Computing Systems Professional

Come join the best and brightest minds in the world at one of the most innovative and creative multidisciplinary research institutions engaged in strategic science on behalf of national security. As part of the Associate Lab Directorate of Weapons Production (ALDWP), the work we do in Production Support Services Division (PSS) directly affects mission success across Los Alamos National Laboratory, our country, and the world!

The Manufacturing Systems & Infrastructure Support Team is seeking an experienced Computing Systems Professional 3 (CSP-3) to provide advanced Windows systems administration, Microsoft SQL Server database administration, infrastructure engineering, and technical leadership. In this role, you will design, implement, secure, and maintain enterprise server and database environments supporting scientific, engineering, manufacturing, and commercial applications in both unclassified and classified environments.

The successful candidate will serve as a senior technical contributor, responsible for the reliability, performance, security, and lifecycle management of enterprise systems and databases, while partnering with developers, database administrators, cybersecurity personnel, network engineers, and customers to deliver effective infrastructure solutions.

• Design, implement, administer, and support Windows Server and Microsoft SQL Server environments supporting mission-critical applications and services.
• Install, configure, patch, upgrade, and maintain SQL Server instances and databases, including database migrations and application integrations.
• Manage database backups, validate recovery procedures, and implement high availability and disaster recovery solutions.
• Monitor and optimize database performance through query analysis, index maintenance, resource management, and troubleshooting.
• Administer database access, permissions, and security controls to protect data and meet institutional requirements.
• Ensure infrastructure and database reliability, availability, security, and compliance through proactive monitoring, patching, vulnerability remediation, troubleshooting, and lifecycle management.
• Lead and support infrastructure projects by gathering requirements, evaluating solutions, assessing risks, and implementing secure, scalable technologies.
• Develop and maintain automation, scripting, and configuration management solutions to improve operational efficiency, consistency, and system reliability.
• Research, evaluate, and implement emerging technologies to address evolving customer, business, and mission needs.
• Collaborate with customers, software developers, cybersecurity personnel, database administrators, vendors, and other technical teams to deliver infrastructure solutions and resolve complex technical issues.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, system inventories, and architecture documentation while providing technical guidance to team members.
• Participate in a rotating on-call schedule to provide after-hours support for mission-critical Windows Server environments, ensuring timely response and resolution of operational issues and service disruptions.

Salary Range:
While the posted salary range for this position is broad, it is highly unusual for selected applicants to be hired at the top end of the range and more common for selected candidates to grow into the full salary band over time.

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• Education/
  
  Experience:
  
  Position requires a Bachelor's Degree and 8 years related experience; or, an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation.

• Demonstrated experience testing, troubleshooting, patching, and remediating vulnerabilities, as well as resolving operating system, database, and application issues within enterprise computing environments.
• Working knowledge of Windows Server 2022, virtualized environments, Microsoft IIS, Active Directory, and Power Shell scripting for system administration tasks.
• Experience applying Power Shell to a Windows Server enterprise environment (e.g., filename regex matching, automated folder cleanup, permissions auditing, server health checks, resource monitoring, or event log filtering).
• Experience managing database users, roles, permissions, and authentication in accordance with security requirements.
• Skilled in using VMware for server and resource…