Between $102k and

$200k

Per Year

Position range in Albuquerque MSA $128k

• $211k Per Year Early Career Computer Scientist
• High Consequence Systems, Onsite
  Sandia National Laboratories
  

Occupation:

Computer and Information Research Scientists

Location:

Albuquerque, NM

• 87123
  

Job Type:

Full Time (30 Hours or More)

Posted:

10/21/2026

Positions available: 1

Source:

Sandia National Laboratories

Web Site:

www.sandia.gov

Job #: 699353

Job Requirements and Properties

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Full Time Schedule

Full Time

Job Description

Help for Job Description. Opens a new window. We are seeking to hire an computer scientist with an interest applying their expertise to advance the state of the art managing high consequence systems for national security missions. On any given day, you may be called on to:

• Apply your knowledge of algorithms and the state of the art to complex problems.
• Develop software for high-consequence decision-making systems using Python, Bash, Ansible, and other automation tools.
• Collaborate using Git and GitLab while practicing feature-branch workflows, pull requests, commit deconfliction, and continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Deploy solutions in Linux environments, including Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and Ubuntu, using containers such as Docker and Kubernetes; schedulers such as cron, systemd, and SLURM; and cloud and container registries.
• Identify opportunities to improve computational efficiency.
• Continuously learn about emerging technologies, research, and algorithms while collaborating with a diverse group of colleagues.

Due to the nature of this work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.

Salary Range:

$102,400

• $199,700
• 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.

Additional Information

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Qualifications We Require:

• A Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline, or an equivalent combination of directly relevant education and engineering or scientific experience that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform independent research and development.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q clearance.

Qualifications We Desire:

The ideal R D S&E Computer Science candidate for Sandia National Laboratories will in addition possess the following:

• Graduate degree in Computer Science or a highly related field where an independent research project was a graduation requirement (e.g., independent project, thesis, or dissertation).
• Demonstrated software development skills and familiarity with modern software development practices and tools (e.g., Agile).
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams, and a passion to improve and expand technical skills. Also, for this posting we are seeking individuals with the following experience:
• Experience with programming languages and systems such as Ansible, Python, Bash, Linux, and container technologies.
• Experience using containers and virtualization to isolate untrusted software, including virtual networking, basic routing concepts, and network isolation.
• Fluency with Linux operating systems and software engineering practices.
• Ability to configure containers and Python environments and modify the shell path to include new libraries.
• Knowledge of container-composition tools, including Helm charts, Compose files, and Dockerfiles.
• Experience deploying web services, websites, servers, applications, or large language model (LLM) frameworks.
• Experience with configuration management and automation tools such as Ansible, Puppet, Chef, or Salt.
• Experience with CI/CD and scheduling, including cron or systemd timers, SLURM or Kubernetes job workflows, Bash-based pipelines, or GitLab runners.
• Experience applying networking fundamentals, including Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and User Datagram Protocol (UDP), ports and firewalls, DHCP, DNS, and secure tunneling using Secure Shell (SSH).
• Active DOE Q clearance.

About Our Team:

The Computational Systems Engineering Department is a capability based organization that architects, develops, integrates, tests, and deploys large highly reliable mission critical systems using agile methodologies. We have expertise in R D and Information Technology across many disciplines including large-scale software engineering, computer science, and computer engineering. Our specific capabilities include platform/cloud automation, computer hardware/software architectures, system administration, networking, cyber security, failover/redundancy, continuous integration, system integration/verification, and performance assessment. We leverage these capabilities to innovate high-rigor solutions while supporting existing critical customer needs. Our current responsibility includes support for nonproliferation and national security missions for the US Nuclear Detonation Detection System.

Posting Duration:

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of three (3) 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. Appli...

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