{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"87a0dc0e9da9ec8c78f7b434","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/87a0dc0e9da9ec8c78f7b434","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/87a0dc0e9da9ec8c78f7b434","title":"Application Infrastructure Engineer","description":"Category: Information Technology/Computing\nEmployee Referral Bonus: $1500\nJob Code 1: SES.3 Science & Engineering MTS 3\nPre-Employment Drug Test: Required for external applicant(s) selected for this position (includes testing for use of marijuana)\nPre-Placement Medical Exam: Not applicable\nSecurity Clearance: Anticipated DOE Q clearance (requires U.S. citizenship and a federal background investigation)\nCompany Description Join us and make YOUR mark on the World!\nLawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has turned bold ideas into world-changing impact advancing science and technology to strengthen U.S. security and promote global stability.\nOur mission spans four critical national security areas nuclear deterrence, threat preparedness, energy security, and multi-domain defense empowering teams to take on the toughest challenges of today and tomorrow. With a culture built on innovation and operational excellence, LLNL is a place where your expertise can make a real impact.\nJob Description We have an opening for an Application Infrastructure Engineer . You will play a key role in ensuring reliability and performance across our application infrastructure services that support hundreds of enterprise applications for LLNL. This position is in the Enterprise Infrastructure Services (EIS) Division within the Computing Directorate, is support of the LivIT program.\nIn this role you will have a hybrid schedule, blending in‑person and virtual presence. You will have the flexibility to work from home one or more days per week.\nYou will\nSupport PingFederate implementation by performing patching, maintenance, and troubleshooting authentication issues.\nSupport AppManager instance, working closely with development staff who leverage AppManager for batch jobs and automation.\nProvide operational support for Enterprise Application, Kubernetes, Docker, and related technologies, such as ingress controllers, load balancers, and API gateways, to meet negotiated Service Level Agreements (SLAs).\nCollaborate with cross‐functional teams, including developers, IT managers, systems and database administrators, and security personnel, to design and deliver robust, secure, and scalable application infrastructures.\nManage the full lifecycle of Enterprise application, including capacity planning, upgrades, documentation, standards enforcement, security compliance, vulnerability remediation, and performance monitoring.\nImplement and enforce security best practices within container environments, including RBAC, secrets management, network policies, vulnerability scanning, and DevSecOps principles.\nPerform other duties as assigned.\nQualifications Ability to obtain and maintain a US DOE Q‑level security clearance which requires U.S. Citizenship.\nBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Management Information Systems, or related field, or the equivalent combination of education and related experience.\nSignificant hands‑on experience managing and operating application infrastructure and Kubernetes clusters in production environments.\nAdvanced experience managing and administering Ping Federate.\nAdvanced experience implementing, managing, and supporting applications and cloud service infrastructures, including monitoring, security, and lifecycle management, across 2 or more of the following technologies: Java Play, Oracle WebLogic, Apache, Tomcat, IIS, load balancers, API gateways, Kubernetes, and various enterprise COTS solutions.\nSignificant experience with systems programming and/or automation tools, such as Python, Bash, Go, Terraform, Ansible, and Helm, to create, configure, monitor, and automate the management of Kubernetes and application infrastructures, including O/S administration, configuration management, CI/CD deployments, or security administration.\nAdvanced experience with major cloud platforms and their managed Kubernetes services, such as AWS EKS, GCP GKE, Azure AKS.\nAdvanced troubleshooting, debugging, and root cause analysis skills for complex distributed systems.\nAdvanced communication, facilitation, and collaboration skills necessary to effectively work across cross–functional teams.\nQualifications We Desire\nMaster’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Management Information Systems.\nExperience leveraging Splunk or equivalent SIEM environment to operationally manage application infrastructure services.\nExperience working in a compliance‑driven and secure environment, as well as project management experience with large, enterprise commercial off‑the‑shelf (COTS) application implementations.\nPay Range\n$175,530 ‑ $222,564 Annually\nThis is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting; pay will not be below any applicable local minimum wage. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.\nAdditional Information #LI‑Hybrid\nPosition Information\nThis is a Career Indefinite position, open to Lab employees and external candidates.\nWhy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory?\nIncluded in 2026 Best Places to Work by Glassdoor!\nFlexible schedules (depending on project needs)\nThis position requires a Department of Energy (DOE) Q‑level clearance. If you are selected, we will initiate a Federal background investigation to determine if you meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. All DOE‑cleared employees are subject to random drug testing. Q‑level clearance requires U.S. citizenship.\nPre‑Employment Drug Test\nExternal applicant(s) selected for this position must pass a post‑offer, pre‑employment drug test. This includes testing for use of marijuana as Federal Law applies to us as a Federal Contractor.\nWireless and Medical Devices\nPer the Department of Energy (DOE), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory must meet certain restrictions with the use and/or possession of mobile devices in Limited Areas. Depending on your job duties you may be required to work in a Limited Area where you are not permitted to have a personal and/or laboratory mobile device in your possession. This includes, but is not limited to, cell phones, tablets, fitness devices, wireless headphones, and other Bluetooth/wireless enabled devices.\nIf you use a medical device that pairs with a mobile device, you must still follow the rules concerning the mobile device in individual sections within Limited Areas. Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities require separate approval. Hearing aids without wireless capabilities or wireless that has been disabled are allowed in Limited Areas, Secure Space and Transit/Buffer Space within buildings.