Computer Scientist/Engineer - Software Developer

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.

Salary Range

$86,300 - $166,800

*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.

What Your Job Will Be Like

Do you like to learn new things, staying ahead of the curve with new programming languages and sophisticated computer architectures? Do you love working with people? Join our dynamic team that is doing all of it in a high-functioning, high-quality agile software development environment!

Sandia's Computational Simulation Group (CSG) is a highly integrated team of departments focused on delivering an integrated suite of trusted, world-class, predictive engineering software tools enabling multi-physics analyses for national security and national competitiveness applications. The CSG employs rigorous product development processes where staff are the key impetus for process improvements through adoption of new techniques and industry standard methodologies. All software development is conducted under the principles of lean/agile software practices. Team members are co-located in a virtual software laboratory, adhere to SCRUM methodologies, and pair program regularly.

We are seeking team-centric computer scientists/engineers to join a team of software developers and engineers who specialize in the development, delivery and maintenance of scientific applications and computing infrastructures for numerous and diverse computing architectures. Essentials for this position include software development experience and agile software development familiarity.

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

• Plan, conceive, and conduct, research and development for the CSG's customers and sponsors
• Initiate, design, develop, implement, and evaluate new processes, products, or systems through basic and applied research for the group's computational simulation software products and services
• Identify and implement solutions to software problems with currently fielded applications
• Gather, analyze, and share quantitative, qualitative, and performance data across the CSG

The selected applicant can be a virtual worker located in any U.S. State or District of Columbia. Regular or periodic travel to your assigned work location may be required.

Join our team and achieve your dreams!

Qualifications We Require

• Bachelor's and Master's degrees in relevant STEM field, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience
• Experience developing software and using tools on multiple platforms such as Linux, macOS, and/or Windows
• Experience with version control systems (particularly git), Python, and Shell Scripting
• Experience using formal software engineering processes (particularly agile processes)
• A bility to obtain and maintain a DOE Q Level clearance

Qualifications We Desire

• Excellent communication skills and ability to develop and present ideas and results in oral and written form
• Experience using C/C++ component software libraries for scientific software development
• Experience working in Test Driven Development and pair-programming environments
• Experience with configuration management, issue tracking, automated testing infrastructure, and commonly used software engineering tools such as CMake/CTest/CDash, GitLab, and Jenkins
• Strong problem-solving skills, and a willingness to submit work for extensive review

About Our Team

The Advanced Simulation and Computing (ASC) program at Sandia provides state-of-the-art computer simulation capabilities as part of NNSA's mission to extend the lifetime of nuclear weapons in the stockpile without underground testing. The ASC program, through its Integrated Codes (IC) sub-program element develops multi-physics simulation codes that incorporate physics and engineering models. Integral to ASC and its IC Computational Simulation Group (CSG) is the DevOps team that conducts research, development, deployment, and support on software solutions that feed into the CSG's integrated product and ecosystem. This DevOps ecosystem provides underpinning technologies which include build system theory and development for building software on advanced platforms; system-level abstraction for providing application developers uniform environments on heterogeneous platforms; advanced test/runtime frameworks for software applications' submission to queues on large HPCs, results collection and display, etc.; and distribution and packaging of software applications for installation on external systems.

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.

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.