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:
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What Your Job Will Be Like:
Organization 05410, Missile Defense and ND Systems, is seeking a well-qualified and enthusiastic leader to manage the Integrated Technical Systems Department, 05411.
The department supports operational excellence across all of Center 05400's activities and serves as a key integrator of safety, security, infrastructure, and mission-enabling capabilities. The selected candidate will provide leadership and oversight of Environment, Safety, and Health (ES&H) programs, including explosives safety and management of the Center 05400 Safety Officer Program. Responsibilities include oversight of Security programs (physical, information, and cyber), management of 05400's Integration and Test (I&T) laboratories, Classified Video Teleconferencing (CVTC) infrastructure, and operation of five Vault Type Rooms (VTRs) that support a large and diverse classified user population across the Center.
The department also provides oversight of classified and unclassified computing environments throughout Center 05400 facilities and activities, administration and sustainment of the JCTR explosive training software used by the Explosive Centers of Excellence, management of indirect funding allocations, and coordination with internal and external stakeholders to ensure compliant, efficient, and mission-focused operations.
On any given day, one may be called upon to:
- Work closely with other Center 05400 managers and program/technical managers to support Center programmatic and operational needs
- Provide strategic leadership for the Center 05400 Safety Officer Program, ensuring effective implementation of ES&H requirements, safety culture initiatives, explosives safety requirements, and compliance with applicable policies and procedures
- Engage with corporate ES&H, Security, Facilities, Information Technology, and Space Management organizations
- Oversee the administration, sustainment, and continuous improvement of the JCTR explosive training software environment supporting the Explosive Centers of Excellence and associated training activities
- Manage and maintain five Vault Type Rooms (VTRs), including facility operations, security compliance, user access controls, classified infrastructure, operational readiness, and support for a broad community of classified users across Center 05400
- Collaborate with Center 1530 to support operation of a mass property table located within a Center 05400-managed VTR, ensuring facility availability, security compliance, and mission execution
- Administer the Edgewater support contract, including oversight, performance management, and integration of two contract personnel supporting department operations
- Coordinate with cyber security, physical security, facilities, and program stakeholders to ensure mission-enabling infrastructure remains compliant, available, and responsive to evolving requirements
- Provide management, oversight, and sustainment of a standalone classified FDL network supporting Center 05400 programs and mission activities, including responsibility for system administration, cybersecurity compliance, network availability, user support, configuration management, account management, software and hardware lifecycle planning, and coordination maintenance activities.
- Serve as the responsible lead for network security planning and governance activities, including development and maintenance of security plans, implementation of security controls, support for assessments and audits, risk management activities, incident response coordination, and ensuring continued compliance with applicable classified computing and cybersecurity requirements.
- Work in a fast-paced environment that potentially involves interaction with other Sandia organizations and multiple external organizations
- Some travel is required for this position
Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite at least 80% of the time.
Salary Range:
$138,600 - $235,700
*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 a relevant STEM field, plus 8 years of related technical experience or equivalent relevant technical and leadership experience will be considered.
- Active DOE Q-level security clearance.
Qualifications We Desire:
- Explosives operations experience
- Demonstrated interpersonal skills and a history of developing trusting relationships among staff, peers, and upper management
- Experience with Sandia policies, processes, and practices for Environment, Safety, and Health (ES&H), Work Planning and Control (WP&C), National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and Safeguards and Security (S&S)
- Experience developing partnerships, recruiting staff, building teams, mentoring, inspiring others to perform with excellence, planning strategy, and creating roadmaps
- A well-developed Sandia network, especially within the ES&H, Security, Information Technology, and Facilities communities
- Experience with Sandia's cyber security policies and implementation thereof
- Experience leading a high-functioning, multidisciplinary team
- Experience with fielding operations at remote testing facilities such as Kauai Test Facility, Kodiak Launch Complex, NASA Wallops, Courtland, Alabama, or similar locations
- Demonstrated agility in response to changing requirements or circumstances
- Ability to manage the overall operational, budgetary, and financial responsibilities and activities of the department
- Experience managing classified facilities and infrastructure, including Vault Type Rooms (VTRs), CVTC capabilities, classified computing environments, and large classified user populations
- Experience leading center-level operational, safety, or security programs, including coordination and oversight of Safety Officer activities
- Experience administering contractor-supported operations, service contracts, and contractor personnel
- Experience balancing operational, security, safety, facility, and customer requirements across multiple mission areas and stakeholders
- Demonstrated ability to integrate diverse operational functions into a cohesive support organization that enables successful mission execution across a complex technical center
About Our Team:
We are a team of highly trained, innovative engineers collaborating across Sandia to drive mission success. Our expertise spans concept generation and demonstration of advanced technologies, delivering responsive technical solutions that anticipate evolving mission needs. We also facilitate the integration and sustainment of operational capabilities across the broad Missile Defense mission and ND Futures. Our primary customer is the Missile Defense Agency. Our group designs Hypersonic Test Vehicles, Targets, Countermeasures, and Associate Objects, and we manage operations at the Kauai Test Facility. Additionally, we provide explosives safety, security, and laboratory operational support for Center 5400.
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:
Position requires a Department of Energy (DOE) Q security clearance to start, or equivalent active security clearance with another U.S. government agency (e.g., DOD). 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 need to 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, 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: 699602
Job Family: EN
Regular/Temporary Position: R
Full/Part-Time Status: F
