NEST Readiness Coordinator - Security Clearance Required

NEST Readiness Coordinator - Active Security Clearance Required

Mid-Senior Level | Full-time
Administrative | Livermore, CA | 05/12/2026
Reference #: REF
8338P
Job Code: E01.3 Business Analyst 3
Organization: Global Security
Position Type: Career Indefinite
Security Clearance: Active DOE Q clearance (or active Top Secret clearance) with Sensitive Compartmented Information access
Drug Test: Required for external applicant(s) selected for this position (includes testing for use of marijuana)
Medical Exam: A job-related pre-placement medical examination may be required Apply Now

Join us and make YOUR mark on the World!

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has turned bold ideas into world-changing impact advancing science and technology to strengthen U.S. security and promote global stability.

Our mission spans four critical national security areas nuclear deterrence, threat preparedness, energy security, and multi-domain defense empowering teams to take on the toughest challenges of today and tomorrow. With a culture built on innovation and operational excellence, LLNL is a place where your expertise can make a real impact.

We have an opening for a NEST Readiness Coordinator to analyze, improve, implement, and coordinate LLNL’s Nuclear Emergency Support Team (NEST) responder readiness program. This role requires familiarity with DOE Order 153.1 and LLNL’s compliance with these requirements. This individual analyzes present-state readiness business processes and workflows; develops improved future-state approaches; administers and maintains readiness and training records; executes readiness checks and notifications;

and develops reporting, metrics, and analysis for program customers and management.

The position also serves as a liaison between program customers, responder organizations, and technical or administrative stakeholders to identify process gaps, improve cross-functional coordination, and support implementation of enhanced business solutions.

This position will be in the NEST Program Element within the Global Security Principal Directorate’s Nuclear Threat Reduction (N) Program.

In this role, you will

• Analyze readiness processes and workflows to support effective implementation of the LLNL Readiness Program and sustain compliance with DOE Order 153.1 requirements.
• Evaluate current-state data flows and reporting capabilities, identify improvement opportunities, and help implement enhanced business solutions.
• Contribute to development and refinement of readiness workflows and support monitoring of process changes and outcomes.
• Provide in-depth consultation to customers and stakeholders on readiness procedures, workflow requirements, and reporting methods.
• Analyze readiness data to identify trends, root causes, process gaps, and recommended corrective actions.
• Maintain business process documentation and support controlled, cross-functional readiness processes.
• Perform complex data extraction, reporting, and analysis to troubleshoot process problems and support operational decision-making.
• Create comprehensive metrics, graphical summaries, and enhanced reporting on goals, status, discrepancies, qualification trends, and on-call coverage.
• Assess exceptions, identify impacts to readiness, and recommend actions to address process gaps.
• Maintain an escalation contact list/tree for routing readiness issues to the appropriate points of contact.
• Maintain and track readiness portion of budget including project, personnel and procurement costs to meet targets established by the Readiness Lead.
• Manage the LLNL Master NEST on-call watchbill and deployment roster by applying established coverage rules, qualification criteria, and availability inputs from Deployment POCs and responder organizations to determine on-call assignments; assess readiness status, identify cross-functional constraints, and elevate issues that may affect operational coverage.
• Lead research and documentation efforts to improve readiness guidance and ensure requirements are clearly documented and maintained.
• Develop and maintain business process documentation, user guidance, and training support materials.
• Maintain a SharePoint site…