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:

We are looking for a proactive and team-oriented Safeguards and Security (S&S) Planning and Operations Specialist to join our team. In this role, you will primarily serve as the S&S Policy Lead, providing configuration-management support to S&S programs. You will also act as the content administrator for the Security Connection knowledgebase and serve as a backup to the S&S Document Controller. Your contributions will be essential in developing, updating, and maintaining S&S-related Laboratory policies while ensuring effective communication and collaboration across interdisciplinary teams.

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

• Develop, update, and maintain S&S-related Laboratory policies in collaboration with S&S programs.
• Advise policy owners on requirements and assist in the review and approval process.
• Maintain administrative details and metadata for S&S policies, ensuring links and cross-references are valid.
• Coordinate with Requirements Management to integrate external requirements into policies.
• Participate in Implementation Plan development for DOE directive changes.
• Engage in Laboratory Policy Management initiatives and support continuous improvement of policy management tools.
• Facilitate collaboration among interdisciplinary subject matter experts.
• Review performance metrics using tools like SharePoint and advise management on documentation issues.
• Assist with the creation, revision, and maintenance of S&S controlled documents.
• Administer the Security Connection knowledgebase, addressing requests for new and revised articles.
• Coordinate with IT to ensure the knowledgebase is accessible and functional.
• Draft and disseminate security-related communications through various channels.
• Develop communication materials such as posters and newsletters.
• Participate in meetings to ensure effective implementation of policies and initiatives.
• Keep security professionals informed of policy changes and updates.

This position is eligible for telecommuting and the selected applicant must live within a reasonable distance for commuting to the assigned work location when necessary.

Salary Range:

$81,900 - $157,500

*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:

- Bachelor’s degree in relevant (Business, Communications, Technical Writing, Security), plus 5 years experience.

-Experience with configuration management (to include document control) and the following tools: MS Word, Excel, and SharePoint.

-Demonstrated ability to apply varying levels of editorial rigor (e.g., copy, structural, developmental) to S&S policies, plans, and documents.

-Experience with policies, procedures, and administrative systems.

-Experience in developing/editing/publishing policy and/or lower level documents.

- Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q security clearance.

Qualifications We Desire:

- Demonstrated ability to successfully coordinate and complete multiple projects and tasks

-Experience with Sandia programs, policies, organizations, procedures, and administrative systems.

-Demonstrated ability to exercise personal initiative and work independently on multiple concurrent activities to meet a variety of customer requirements with changing priorities and short deadlines

-Demonstrated ability to apply critical-thinking skills to synthesize disparate detailed data into useful information, such as developing information for reports and presentations

-Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to clearly and concisely communicate complex issues both in writing and verbally

-Self-motivation and demonstrated ability to initiate work, solve problems, and achieve results with minimal direction and supervision

-Continuous program- and process-improvement skills

About Our Team:

Org. 9213, S&S Contract Security and Requirements Operations, is part of Sandia’s Safeguards & Security (S&S) Center, whose primary function in support of Sandia’s mission is to provide Members of the Workforce with tools and assistance needed to ensure the protection of information, resources, and people. We strive to develop strategic partnerships with the goal of fully integrating security into every aspect of the work performed at Sandia. The S&S Contract Security and Requirements Operations Department comprises Contract Security Management (CSM), Requirements Management (RM), Controlled Documents, S&S Training, and S&S Policy. The department is responsible for ensuring effective flow-down of security requirements (e.g., from external sources such as DOE directives) and conveying appropriate requirements and guidance to affected programs, as well as to all Members of the Workforce via the Laboratory Policy System. The department also maintains the Security Connection knowledgebase, which ensures that Members of the Workforce have the supplemental information and guidance they need to perform their work in a secure manner.

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, 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.

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: 694537

Job Family: SY

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.