Oak Ridge National Laboratory - Oak Ridge, TN
posted 8 days ago
About the position
As a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science national laboratory, ORNL has an extraordinary 80-year history of solving the nation's biggest problems. We have a dedicated and creative staff of over 6,000 people! Our vision for diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) is to cultivate an environment and practices that foster diversity in ideas and in the people across the organization, as well as to ensure ORNL is recognized as a workplace of choice. These elements are critical for enabling the execution of ORNL's broader mission to accelerate scientific discoveries and their translation into energy, environment, and security solutions for the nation. We are seeking a Senior Cyber-Physical R&D Network Engineer who will support the Resilient Cyber-Physical Systems Section in the National Security Sciences Directorate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to increase ORNL's science contributions and help manage research across the Department of Energy (DOE), Department of Defense (DoD) and related Intelligence Community (IC) mission areas. This position entails researching, designing, building, and maintaining complex operational technology (OT) research and development networks.
Responsibilities
- Support national security agendas as they relate to the protection of national energy assets and critical infrastructure.
- Design, build, and maintain complex R&D OT networks. Assess partners' needs and recommend appropriate products and services.
- Work with a team of diverse IT personnel.
- Lead the development of research proposals related to critical infrastructure protection and cyber-physical security.
- Promote ORNL/partners cyber security research and development capabilities as they apply to the national security community.
- Provide scientific and technical advice for national level cyber security issues and ORNL programs.
- Mentor and train early-career engineers to help guide them on paths to success.
- Align behaviors, priorities, and interactions with ORNL's core values of Impact, Integrity, Teamwork, Safety, and Service.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field and eight (8) years of network engineering. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
- 3 years of experience supporting Cisco based networks.
Nice-to-haves
- Ability to think creatively in network and IT system design.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability and willingness to acquire new knowledge and learn new skills.
- Ability to work under pressure while maintaining excellent communication and creative thinking.
- Up to date network certifications (Network+, CCNA or similar).
- Knowledge of OT systems and networks.
- Knowledge of the unique requirements of R&D networks.
- Experience with multiple network environments (Cisco, Juniper, Arista, etc.).
- Excellent documentation skills.
- Motivated self-starter with the ability to work independently and to participate creatively in collaborative teams across the DOE complex.
- Ability to function well in a fast-paced research environment, set priorities to accomplish multiple tasks within deadlines, and adapt to ever changing needs.
Benefits
- Medical and retirement plans.
- Flexible work hours.
- On-site fitness, banking, and cafeteria facilities.
- Prescription Drug Plan.
- Dental Plan.
- Vision Plan.
- 401(k) Retirement Plan.
- Contributory Pension Plan.
- Life Insurance.
- Disability Benefits.
- Generous Vacation and Holidays.
- Parental Leave.
- Legal Insurance with Identity Theft Protection.
- Employee Assistance Plan.
- Flexible Spending Accounts.
- Health Savings Accounts.
- Wellness Programs.
- Educational Assistance.
- Relocation Assistance.
- Employee Discounts.
