain, and troubleshoot networks. This includes routers, switches and firewalls.

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

• Design and implement corporate enterprise or direct mission network architectures.

• Maintain smooth operation of corporate enterprise or direct mission network communication systems.

• Evaluate and report on new communications technologies, as well as recommend viable solutions to improve the capabilities of the network.

• Develop and plan network installation, testing and troubleshooting procedures.

• Work with customers to elicit, analyze, define, and document requirements.

• Perform regular network performance and tuning.

*Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.

Salary Range:

$74,700 - $144,400

*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 in Computer Science, Management of Information Systems, Information Assurance or a related field; or equivalent (AS + 4 years or no degree + 8 years).

• Experience with network communication protocols, such as TCP/IP, HTTPS, IPSec, or SNMP, etc.

• Experience with LAN/WAN equipment, such as routers, switches, and network tools.

• Experience with IPv4 and IPv6 implementation.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q security clearance.

Qualifications We Desire:

• Understanding of various IT systems such as hardware, operating systems, networking, virtualization, and other technologies.

• Experience designing, documenting, implementing, troubleshooting, and managing enterprise network infrastructures.

• Ability to interpret new business requirements and propose suitable architecture changes.

• Experience with automation and various networking technologies in an unclassified and classified environment.

• Strong oral, written and interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively in diverse team environments to resolve network-centric issues.

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

• Familiar with network equipment such as Juniper, Cisco, Palo Alto, Arista and Brocade.

• Familiarity with development (Python, Git).

• Experience interpreting and implementing DISA STIGs or other IT system hardening baselines.

• An active DOE Q or DOD TS clearance.

About Our Team:

The Enterprise Network Services organization is responsible for providing secure, consistent, and highly available network infrastructure services to meet Sandia's core 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 three (3) calendar days, including the 'posting date'. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

Security Clearance:

This position does not currently require a Department of Energy (DOE) security clearance.

Sandia will conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Furthermore, employees in New Mexico need to pass a U.S. Air Force background screen for access to Kirtland Air Force Base. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause access to be denied or terminated, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment. Under federal law, citizens and agents of the People's Republic of China, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea, and the Russian Federation are generally prohibited from accessing Sandia National Laboratories. Accordingly, such individuals will not be considered for employment unless they are also a citizen of the United States.

If hired without a clearance and it subsequently becomes necessary to obtain and maintain one for the position, or you bid on positions that require a clearance, a pre-processing background review may be conducted prior to a required federal background investigation. Applicants for a DOE security clearance need to be U.S. citizens. 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.

Members of the workforce (MOWs) hired at Sandia who require uncleared access for greater than 179 days during their employment, are required to go through the Uncleared Personal Identity Verification (UPIV) process. Access includes physical and/or cyber (logical) access, as well as remote access to any NNSA information technology (IT) systems. UPIV requirements are not applicable to individuals who require a DOE personnel security clearance for the performance of their SNL employment or to foreign nationals. The UPIV process will include the completion of a USAccess Enrollment, SF-85 (Questionnaire for Non-Sensitive Positions) and OF-306 (Declaration of for Federal Employment). An unfavorable UPIV determination will result in immediate retrieval of the SNL issued badge, removal of cyber (logical) access and/or removal from SNL subcontract. All MOWs may appeal the unfavorable UPIV determination to DOE/NNSA immediately. If the appeal is unsuccessful, the MOW may try to go through the UPIV process one year after the decision date.

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.

Position Information:

This Limited Term Employee (LTE) position is a temporary position for one year term, which may be renewed at Sandia's discretion up to a maximum of seven years.

Individuals in LTE positions may bid on regular Sandia positions as internal candidates, and in some cases may be converted to regular career positions during their term if warranted by ongoing operational needs, continuing availability of funds, and satisfactory job performance.

Job ID: 699360

Job Family: IT

Regular/Temporary Position: T

Full/Part-Time Status: F