Jobs at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Supports business processes, workflow coordination, document control, change-control proposals, project tracking, and operational reporting for strategic deterrence programs. Maintains SharePoint and Teams sites, tracks documentation and approvals, prepares reports and dashboards, gathers requirements, monitors project status, and recommends process improvements. The role may support classified program websites and requires eligibility for a U.S. DOE Q-level security clearance.

Develop and maintain Python-based geospatial data workflows, analysis tools, GIS applications, web services, and data products. Perform spatial analysis and QA/QC for geospatial data, code, and automated workflows. Support database, web application, and enterprise GIS integrations while documenting processes, testing solutions, and communicating technical results. The role collaborates with GIS professionals, developers, scientists, and stakeholders and requires eligibility for a DOE Q-level clearance.

Performs complex financial analysis, budget and resource management, workforce and operating plan development, variance research, forecasting, and financial reporting. Advises management on funding, costing, workforce, and business-process issues; develops metrics and policies; supports audits and regulatory compliance; and represents the organization with internal and external stakeholders. Leads financial improvement efforts and provides consultation on DOE, NNSA, federal, and institutional financial requirements.

Analyze industrial control and SCADA networks to identify vulnerabilities and indicators of compromise. Test and validate network characterization tools and cyber-physical simulations, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, automate system deployment and data collection, and communicate technical findings to stakeholders. Higher-level responsibilities include leading complex project planning, directing cross-disciplinary teams, presenting proposals, and developing research and development initiatives.

Leads risk management and systems engineering for complex National Ignition Facility projects. Responsibilities include risk identification, assessment, mitigation, requirements development and traceability, system architecture analysis, failure-mechanism evaluation, verification planning, project controls, scheduling, budgeting, stakeholder coordination, and technical leadership. The role requires full-time onsite work and supports multidisciplinary engineering programs in a national security research environment.

Designs secure, integrated technology architectures supporting enterprise applications, scientific research, and mission-critical operations. Responsibilities include analyzing requirements, selecting technologies, developing reference architectures and deployment methodologies, integrating applications and infrastructure, assessing technical risks and costs, and guiding implementation, testing, deployment, and continuous improvement. The role collaborates with application owners, developers, stakeholders, vendors, and project teams, with occasional travel and potential responsibilities for workflows, application onboarding, and enterprise network promotion.

Build, deploy, support, and enhance containerized applications and software stacks in OpenShift and Kubernetes environments. Maintain Linux-based infrastructure, CI pipelines, monitoring, logging, and automated deployments while supporting HPC users. Collaborate with technical and security teams to deliver reliable, secure, highly available services, including cloud-based AI offerings and GPU-enabled workloads. Provide customer-focused guidance, troubleshoot issues, and follow software engineering, testing, configuration, change-management, and documentation practices.

Supports nuclear weapons engineering experiments by designing, fabricating, assembling, testing, troubleshooting, upgrading, and maintaining complex electro-mechanical systems and instrumentation. Collaborates with scientists and engineers, develops procedures, analyzes and presents test data, provides technical direction, and may lead technical teams. Work is conducted on-site across LLNL and Nuclear Security Enterprise locations and requires eligibility for a DOE Q-level clearance.

Conduct cybersecurity research and red-team development focused on critical infrastructure, Federal networks, operational technology, and industrial control systems. Analyze source code, binaries, firmware, and malware; identify vulnerabilities and attack vectors; develop proof-of-concept exploits, mitigations, and repeatable adversary-emulation workflows. Support penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, threat analysis, sponsor engagements, research proposals, and cybersecurity project planning.

Develop, implement, deploy, maintain, and troubleshoot hardware and software control systems for the National Ignition Facility. Design system upgrades, instrumentation, automation sequences, PLC and SCADA/HMI solutions, and test procedures. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, support commissioning and operations, perform root-cause analysis and maintenance, and improve system reliability. Higher-level responsibilities include complex troubleshooting, failure analysis, mentoring, technical leadership, and project team leadership.

