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Distinguished IT Cyber Assurance Architect - CA, Onsite
Distinguished IT Cyber Assurance Architect - CA, Onsite-April 2024
Livermore
Apr 30, 2025
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About Distinguished IT Cyber Assurance Architect - CA, Onsite

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:

The Special Programs Operations department within Mission Engineering Sciences is seeking a Distinguished IT Cybersecurity Architect (job title: IT Cyber Assurance Architect) to join our team and lead the evolution of our overall cybersecurity infrastructure towards mission resilience, assured delivery at operational tempo, and “born secure” IT architectures. Your visionary and technical leadership will develop capacity in our team to deliver next-generation innovation for challenging technical deliverables across all IT system domains, as well as proactively provide situational awareness for tactical and long-term cyber threats.

The successful candidate will become a part of department 08779, within the Special Operations Group. This department designs and develops innovative IT solutions across all network domains by leveraging various next-generation technologies and capabilities. Our one-of-a-kind capabilities cross multiple engineering disciplines and technical skillsets, all focused on delivering complex operational solutions to our broad mission customer base.

On any given day you may be called on to:

Lead large teams of 25+ engineering staff, contractors, and external mission partners to design and deliver unique IT capabilities

Engage with sponsors to propose and develop solutions to significant national security challenges in both the cloud and non-cloud environments

Partner across Sandia’s Cyber Mission Centers to understand Sandia’s unique capabilities and awareness of cybersecurity threats to cloud and non-cloud environments, and build teams that bring the best capabilities

Develop relationships with key stakeholders across government and industry toward achieving long-term security focused solutions

Be a resource for subject matter expertise and collaboration across the center, the Labs and other government agencies

Support strategic staffing initiatives and engage in staff mentoring and development

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

Salary Range:

$178,300 - $302,900

*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:

A PhD in a STEM field with 5+ years of relevant experience in cybersecurity; or Master’s degree in STEM with 9+ years relevant experience in cybersecurity; or Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 13+ years of directly related experience that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of the job

Two or more years of experience working with commercial cloud environments such as AWS and/or Azure

Ability to travel as needed (approximately quarterly)

Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level and SCI-level security clearance, which requires a polygraph test

Qualifications We Desire:

Extensive familiarity with US Government civilian cyber mission partners (e.g. DOD and various OGA Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security agencies)

Recognized as an expert in the area of cloud and non-cloud cybersecurity with demonstrated technical leadership

Related Cloud Certifications (AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Google Professional Cloud Architect, Certified Cloud Security Professional, or similar)

Demonstrated technical and strategic leadership of large (10+ staff) team

Ability to foster collaboration and engagement

Strong interpersonal skills, including oral and written communication skills, with an ability to explain complex ideas clearly and concisely

Demonstrated success in mentoring and developing junior team members

Excellent time management skills involving managing multiple projects with changing priorities

Demonstrated success partnering with geographically dispersed customer base

Demonstrated creativity and success in delivering innovative and novel solutions that are responsive to complex customer mission needs and constraints

Active DOE Q clearance and SCI access

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 innovative IT systems to reduce the total lifecycle costs for the broad range of capabilities being executed.

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 and SCI access, both of which require US citizenship. SCI access may also require a polygraph examination. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain these levels of access 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 the 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: 694489

Job Family: IT

Regular/Temporary Position: R

Full/Part-Time Status: F

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