Job Description

About Sandia:

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
• Extraordinary co-workers
• Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world
• 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 vacations, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov*These benefits vary by job classification.

What Your Job Will Be Like:

The Senior Manager of the Protective Technologies (PT) Group reports to the Director of the Cyber Threat Center (CTC), which is part of the Threat Intelligence Community (TIC). Protective Technologies consists of five (5) technical departments with over 70 staff and managers. The Protective Technologies organization operates the Counterfeit Detection Center (CDC), a world class capability in hardware vulnerability assessment R&D and analysis. The CDC is a 34k ft2 secure laboratory consisting of co-located microsystems hardware reverse engineering laboratories and the Vulnerability Capability Unit (VCU). The team partners across Sandia, as well as with USG and commercial industry, to pioneer new techniques and tools in vulnerability assessment and analysis of microelectronics and complex systems. The VCU is a resource for design communities and decision makers that applies a diverse set of expertise to mission problems and assessments including nuclear weapons.

On any given day, you may be called on to:

• Lead a dynamic team, focused on applied cutting edge assurance R&D, that crosscuts multiple National Security missions.
• Work with the management team to foster innovation and recruit/develop the expertise needed to advance the mission into the future.
• Collaborate across the Laboratory to enable the mission and develop new capabilities/programs.
• Lead capability sustainment, lifecycle management, and strategic direction for the Counterfeit Detection Center assessment capability, regularly engaging internal and external stakeholders.
• Responsible and accountable for safe and secure CDC operations in close partnership with colleagues from ES&H, Facilities, Procurement, and the Field Intelligence Element (FIE).
• Manage a program area, including Sandia’s DoD Anti-Tamper sub-program, of ~$30M in revenue involving over 100 FTEs from across the Laboratory.
• Lead the Lab Cyber Strategy (LCS) Hardware Automated System Understanding (ASU) strategic thrust.
• Partner across the laboratory to support nascent ND Cyber Assurance activities aligning Cyber Subject Matter Expert (SME) resources with assessment needs and capability development.
• Lead Center 5600’s Strategic Goal 2, focused on culture, community, and staff/manager partnerships.

This position requires some domestic travel, averaging 8-12 trips per year. Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.

Salary Range:

$175,100 - $297,800

*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.

Qualifications We Require:

• Master's Degree or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or other closely related science/engineering (STEM) discipline
• Plus ten or more years of technical experience.
• Plus five years of relevant management or leadership experience.
• Experience with SPP and SIPP processes and related NNSA requirements.
• Active US DOE Q or DoD TS security clearance is required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain an SCI security clearance, which may require a polygraph test.
• Ability to obtain and maintain DoD SAP accesses.

Qualifications We Desire:

Ideally, we would like to see your background include some of the following:

• Leadership experience: manage others in executing a diverse work portfolio that spans organizations inside and outside of Sandia; experience at managing capabilities.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, consensus building, conflict resolution, and time management skills.
• Proven Leadership and Decision-Making Skills: Demonstrated ability to lead teams effectively, manage multiple complex projects simultaneously, and make tough decisions under pressure. The ideal candidate will have a track record of successfully navigating high-stakes environments and maintaining team morale and productivity.
• Exceptional Time Management and Work Ethic: Capable of handling a demanding workload with efficiency and resilience. The role requires someone who can manage a high volume of responsibilities without compromising on the quality of work or team support.
• Proven ability to develop and mentor others and to develop effective relationships with peers, internal and external.
• Experience in developing programs and effective working relationships with the Intelligence Community, DoD, or other similar government agencies.
• Demonstrated experience and ability to work with sensitive information and classified matter while applying need to know principles in a high security environment.
• Experience with microelectronics development and fabrication.
• Cyber or related research and development experience.
• Experience in developing and leading cyber security related technologies and projects.
• Experience in microsystems failure analysis, assurance, and/or vulnerability analysis.
• Experience with capability and facility management including sustainment, lifecycle planning, and strategic advancement.
• Experience with laboratory operations management including environmental, safety, and health work planning and controls.
• Passion and vision for integrating across the laboratory and linking between the S&T community and National Security missions.
• Proven ability to partner effectively with managers and staff.
• Active US DOE Q security clearance
• Active SCI security clearance, with updated polygraph test.
• Active DoD SAP accesses.

About Our Team:

The Cyber Threat Center (05600) is a research and development organization that assesses, designs, and influences national security information systems and technologies. The center is engaged in developing and applying tools to analyze complex systems and technologies for vulnerabilities and developing and transferring solutions to help protect the nation’s most critical systems.

The Protective Technologies organization operates the Counterfeit Detection Center (CDC), a world class capability in hardware vulnerability assessment R&D and analysis. The CDC is a 34k ft2 secure laboratory consisting of co-located microsystems hardware assessment laboratories and the Vulnerability Capability Unit (VCU). The team partners across Sandia, as well as with USG and commercial industry, to pioneer new techniques and tools in vulnerability assessment analysis of microelectronics and complex systems. The VCU is a resource for design communities and decision makers that applies a diverse set of expertise to mission problems and assessments including nuclear weapons.

Posting Duration:

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of seven (7) calendar days, including the ‘posting date’. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

Security Clearance:

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 and SCI access, both of which require US citizenship. SCI access may also require a polygraph examination. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain these levels of access 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 the DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.

EEO:

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.

NNSA Requirements for MedPEDs:

If you have a Medical Portable Electronic Device (MedPED), such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, drug-releasing pump, hearing aids, or diagnostic equipment and other equipment for measuring, monitoring, and recording body functions such as heartbeat and brain waves, if employed by Sandia National Laboratories you may be required to comply with NNSA security requirements for MedPEDs.

If you have a MedPED and you are selected for an on-site interview at Sandia National Laboratories, there may be additional steps necessary to ensure compliance with NNSA security requirements prior to the interview date.

Job ID: 694292

Job Family: RD

Regular/Temporary Position: R

Full/Part-Time Status: F

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.