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 an Information Systems Engineering Manager to lead the Knowledge Systems Department in the Enterprise Information Management group!

Knowledge Systems builds and supports the applications and infrastructure that run the labs data and knowledge transfer and management applications. Our team of engineers, computer scientists, and information management professionals design, develop, and administer knowledge application solutions for the lab including those supporting enterprise AI deployments. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with teams and leadership across Sandia’s Mission and Enterprise domains as well as key vendors and customers including NNSA and DOE.

On any given day you may be called on to:

• Lead department-level planning for tool and technology choices and support group and center strategic conversations
• Lead engagement and communication with key functional and program management colleagues for partnered work and execution
• Provide mentoring and direction to staff including developing career goals and working to align assignments with those goals
• Assure program/capability/service execution (department-level budgets, resourcing, and deliverables) and address performance and execution challenges
• Lead a team with varied and flexible work arrangements including virtual work, telecommuting, staff at customer locations, matrix agreements, and on-call requirements
• Act as a liaison between customers, technical staff, or DOE/NNSA on technical initiatives
• Engage technically across the department to understand and represent work while rationalizing products and services towards value for stakeholders
• Participate in the development of methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for projects, programs, and people, and assist in determining how to optimize resources to meet work scope, schedules, budgets, and organizational goals
• Manage the personnel in the organization by encouraging a diverse work environment and ensuring a culture that promotes inclusion, diversity, safety, and security
• Travel to vendor or customer locations
• Support both unclassified and classified environments and conversations

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.

Qualifications We Require:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field, plus 8 years of experience; or equivalent (AS + 12 years or no degree + 16 years)
• Included in the experience above:
• At least 5 years of relevant technical leadership of software/IT projects with scrum-sized teams (5-9 people) or larger
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q clearance

Qualifications We Desire:

• Graduate degree in computer science, information systems, or other relevant advanced degree.
• Demonstrated history of project management and delivery of IT and software projects within cost, schedule, and performance constraints
• Proven ability to create and adhere to SLAs
• Proactive engagement with customers and colleagues to manage execution uncertainties and the impact of new information
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge of service management processes and architectures such as ITIL and ITSM
• Proven use of and certifications in Agile software processes and development methodology, such as Kanban, Scrum, SAFe, or equivalent
• Understanding of software quality assurance and risk-based testing (RBT)
• Experience in building, developing, and maintaining a team of highly skilled interdisciplinary IT professionals
• Knowledge and demonstrated application of AI technology for mission and business use cases.
• Leadership and development cloud applications for Azure, AWS, Google, etc., and familiarity with cloud ecosystems
• An active DOE Q-Level clearance (or equivalent) to start

About Our Team:

Knowledge Systems builds and supports the applications and infrastructure that run the labs data and knowledge transfer and management applications. Our team of engineers, computer scientists, and information management professionals design, develop, and administer knowledge application solutions for the lab including those supporting enterprise AI deployments. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with teams and leadership across Sandia’s Mission and Enterprise domains as well as key vendors and customers including NNSA and DOE.

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: 693314

Job Family: IT

Regular/Temporary Position: R

Full/Part-Time Status: F