Manager, Information Systems Engineering - Identity & Access Management, Onsite

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We are seeking a Manager of Information Systems Engineering, to lead the Identity & Access Management organization (9777). The Information Technology Infrastructure Group (Department 9770) is looking for a dynamic individual to manage Department 9777's Identity & Access Management functions. We are in search of a forward-thinking IT leader who is technically curious, knowledgeable about industry trends, and has a proven reputation for leading teams to success. The successful manager will be responsible for IT services that include onsite Domain Services, Proxy, Cloud Directory Services, 802.1x Management, Authentication Services, Single Sign-On, and Windows Server Common Operating Environment services.

The Identity & Access Manager will oversee the daily operations of these critical IT services. This role involves collaborating with the data center operations team to support a 24/7 environment, ensuring that all critical systems are operational and aligned with the mission of the IT infrastructure for Sandia National Laboratories at both unclassified and classified levels. Additionally, this position encompasses some of Sandia's remote connectivity services.

The manager of this group will have general management responsibilities, including performance and career management for staff and technologists, oversight of contractor and matrixed teams, and ensuring compliance with Environmental, Safety, and Health (ES&H) and security requirements related to identity and access management. This role also includes managing departmental funding and budgets, overseeing hiring processes, and other operational responsibilities while supporting the corporate core identity and access services for all of Sandia's IT community.

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

• Provide leadership and oversight for all identity and access services.
• Develop strategy for technology maturation of critical technologies, lead projects and help develop service roadmaps for the team.
• Articulate a clear vision and strategy for the Identity and Access Management team, aligning their talents with mission-critical needs and driving innovative solutions.
• Support full lifecycle management (analysis, design, development, testing, implementation, integration and maintenance) for Enterprise IT solutions, services, and applications.
• Collaborate with customers, vendors, and IT partners across Sandia to provide innovative design solutions, and architect the organizations services to model industry standard methodologies.
• Deliver results, effectively manage people, and guide multidisciplinary teams.
• Mentor and lead the organization on department tasks and organizational goals and objects.
• Knowledge of technical business development (may only apply to certain organizations).
• Organize, prioritize, and follow through to completion on multiple tasks and projects.
• Work with sensitive information and classified matter.
• Promote excellence by managing and coordinating specific deliverables, overall team goals, budgets, structures, schedules, and staffing requirements.
• Propose and implement business recommendations to improve operations, performance, and management assurance.
• Foster an environment of inclusion and take an active leadership role in modeling and growing values in diversity, equality, and inclusion.
• Oversee development of business and financial plans, reports, and analyses.
• Manage environmental, safety, and regulatory compliance issues affecting logistics operations in accordance to Sandia rules and guidelines.
• Coordinate and manage members of the organization, including hiring, professional development, and performance management.
• Recruit and maintain top talent.

Due to the nature of work, successful candidate must be able to work onsite.

$157,100 - $267,000

*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.

• Bachelor's degree, in a relevant field plus eight (8) years of relevant experience; or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience (equal to 16 years of exempt level work).
• Experience leading or managing programs, projects, services, and/or teams.
• Ability to obtain and maintain an active DOE Q-level security clearance.

• Master's/Ph.D. in Information Technology, Information Management, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or similar technical field.
• Information Technology Service Management certification (e.g. ITIL, Lean IT) a plus.
• Two years of demonstrated leadership experience.
• Demonstrated ability to negotiate and meet technical, programmatic, and financial requirements to the satisfaction of the customer in the execution of complex information technology projects.
• Experience with developing and managing budgets.
• Professional certifications in Project Management (e.g. Project Management Professional, Stanford Advanced Project Management).
• Demonstrated ability to partner effectively with other organizations to achieve common technical and programmatic goals.
• Proficiency with and demonstrated innovation in the lifecycle engineering of identity and access services. For example, enterprise architecture, system change and release processes, technology road mapping, business relationship management, etc.
• Demonstrated understanding of information system accreditations, cyber and physical security, vulnerability assessments, and the management of classified document repositories.
• An active DOE Q-level security clearance is desired to start, with the ability and willingness to obtain additional Other Governmental Agency (OGA) clearances, which requires agreement to participate in random polygraph testing.
• Experience with LDAP, Kerberos, Single Sign On, Radius, Hardware Security Modules, Proxy services, Active Directory, Zscaler, 802.1x, and Entra ID.

The mission of 9777, Identity & Access Management, is to provide services that are resilient, secure, standardized, and simple. We provide secure authentication and authorization to access data and application workloads currently on premises and as they migrate to the cloud, Windows configuration management for hosting such workloads, and proxy services. Our services are downstream for the majority of applications at Sandia and are critical for supporting Sandia's mission.

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.

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, which requires U.S. citizenship. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance 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 DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.

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.

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.

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