Senior Cloud Devops Engineer

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

$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.

We have an opening for a Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer.  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. 

In this role you will

• Collaborate with systems administrators, developers, stakeholders, and leadership to develop consensus-based outcomes around cloud infrastructure provisioning, monitoring, management, and troubleshooting.
• Develop tools, scripts or templates that automate cloud security controls, governance, compliance validations and operational processes.
• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines that automate deployment processes and improve efficiency. Ensure that all that can be automated is automated.
• Implement and maintain security best practices, ensuring proper access controls and permissions.
• Engage with laboratory scientists, researchers, and developers to understand their workloads and how they can leverage cloud technologies.
• Draft and publish infrastructure architectural artifacts and assets.
• Present and communicate solutions to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• 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.
• Significant experience in AWS core services, such as DynamoDB or any other NoSQL database, API Gateway, S3, Lambda, EC2, RDS, SNS, SQS, VPC & CloudWatch, or equivalent Azure services.
• Advanced knowledge of security best practices in AWS using IAM, SCP, KMS, GuardDuty & Config , OAuth or equivalent Azure services.
• Significant experience implementing cloud services using Python, Java, Webdav, Angular/React, or other similar languages.
• Advanced knowledge of developing infrastructure as code (IaC) using AWS CloudFormation and/or Terraform/Ansible, CDK and CI/CD tools, such as CodePipeline, Jenkins, GitLabs or equivalent Azure services.
• Significant experience with server-less approaches using AWS Lambda, serverless app development using SAM - Serverless Application Model, ECS or EKS, or equivalent Azure services.
• Advanced communication, facilitation, and collaboration skills necessary to effectively present, explain, and advise senior management and/or external sponsors.

Qualifications We Desire

• Exceptional relationship building, collaboration and communication skills with a proven ability to interpret customer requests to develop system requirements.
• AWS or Azure cloud certifications.
• Experience with Scrum in an agile development environment.

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. 

California Privacy Notice

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) grants privacy rights to all California residents. The law also entitles job 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?

• 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.

How to identify fake job advertisements

Please be aware of recruitment scams where people or entities are misusing the name of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) to post fake job advertisements. LLNL never extends an offer without a personal interview and will never charge a fee for joining our company. All current job openings are displayed on the Career Page under "Find Your Job" of our website. If you have encountered a job posting or have been approached with a job offer that you suspect may be fraudulent, we strongly recommend you do not respond.

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. 

California Privacy Notice

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) grants privacy rights to all California residents. The law also entitles job 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.