Solutions Architect, Security Operations Mission IT - Onsite

What Your Job Will Be Like:

Are you passionate about leveraging cutting‑edge technology to solve critical challenges in national security? Join Sandia National Laboratories' MIT services Department as a Lead IT Solutions Architect. In this role, you will provide technical leadership and architectural expertise to a team of embedded professionals working in a high‑security environment. You will design, prototype, and implement innovative IT solutions that enable mission success while ensuring robust security and operational excellence.

• Lead the research, design, and implementation of IT architectures supporting mission‑critical systems.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to gather requirements and develop effective solutions.
• Provide technical oversight and guidance on system performance, integration, and lifecycle management.
• Develop strategic IT solutions that optimize cost, performance, and future scalability, including cloud‑based architectures.
• Identify risks and develop mitigation strategies balancing performance, cost, and schedule.
• Evaluate and test system functionality to ensure compliance with requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Facilitate cross‑program collaboration to define system interfaces and integration points.
• Ensure IT solutions comply with cybersecurity frameworks and standards such as RMF, JSIG, and NIST SP 800 series.
• Lead implementation of Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) to maintain system security posture.
• Stay current with industry best practices, regulatory changes, and emerging technologies relevant to mission IT systems.
• Help implement and manage Public Clouds for High Security Operations.

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.

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or a related discipline, plus five or more years of relevant experience (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
• Proven experience leading complex IT architecture design and integration efforts.
• Hands‑on experience administering virtual environments using Hypervisors (e.g., VMware, Hyper V or AHV).
• Strong knowledge and practical experience with cybersecurity practices including Risk Management Framework (RMF), Joint Special Access Program Implementation Guide (JSIG), and NIST SP 800‑53.
• Must have experience implementing Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs).
• Active DOE Q level security clearance (or DOD equivalent) and ability to obtain and maintain SCI clearance (polygraph may be required).

• Demonstrated expertise in cloud infrastructure configuration, administration, and maintenance, specifically with Azure or AWS.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Cloud Administrator certification (e.g., Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate, AWS Certified Sys Ops Administrator).
• Experience managing Nutanix systems and hyperconverged infrastructure.
• Proficiency with Print Server configuration and Group Policy Object (GPO) creation and implementation.
• Familiarity with HTML, IIS, Power Shell scripting, SQL databases, and TCP/IP networking.
• Experience working in government-sponsored air‑galged or highly secure environments.
• Experience with the Intelligence Community, and/or Special Access Programs
• 8140 Certification (e.g., SEC+, CISSP)

High Security Operations (HSO) performs high‑impact, national security work for a broad segment of the Intelligence Community (IC) and other high level security customers. Mission IT is a specialized IT team dedicated to the delivery of innovative solutions to support Sandia mission‑critical partnership with other government agencies (OGAs). We deliver tailored IT services and project expertise that align with unique needs and goals of special operations conducted at Sandia National Laboratories.

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