\nHow to identify fake job advertisements\nPlease be aware of recruitment scams where people or entities are misusing the name of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) to post fake job advertisements. LLNL never extends an offer without a personal interview and will never charge a fee for joining our company. All current job openings are displayed on the Career Page under “Find Your Job” of our website. If you have encountered a job posting or have been approached with a job offer that you suspect may be fraudulent, we strongly recommend you do not respond.\nWe are an equal opportunity employer that is committed to providing all with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, marital status, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, protected veteran status, age, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws.\nReasonable Accommodation\nOur goal is to create an accessible and inclusive experience for all candidates applying and interviewing at the Laboratory. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please use our online form to submit a request.\nCalifornia Privacy Notice\nThe California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) grants privacy rights to all California residents. The law also entitles job applicants, employees, and non‑employee workers to be notified of what personal information LLNL collects and for what purpose. 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With a culture built on innovation and operational excellence, LLNL is a place where your expertise can make a real impact.\nJob Description We have an opening for an Application Infrastructure Engineer . You will play a key role in ensuring reliability and performance across our application infrastructure services that support hundreds of enterprise applications for LLNL. This position is in the Enterprise Infrastructure Services (EIS) Division within the Computing Directorate, is support of the LivIT program.\nIn this role you will have a hybrid schedule, blending in‑person and virtual presence. You will have the flexibility to work from home one or more days per week.\nYou will\nSupport PingFederate implementation by performing patching, maintenance, and troubleshooting authentication issues.\nSupport AppManager instance, working closely with development staff who leverage AppManager for batch jobs and automation.\nProvide operational support for Enterprise Application, Kubernetes, Docker, and related technologies, such as ingress controllers, load balancers, and API gateways, to meet negotiated Service Level Agreements (SLAs).\nCollaborate with cross‐functional teams, including developers, IT managers, systems and database administrators, and security personnel, to design and deliver robust, secure, and scalable application infrastructures.\nManage the full lifecycle of Enterprise application, including capacity planning, upgrades, documentation, standards enforcement, security compliance, vulnerability remediation, and performance monitoring.\nImplement and enforce security best practices within container environments, including RBAC, secrets management, network policies, vulnerability scanning, and DevSecOps principles.\nPerform other duties as assigned.\nQualifications Ability to obtain and maintain a US DOE Q‑level security clearance which requires U.S. Citizenship.\nBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Management Information Systems, or related field, or the equivalent combination of education and related experience.\nSignificant hands‑on experience managing and operating application infrastructure and Kubernetes clusters in production environments.\nAdvanced experience managing and administering Ping Federate.\nAdvanced experience implementing, managing, and supporting applications and cloud service infrastructures, including monitoring, security, and lifecycle management, across 2 or more of the following technologies: Java Play, Oracle WebLogic, Apache, Tomcat, IIS, load balancers, API gateways, Kubernetes, and various enterprise COTS solutions.\nSignificant experience with systems programming and/or automation tools, such as Python, Bash, Go, Terraform, Ansible, and Helm, to create, configure, monitor, and automate the management of Kubernetes and application infrastructures, including O/S administration, configuration management, CI/CD deployments, or security administration.\nAdvanced experience with major cloud platforms and their managed Kubernetes services, such as AWS EKS, GCP GKE, Azure AKS.\nAdvanced troubleshooting, debugging, and root cause analysis skills for complex distributed systems.\nAdvanced communication, facilitation, and collaboration skills necessary to effectively work across cross–functional teams.\nQualifications We Desire\nMaster’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Management Information Systems.\nExperience leveraging Splunk or equivalent SIEM environment to operationally manage application infrastructure services.\nExperience working in a compliance‑driven and secure environment, as well as project management experience with large, enterprise commercial off‑the‑shelf (COTS) application implementations.\nPay Range\n$175,530 ‑ $222,564 Annually\nThis is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting; pay will not be below any applicable local minimum wage. 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Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities require separate approval. Hearing aids without wireless capabilities or wireless that has been disabled are allowed in Limited Areas, Secure Space and Transit/Buffer Space within buildings.\nHow to identify fake job advertisements\nPlease be aware of recruitment scams where people or entities are misusing the name of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) to post fake job advertisements. LLNL never extends an offer without a personal interview and will never charge a fee for joining our company. All current job openings are displayed on the Career Page under “Find Your Job” of our website. If you have encountered a job posting or have been approached with a job offer that you suspect may be fraudulent, we strongly recommend you do not respond.\nWe are an equal opportunity employer that is committed to providing all with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, marital status, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, protected veteran status, age, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws.\nReasonable Accommodation\nOur goal is to create an accessible and inclusive experience for all candidates applying and interviewing at the Laboratory. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please use our online form to submit a request.\nCalifornia Privacy Notice\nThe California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) grants privacy rights to all California residents. The law also entitles job applicants, employees, and non‑employee workers to be notified of what personal information LLNL collects and for what purpose. 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