Senior/Principal Computer Scientist - Advanced Simulation Web Systems, Onsite

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
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• 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*

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*These benefits vary by job classification.

As the selected candidate, you will play a crucial role in the design, development, and implementation of software systems for satellite ground stations and advanced simulations. This opportunity presents tangible impact with the freedom to innovate and an expectation to engage directly with our customers.

• Develop systems for high-consequence decision-making systems using Python, Java, and/or C++.
• Design and implement software in support of new programs and subprograms, as well as provide improvements, modifications, and corrections to existing software.
• Automate a continuous build-and-deploy software pipeline.
• Collaborate via Git and GitLab, practicing feature-branch workflows, pull-requests, commit-deconfliction, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Continuously learn new technologies, upgrade existing software/hardware stacks, and mentor teammates.

This role has exciting growth opportunities and is an integral part of the successful delivery of our systems!

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

$117,500 - $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.

• A Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline and five (5) years of directly relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of directly relevant education and engineering or scientific experience that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform independent research and development.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q clearance.

The ideal R&D, S&E Computer Science candidate for Sandia National Laboratories will in addition possess the following:

• Graduate degree in Computer Science or a highly related field where an independent research project was a graduation requirement (e.g., independent project, thesis, or dissertation).
• Demonstrated software development skills and familiarity with modern software development practices and tools (e.g., Agile).
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams, and a passion to improve and expand technical skills.

Also, for this posting we are seeking individuals with the following experience:

• Programming languages such as Python, Java, and C++, specifically in performing object-oriented programming in Java and Python.
• Container Technologies (e.g. Docker, Mesos, Kubernetes, etc.)
• Web based front-end development.
• Containerization and orchestration experience: authoring Dockerfiles, Docker Compose scripting, publishing to Nexus/Harbor/GitLab registries. Exposure to Kubernetes or similar is beneficial.
• Developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Basic understanding of networking fundamentals: TCP vs. UDP, ports and firewalls, DHCP, DNS, and secure tunneling (SSH).
• Linux expertise: OS internals, shell environments (vim, bash, etc.), and system administration.
• Developing with open-source or COTS-based messaging, integration, data store and application server platforms.
• Unix/Linux operating environments.
• Virtualization (VSphere, VmWare).
• Cloud Computing Services (AWS, Open Stack, Azure).
• Active DOE Q clearance.

The Ground Station Development, Deployment and Data Analytics department 06364, is a multidisciplinary engineering team specializing in the capture, dissemination, and processing of satellite data for operational and experimental systems. We have a world-wide network of ground-based processing systems at our disposal, and our on-site ground system is leveraged to test new research methods and products prior to customer delivery. Skills and responsibilities within the department include Radio Frequency (RF) engineering, antenna engineering, electronic and mechanical systems, software development - applications and infrastructure, data handling and analysis, device interfaces and control, computing infrastructure management and security, data visualization, and operational systems management.

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.

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.

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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