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

$ 206,490 $265,188 Annually for SEL.4 level
$ 247,800 $318,216 Annually for SEL.5 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 Deputy Program Leader. You will be responsible for coordinating all infrastructure-related aspects of a large, complex, and transformative effort within LivIT. LLNL's Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) is leading a key National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) initiative to provide a classified, centralized enterprise hosting environment that will replace, enhance, and extend Enterprise Secure Network (ESN) services to include an application hosting environment, email, video teleconferencing, file management and sharing, and other collaboration services.

You will work closely with the LivIT Deputy CIO (DCIO), NNSA OCIO, and the NNSA NSE Complex representatives to define and refine requirements for the operational environment, propose technical solutions, provide program team supervision and the coordination of technical activities across the Infrastructure Integrated Project Teams (IPTs) to ensure program success. This position is funded at the 100% level by the Program. You will take programmatic direction from the DCIO and will report administratively to the Computing Directorate's Enterprise Infrastructure Services Division Leader.

This position will be filled at either 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

• Lead the development of the ESN Hub Program Plan (annual budget of $80M), providing programmatic leadership for the LLNL-led ESN modernization initiative.
• Coordinate program-related activities with the technical points of contact for other related/dependent NNSA OCIO sponsored ESN initiatives.
• Oversee the development and execution of integrated test planning and creation/maintenance of detailed design documentation.
• Provide programmatic solutions to highly unusual, complex, and/or sensitive issues/technical problems where the solution path is not known ahead of time.
• Provide leadership in support of activities required to meet programmatic goals, including staffing, procurement, and infrastructure planning, and providing oversight of infrastructure-related operational activities.
• Establish and maintain effective working relations with external program points of contact and foster cross-site partnerships where appropriate.
• Be responsible for ensuring appropriate elements of communication, project management, risk management, and technical rigor are applied to ensure accountability and quality of products delivered in compliance with all ES&H regulations, good business practices, diversity, and equal opportunity.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Additional job responsibilities at the SEL.5 level

• Oversee the execution of the work scope defined in the ESN Hub Program Plan.
• Collaborate with NNSA mission stakeholders to identify long-term strategic and operational opportunities to address emerging technological. challenges in the execution of the NNSA mission while carefully balancing mission and cyber risk.
• Influence strategic technical decisions made by NNSA leadership and serve as the program spokesperson when interfacing with internal and external stakeholders/customers.

Qualifications

• This position requires an active Department of Energy (DOE) Q-level clearance or active Top Secret clearance issued by another U.S. government agency at time of hire. Also, you must have the ability to obtain and maintain Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related field, or equivalent combination of technical training and experience.
• Substantial experience in the development and execution of formal software and infrastructure testing.
• Substantial experience with staffing and budgetary planning for medium- to large-scale IT-related projects.
• Expert leadership and team-building skills with the demonstrated ability to lead collaborative, multi-disciplinary teams to achieve their objectives and foster team motivation.
• Substantial experience delivering complex, high-quality products in a timely manner to a sponsor/end user.
• Substantial experience in complex project conceptualization and execution.
• Ability to work with conflicting priorities including multi-tasking and managing deadlines.
• Expert-level written and verbal communication skills necessary to effectively collaborate, and negotiate, and explain, present, and advise senior management, customers, and sponsors on highly complex technical information.

Additional qualifications at the SEL.5 level

• Extensive experience with staffing and budgetary planning for medium- to large-scale IT-related projects.
• Extensive experience in complex project conceptualization and execution.
• Extensive experience championing, leading, and developing innovative concepts and solutions.

Qualifications We Desire

• Experience collaborating with external sponsors in the areas of project management and design review.

Additional Information

Why Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory?

• Included in 2022Best 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 Careersite .

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, wewill initiate a Federal background investigation to determine if youmeet 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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The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) grants privacy rights to all California residents. The law also entitlesjob applicants, employees, and non-employee workers to be notified of what personal information LLNL collects and for what purpose. The Employee Privacy Notice can be accessed here .

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Position Information

This is a Career Indefinite position, open to Lab employees and external candidates.

Why Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory?

• Included in 2024 Best Places to Work by Glassdoor!
• 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 an active Department of Energy (DOE) Q-level clearance or active Top Secret clearance issued by another U.S. government agency at time of hire.

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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To learn more about recruitment scams: https://www.llnl.gov/sites/www/files/2023-05/LLNL-Job-Fraud-Statement-Updated-4.26.23.pdf

Equal Employment Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer that is committed to providing all with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. 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.

We invite you to review the Equal Employment Opportunity posters which include EEO is the Law and Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision .

Reasonable Accommodation

Our goal is to create an accessible and inclusive experience for all candidates applying and interviewing at the Laboratory. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please use our online form to submit a request.

CaliforniaPrivacy Notice

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) grants privacy rights to all California residents. The law also entitlesjob applicants, employees, and non-employee workers to be notified of what personal information LLNL collects and for what purpose. The Employee Privacy Notice can be accessed here .