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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

$132,810.00  - $170,556.00  Annually for the SES.2 level
$159,330.00  - $204,636.00  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 an F5 Network and Systems Administrator. You will provide technical layer 7 application support and systems administration for information systems existing in a heterogeneous private cloud environment to solve a variety of moderately complex technical problems. This position is in the Enterprise Infrastructure Services (EIS) Division within the Computing Directorate, supporting the Livermore Information Technology (LivIT) program.

This position will be filled at either the SES.2 or SES.3 level depending on your qualifications. Additional job responsibilities (outlined below) will be assigned if you are selected at the higher level.

Business needs dictate that this position requires an on-site presence multiple days a week. Therefore, telecommuting options will be limited.

In this role you will

• Manage a private cloud application load-balancing service that spans three NNSA sites to provide global and local layer-7 high availability, and application security services to enterprise applications, collaboration tool suites, databases, mission applications, services, servers, and core infrastructure componentry.
• Collaborate with application and service owners to help architect highly available and secure application/service load-balancing solutions and application infrastructures.
• Collaborate with program network & security engineers to ensure the F5 configurations remain consistent with the global network architecture and security posture.
• Leverage orchestration/automation utilities (e.g. F5 BigIQ, AS3, Ansible, etc.) for distributing and enforcing standard configurations, supporting patching, and upgrading new software and configuration changes across multiple sites.
• Provide systems administration support in both Linux and Windows server environments in support of ensuring proper security compliance, patch level, and adherence to our configuration management standards.
• Collaborate with management, customers, and team members to evaluate and recommend procurements of hardware and software in support of stipulated system requirements.
• Enforce security and systems administration policy requirements such as vulnerability remediation, and system build standards.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Additional responsibilities at the at the SES.3 Level

• Manage multiple advanced parallel tasks and priorities of customers and stakeholders to ensure deadlines are met, while leveraging other team members’ skills.
• Apply in-depth technical expertise to solve complex technical problems and develop solutions using judgment in determining methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria.
• Develop tools and procedures to facilitate complex automation efforts as well as cross-platform/environment monitoring solutions.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a US DOE Q-level security clearance which requires U.S. Citizenship. 
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business Administration with a concentration in Computer - Information Systems, or related field; or the equivalent combination of education and related work experience.
• Broad, multi-year experience in architecting, designing, and operationally managing enterprise F5 BigIP application load-balancing services across sites in support of stringent SLA agreements that require high availability.
• Comprehensive knowledge of and experience performing Linux and/or Windows O/S systems administration in a complex environment; including tasks such as O/S installation, layered product installation and configuration, performance tuning, networking, security policy enforcement, troubleshooting, monitoring, backup/archiving, and hardware management.
• Proficient, hands-on experience with technologies such as: Splunk and/or other SIEM tools, Tenable Security Scanner and /or other security scanning tools, patch management tools such as WSUS and/or RHEL Satellite, Ansible, Puppet, Chef or equivalent automation/orchestration, Dynatrace and/or SCOM monitoring, RHEL 8+ and/or Windows Server 2019+ O/S administration, AWS or Azure cloud services.
• Broad experience interacting with computer security personnel to provide input to computer security plans, ensuring computer security compliance, monitoring systems for general health, security incidents, and other events, and developing security configurations that meet cyber requirements.
• Comprehensive analytical skills necessary to analyze moderately complex systems and networks.
• Proficient verbal and written communication skills necessary to effectively collaborate in a team environment and present and explain technical information.
• Ability to work on a 24x7 on-call rotational schedule.

Additional qualifications at the SES.3 Level  

• Advanced knowledge of and significant experience in the above technical services, concepts, or constructs.
• Significant experience with applying security baselines/configuration standards (CIS, STIGs or equivalent)
• Professional Certifications and/or Training (e.g., F5 BigIP, VMware VCA or VCP-DCV, CompTIA A+, RedHat RHCSA, Ansible, AWS).

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 Flexible Term appointment, which is for a definite period not to exceed six years.  If final candidate is a Career Indefinite employee, Career Indefinite status may be maintained (should funding allow).

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 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.