Deputy group leader it manager - #1334654

What You Will Do

Use your skills and subject matter expertise to help lead a software applications group for one of the most important research institutions in the world. Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is looking for an experienced Information Technology Manager to help enhance the services we provide to our customers and ensure this a great place to work for our employees.

Reporting to the Mission Application Services (ADS-MAS) Group Leader, the Deputy Group Leader will assist in providing the vision, strategy, and operational management for a group of 90+ people.

ADS-MAS provides software solutions for our customers through custom application development and execution, Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) application implementation, and adoption of and integration with Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions. The ideal candidate will help assess, identify, and implement changes to improve upon an established Information Technology (IT) group. You will not only help ensure success for complex IT initiatives but will assist in developing strategic partnerships. This is an amazing opportunity to be part of a high-functioning and collaborative group!

What You Need

Minimum Job Requirements:

Leadership

Experience managing cross functional IT teams through first line supervisors and technical professionals for a large IT organization. Including recruitment, retention, succession planning, talent development, personnel, and salary management, and ensuring a diverse, inclusive, safe, and secure work environment.

Strategic Collaboration

Experience interacting with sister IT and functional customer organizations, helping to foster effective working relationships, and communicating complex information to a wide variety of stakeholders, including the ability to evolve your thinking, change their thinking, and/or gain acceptance in sensitive situations without damaging relationships.

Information Technology Strategy

Knowledge and experience collaborating with IT leadership and customers to help develop and implement strategic initiatives, selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results for the IT strategy of a large and complex group. Including helping to determine organizational objectives and interpreting LANL policies, and delegating assignments to first line supervisors.

IT Specific Job Requirements

Current knowledge of software development methodologies, tools and processes including software development lifecycle management frameworks, source code control, application development tools and techniques, secure coding practices, testing methodologies, database design, development and management, programming languages and frameworks, and system integration. Experience working effectively with platform and infrastructure service IT organizations.

Solution and Services Provider

Knowledge and experience in providing leadership for teams to provide solutions that address real mission critical problems and in providing the ongoing services for the entire software lifecycle.

Metrics

Experience developing, tracking, and reporting IT program/project metrics, including the ability to develop and administer budgets, schedules, and performance standards, as well as use data to build cases for necessary change, measure progress, and demonstrate success.

Education/Experience:

Position requires a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related field from an accredited institution and 5 years related experience; or, an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation.

Desired Qualifications:

Additional Experience Desired

Previous experience managing the transformation of an IT organization to an Agile environment with fully functioning scrum teams and extensive automation in support of DevSecOps, transitioning to a hybrid model with both on premise and cloud solutions, and transitioning to cloud-based development (e.g. AWS, MS Azure Platform as a Service PaaS). Experience developing, leading and/or managing the specification and implementation of effective IT solutions in the Environment, Safety, Security, Health and/or Quality business domains.

Federal/DOE

Previous experience managing an IT organization in the Federal sector and/or DOE/NNSA nuclear complex and/or knowledge of Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) structural organization, history, and culture.

Clearance

Active DOE "Q" or other Top-Secret clearance.

Work Environment:

Work Location: The work location for this position is telework and is located in Los Alamos, NM. Telework is defined as working from offsite but within 2 hours ground commute of this location. Reporting onsite may be periodically necessary. All work locations are at the discretion of management and can change at any time with appropriate notice.

Position commitment: Regular appointment employees are required to serve a period of continuous service in their current position in order to be eligible to apply for posted jobs throughout the Laboratory. If an employee has not served the time required, they may only apply for Laboratory jobs with the documented approval of their Division Leader. The position commitment for this position is 1 year.

Note to Applicants:

Along with your resume, please include a detailed cover letter explaining how you meet each of the minimum requirements and any of the desired qualifications.

Where You Will Work

Located in beautiful northern New Mexico, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is a multidisciplinary research institution engaged in strategic science on behalf of national security. Our generous benefits package includes:

• PPO or High Deductible medical insurance with the same large nationwide network
• Dental and vision insurance
• Free basic life and disability insurance
• Paid maternity and parental leave
• Award-winning 401(k) (6% matching plus 3.5% annually)
• Learning opportunities and tuition assistance
• Flexible schedules and time off (paid sick, vacation, and holidays)
• Onsite gyms and wellness programs
• Extensive relocation packages (outside a 50 mile radius)

Directive 206.2 - Employment with Triad requires a favorable decision by NNSA indicating employee is suitable under NNSA Supplemental Directive 206.2. Please note that this requirement applies only to citizens of the United States. Foreign nationals are subject to a similar requirement under DOE Order 142.3A.

Clearance: Q (Position will be cleared to this level). Selected applicants will be subject to a background investigation conducted by or on behalf of the Federal Government, and must meet eligibility requirements* for access to classified matter. This position requires a Q clearance. and obtaining such clearance requires US Citizenship except in extremely rare circumstances. Dependent upon the position, additional authorization to access classified information may be required, which may or may not be available to dual citizens. Receipt of a Q clearance and additional access authorization ultimately is a decision of the Federal Government and not of Triad.

• Eligibility requirements: To obtain a clearance, an individual must be at least 18 years of age; U.S. citizenship is required except in very limited circumstances. See DOE Order 472.2 for additional information.

New-Employment Drug Test: The Laboratory requires successful applicants to complete a new-employment drug test and maintains a substance abuse policy that includes random drug testing. Although New Mexico and other states have legalized the use of marijuana, use and possession of marijuana remain illegal under federal law. A positive drug test for marijuana will result in termination of employment, even if the use was pre-offer.

Regular position: Term status Laboratory employees applying for regular-status positions are converted to regular status.

Internal Applicants: Regular appointment employees who have served the required period of continuous service in their current position are eligible to apply for posted jobs throughout the Laboratory. If an employee has not served the required period of continuous service, they may only apply for Laboratory jobs with the documented approval of their Division Leader. Please refer to Policy Policy P701 for applicant eligibility requirements.

Incentive Compensation Program: Position is eligible to participate in the Triad Incentive Compensation Program. You must be in an eligible position for a minimum of 3 months, before July 1st and remain in an eligible position as of the end of the fiscal year, September 30th. The annual distribution is prorated based on the number of months in the eligible position.

Equal Opportunity: Los Alamos National Laboratory is an equal opportunity employer and supports a diverse and inclusive workforce. All employment practices are based on qualification and merit, without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status or spousal affiliation, physical or mental disability, medical conditions, pregnancy, status as a protected veteran, genetic information, or citizenship within the limits imposed by federal laws and regulations. The Laboratory is also committed to making our workplace accessible to individuals with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodations, upon request, for individuals to participate in the application and hiring process. To request such an accommodation, please send an email to *********@lanl.gov or call 1-505-665-4444 option 1.