General Technologist (Early Career) Job at Sandia National Laboratories
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.
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.
What Your Job Will Be Like
We are seeking a General Technologist for various duties in support of technical activities around computer applications, testing, reporting, and system administration. This individual will be a large contributor to IT support for our department and broader center. This position requires acute attention to detail, a focus on quality, and strong communication and teaming skills. The successful candidate will often be the initial customer point of contact with the department, so the ability to partner and build strong relationships both inside and outside the department is important for success.
On any given day, you may be called on to:
- Assess accuracy and completeness of change requests with respect to the best methods and system standards.
- Be the liaison between the user and dependent systems where applicable.
- Respond to inquiries, tackle application problems, and provide information and direction to the user.
- Develop training and technical guidelines.
- Implement tasks to support department and center data management strategy.
- Partner with corporate IT staff, creating a network that supports the needs of our customers.
- Perform functional software testing for troubleshooting and software upgrades.
- Use SQL to query multiple databases and develop graphical reports using tools such as SSRS, Tableau, and Power-BI.
Qualifications We Require
- HS Diploma or equivalent
- Active US DOE Q-level or equivalent security clearance
- Demonstrated experience with the ITIL framework
- Understanding and experience with networks
- Experience with Active Directory, PowerShell, SharePoint/Confluence and other common system tools
Qualifications We Desire
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Demonstrated experience in IT including familiarity with relational databases and ability to write SQL queries
- Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively as part of a team
- Demonstrated history of strong team building, collaboration, and facilitating positive relationships with peers and key partners
- Interpersonal skills that support effective communication with the engineering customer base and department SMEs
- Communication skills conducive to 1) explaining technical solutions and 2) asking the right questions to better understand unfamiliar concepts
- Willingness to learn new skills and broaden current abilities to support the needs of the team
- Acute attention to detail, analytical approach to troubleshooting, and history of accurate data processing
- Tenacity in problem-solving and resourcefulness in overcoming obstacles
- Ability to adapt to changing environment
- Hands-on experience with complex enterprise-wide software applications
- Awareness of engineering principles and ability to read and understand engineering change requests related to product definition
- Experience in customer requirements gathering
- Ability to analyze and solve data and process issues
- Experience with Oracle E-Business Suite Manufacturing
- Product Definition Management experience or knowledge
- Experience working with a Production Agency
- Experience working with Center 7500
- Experience working with Power Sources and Explosive Components engineering customers
- Experience with PRIME, PDMLink, & ARAS systems
- Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Green Belt trained
About Our Team
The CSEP Information Systems and OT Solutions Department (7577) provides information technology products and services for Center 7500. These mission-specific services and products complement the existing corporate IT infrastructure. Department 7577's embedded technical resources have deep knowledge and experience with manufacturing products, processes and people
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*
- These benefits vary by job classification.
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.
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