Conduct fundamental research in machine learning, statistical methods, foundation models, uncertainty quantification, safety, and trustworthy AI for national security and scientific applications. Develop and apply advanced models, analyze data, conduct experiments and simulations, publish findings, contribute to proposals, and collaborate with interdisciplinary researchers, academic partners, and industry.

Develop and maintain software applications and graphical user interfaces for visualizing, retrieving, and presenting engineering and experimental data. Build features integrating databases, APIs, controls software, and data-recall systems. Create data-processing functionality, automated tests, and reliable software components while participating in design reviews, documentation, configuration management, and collaboration with scientists, engineers, and project personnel. The role is fully on-site and supports a mission-critical accelerator system.

Develops and manages strategic communications for LLNL science and technology initiatives, including the LDRD program and Academic Engagement Office. Responsibilities include writing, editing, storytelling, presentations, reports, social media, multimedia content, communications planning, project scheduling, stakeholder coordination, quality assurance, metrics, and process improvement. The role translates complex scientific and technical information for varied audiences while collaborating with executives, scientists, designers, editors, and administrative staff.

Lead cybersecurity research and red-team efforts protecting critical infrastructure and federal networks. Analyze source code, binaries, firmware, malware, and operational technology systems to identify vulnerabilities and attack vectors. Develop proof-of-concept exploits, mitigation strategies, adversary-emulation tools, and penetration-testing capabilities. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, sponsors, and senior stakeholders; contribute to research proposals, funding, technical strategy, and team mentorship. Higher-level duties include directing complex projects, setting research vision, and advancing cybersecurity programs.

Leads multidisciplinary engineering projects involving advanced laser, optomechanical, electromechanical, and high-power systems. Provides technical leadership, develops solutions to complex engineering problems, manages project schedules and budgets, oversees execution, maintains quality standards, and mentors team members. The role requires collaboration with stakeholders, vendors, sponsors, and industry partners, as well as presenting technical recommendations to management. Full-time on-site work and eligibility for a U.S. DOE Q-level clearance are required.

Administers and supports Microsoft Entra ID authentication services for enterprise applications using SAML and OAuth/OIDC. Responsibilities include designing authentication solutions, integrating applications, troubleshooting root causes, implementing change-controlled improvements, automating administration, maintaining service reliability, supporting users and engineering teams, and participating in 24/7 on-call coverage. Higher-level duties include managing complex priorities, collaborating with external organizations, and improving authentication service delivery.

Solicits, negotiates, awards, and administers complex commercial and government subcontracts. Responsibilities include acquisition planning, proposal evaluation, vendor selection, pricing and terms negotiation, subcontract performance management, invoice approval, modifications, closeout, audit responses, and regulatory compliance. The role serves as a procurement resource for national security programs and may lead projects or mentor analysts at the higher level.

Leads and supervises teams responsible for fire alarm systems engineering and central alarm software development. Oversees multidisciplinary projects, technical integration, budgets, resources, compliance, and program performance. Provides strategic planning, technical direction, personnel development, and operational guidance while ensuring adherence to NFPA, DOE, cybersecurity, ES&H, quality, and security requirements. Represents the alarms function to management, regulators, customers, and stakeholders, resolving complex technical and operational issues.

Leads advanced cybersecurity and cyber intelligence research protecting critical infrastructure and federal networks. Develops adversarial simulation methods, vulnerability discovery techniques, malware and network analysis workflows, specialized software tools, and machine learning models for operational technology security. Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams, sponsors, and stakeholders; shapes technical strategy, proposals, and program growth; mentors engineers; and analyzes emerging threats. Higher-level responsibilities include directing complex projects, setting research vision, developing algorithms, and influencing laboratory and external technical direction.

Conduct research combining machine learning, computational biology, and multiomics. Develop predictive, interpretable, self-supervised, and foundation models for bulk, single-cell, spatial, and multimodal biological data. Analyze large-scale sequencing datasets, integrate data across studies, investigate host-response and disease biology, publish findings, present research, and collaborate in a multidisciplinary environment.