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Network Engineer Cloud Infrastructure
Information Technology/Computing | livermore, CA | 11/08/2023
Job Code: SES.2 Science & Engineering MTS 2 / SES.3 Science & Engineering MTS 3
Organization: Computing
Position Type: Flexible Term
Security Clearance: Anticipated DOE Q clearance (requires U.S. citizenship and a federal background investigation)
Drug Test: Required for external applicant(s) selected for this position (includes testing for use of marijuana)
Medical Exam: Not applicable
Company Description
Join us and make YOUR mark on the World!
Are you interested in joining some of the brightest talent in the world to strengthen the United States’ security? Come join Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) where our employees apply their expertise to create solutions for BIG ideas that make our world a better place.
We are committed to a diverse and equitable workforce with an inclusive culture that values and celebrates the diversity of our people, talents, ideas, experiences, and perspectives. This is essential to innovation and creativity for continued success of the Laboratory’s mission.
Pay Range
$127,680 - $163,968 Annually for the SES.2 level
$153,210 - $196,788 Annually for the SES.3 level
Please note that the pay range information is a general guideline only. Many factors are taken into consideration when setting starting pay including education, experience, the external labor market, and internal equity.
Job Description
We have an opening for a Network Engineer with a focus on Cloud Infrastructure. You will be a member of the Cloud Center of Excellence integrated project team where you will design, implement, and support the cloud infrastructure and processes to provide a rapid, secure, and cost-effective use of cloud for the laboratory. You will play a critical role in enabling the workforce to leverage cloud technologies. You will be responsible for cloud governance, management, and security. This position is in the Enterprise Infrastructure Services (EIS) Division within the Computing Directorate, in support of LivIT.
This position will be filled at either the SES.2 or SES.3 level based on knowledge and related experience as assessed by the hiring team. Additional job responsibilities (outlined below) will be assigned if hired at the higher level.
In this role you will
- Collaborate with systems administrators, network engineers, developers, stakeholders, and leadership to develop consensus-based outcomes around cloud infrastructure provisioning, monitoring, management, and troubleshooting.
- Collaborate on the design and architecture of a hybrid, multi-cloud environment, including providing a secure and robust network backbone.
- Design and deliver advanced automation and infrastructure-as-code solutions to streamline provisioning and management of deployed green- and brown-field resources.
- Engage with laboratory scientists, researchers, and developers to understand their workloads and help drive solutions toward cloud-native technologies.
- Draft and maintain architectural documentation and artifacts, including as-builts, runbooks, and demonstration code.
- Stay up to date with the latest industry hybrid network architectures and best practices.
- Present and communicate solutions to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Additional job responsibilities at the SES.3 Level
- Collaborate with customers on high availability and disaster recovery models across a hybrid network environment.
- Design and implement security controls consistent with existing security baselines in a hybrid multi-cloud, multi-account environment.
- Diagnose, resolve, and document highly complex network problems, including packet and protocol analysis.
Qualifications
- Ability to obtain and maintain a US DOE Q-level security clearance which requires U.S. Citizenship.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or the equivalent combination of education and related experience.
- Extensive experience with network system design, configuration, implementation, documentation, and operations.
- Comprehensive knowledge of network engineering principles, including routing, switching, and VPN or Overlay technologies, including BGP EVPN, IGPs, such as OSPF or IS-IS, IPSec, or other WAN/DCI technologies.
- Broad production experience deploying and managing AWS core services such as S3, Lambda, EC2, RDS, VPC and CloudWatch, or equivalent Azure services.
- Proficient experience with programming languages or automation frameworks, including Python, CloudFormation or Terraform, or CI/CD tools such as CodePipeline, Jenkins, Gitlab, or equivalent Azure services.
- Broad experience with the server-less approaches using AWS Lambda, ECS or EKS, API Gateway, or equivalent Azure services.
- Proficient interpersonal and verbal and written communications skills, with the ability to work independently and interact with stakeholders and team members.
Additional Qualifications at the SES.3 Level
- Significant experience with cloud security infrastructure, including IAM policy design, SCPs, KMS, STS, or similar services in an Azure environment.
- Advanced troubleshooting skills and experience solving problems by analyzing protocol interactions collected in packet traces.
- Experience training and mentoring team members in network and cloud engineering and architecture
Qualifications We Desire
- Experience designing and implementing resilient production architectures and the ability to evangelize those design principles to project stakeholders AWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA), AWS Solutions Architect Professional (SAP), Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP), or comparable industry certification from another vendor.
- Experience with Scrum in an agile development environment.
Additional Information
Why Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory?
- Included in 2022 Best Places to Work by Glassdoor!
- Work for a premier innovative national Laboratory
- Comprehensive Benefits Package
- Flexible schedules (*depending on project needs)
- Collaborative, creative, inclusive, and fun team environment
Learn more about our company, selection process, position types and security clearances by visiting our Career site.
Pre-Employment Drug Test
External applicant(s) selected for this position will be required to pass a post-offer, pre-employment drug test. This includes testing for use of marijuana as Federal Law applies to us as a Federal Contractor.
Security Clearance
This position requires a Department of Energy (DOE) Q-level clearance. If you are selected, we will initiate a Federal background investigation to determine if you meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information or matter. In addition, all L or Q cleared employees are subject to random drug testing. Q-level clearance requires U.S. citizenship. For additional information, please see DOE Order 472.2.
Equal Employment Opportunity
LLNL is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer that values and hires a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, marital status, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, protected veteran status, age, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws.
If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please submit a request via our online form.
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Position Information
This is a Flexible Term appointment, which is for a definite period not to exceed six years. If final candidate is a Career Indefinite employee, Career Indefinite status may be maintained (should funding allow).
Why Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory?
- Flexible Benefits Package
- 401(k)
- Relocation Assistance
- Education Reimbursement Program
- Flexible schedules (*depending on project needs)
- Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accountability (IDEA) - visit https://www.llnl.gov/diversity
- Our core beliefs - visit https://www.llnl.gov/diversity/our-values
- Employee engagement - visit https://www.llnl.gov/diversity/employee-engagement
Security Clearance
This position requires a Department of Energy (DOE) Q-level clearance. If you are selected, we will initiate a Federal background investigation to determine if you meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information or matter. Also, all L or Q cleared employees are subject to random drug testing. Q-level clearance requires U.S. citizenship.
Pre-Employment Drug Test
External applicant(s) selected for this position must pass a post-offer, pre-employment drug test. This includes testing for use of marijuana as Federal Law applies to us as a Federal Contractor.
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California Privacy Notice
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