Business Management Professional, Cyber Security & Mission Computing (Experienced)

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.

Sandia demonstrates its commitment to public safety in the national interest by requiring that all new hires be fully vaccinated or have an approved medical or religious accommodation before commencing employment. The requirement also applies to those who are telecommuting and working virtually.

Any concerns about the ability to meet this requirement should be directed to HR Solutions at (505) 284-4700.

$73,900 - $142,300

• 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.

We are looking for Business Management Professional(s) for Cyber Security & Mission Computing.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Provide financial analysis and expertise for organizations, projects, and programs.
• Analyze business operations, processes, resources, trends, and projections to determine the most practical and cost-efficient methods to accomplish mission objectives.
• Provide resource management, management assurance, and risk management analysis and reporting.
• Serve as the subject matter expert on business policies and procedures, business management principles, and Cost Accounting Standards.
• Collaborate to develop innovative solutions to a variety of complex problems in an ambiguous environment.
• Assist with a diversity of ad-hoc requests.
• Leads, teams, and/or participates in proposal call submissions; contribute, review, and advise on proposal elements; develops detailed cost estimates/budget justifications, manage, and contribute to requirements for accepting proposals post award.
• Advises programmatic leadership on corporate policy interpretation/application and recommends implementation options and associated risks.
• Develops mechanisms for monitoring progress and for intervention and problem solving with project managers, line managers, and customers.
• Develops solutions to problems of significant and unusual complexity which require the use of ingenuity and innovation.
• Develops new principles, concepts, and practices and applies them to complex or strategic issues or significant problems.
• Manages and assumes responsibility for financial planning and analysis for program or business unit including special-purpose analysis and reports to inform decisions on a broad range of business issues such as resource management plans, integrated service delivery models, organizational structure, make-buy alternatives, and cost savings options.
• Prepares financial plans, prepares regular and special-purpose reports, maintains historical records, analyzes trends, establishes cost rates and personnel forecasts, prepares comparative evaluation of actual costs against budgeted funds, and determines rationale for variances between costs and budgets.

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant discipline plus five or more years of directly related experience, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
  • Equivalent experience in lieu of degree must be directly related experience that demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of the job.
• Demonstrated ability to work at an experienced level (e.g., by taking initiative, taking on stretch assignments and performing well in them demonstrating leadership in meetings, projects, groups, and center deliverables).
• Ability to obtain and maintain a US DOE Q-level security clearance.

• Experience conducting budget formulation, budget execution, financial analyses, funding practices and fiscal administration.
• Experience and judgment in determining cost-effective methods to meet the mission of the organization, program or project.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills with demonstrated ability to apply these skills to resolve complex business issues.
• Demonstrated experience in working center- and group-level complex strategy and issues and leading teams without apparent authority.
• Experience translating strategies into specific objectives and action plans, aligning processes and systems to support strategic priorities and obtaining and allocating needed resources to meet objectives and deliverables.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal, and the ability to effectively present detailed information in a clear and coherent manner including the ability to communicate the meaning and implications of financial indicators and ability to manage overall financial performance and use financial analysis to evaluate strategic options and opportunities.
• Ability to integrate with technical project and organization teams and be a team player.
• Master's degree in a business field or relevant discipline with a minimum of two years of experience, or equivalent experience that demonstrates the ability to perform duties of the job.
• Ability to translate strategy into action plans and follow through to completion.
• Ability to work collaboratively and lead cross-functional teams.

The Information Engineering and Cyber Business Office provides sound financial, analytical, and project control solutions for our partners in Division 9000 and Center 9300. Our core responsibilities include: Integration, analysis, estimating, reporting, project management, decision support, and financial stewardship.

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*

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.

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.