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Naval Nuclear Laboratory is hiring for 155 open roles on Migrate Mate as of July 16, 2026, concentrated in engineering (Non-Software) and electrical engineering, with listed salaries up to about $315,000. Migrate Mate updates Naval Nuclear Laboratory's live openings daily. Naval Nuclear Laboratory is a federally operated research and engineering organization that supports the design, development, and maintenance of naval nuclear propulsion technology under the U.S. Department of Energy.
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Naval Nuclear Laboratory hiring data on Migrate Mate, as of July 16, 2026.
- Open jobs
- 155
- Top team
- Engineering (Non-Software)
- Seniority
- Across all levels
- Work type
- 1% remote or hybrid
- Top location
- Niskayuna
- Salary range
- $52,000–$315,000
Listed salaries for Naval Nuclear Laboratory roles on Migrate Mate range from about $52,000 to $315,000 per year across 155 open roles, as of July 16, 2026.
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Location: Amarillo, TX - Pantex Amarillo Campus
Job Title: IT SAP Basis & Operations Lead
Career Level From: Specialist
Career Level To: Senior Specialist
Organization: Enterprise Resource Plan Sys (51433055)
Job Specialty: System Development
What You'll Do
The Systems, Applications, and Products (SAP) Basis & Operations Lead is the primary technical owner of the SAP landscape, responsible for system stability, performance, security, compliance, and lifecycle management across on‑premise and cloud environments. This role combines hands‑on SAP Basis expertise with leadership responsibilities and is a key contributor to the organization’s current Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Central Component (ECC) on High-Performance Analytic Appliance (HANA), future S/4HANA migration, and cloud transformation efforts.
The Lead oversees SAP Basis and Operations administrators, provides technical direction, resolves complex issues, and partners closely with cybersecurity, infrastructure, enterprise architecture, application teams, and business stakeholders.
Core Responsibilities
1. Team Leadership & Operational Oversight
- Lead and develop the SAP Basis, Security, and Operations administration team.
- Establish priorities, assign work, and ensure timely delivery of operations and project tasks.
- Serve as senior technical escalation for critical issues, outages, and root cause analysis.
- Promote operational excellence, accountability, documentation quality, and continuous improvement.
- Demonstrate ability to operate as both a hands‑on expert and a strategic technical leader.
2. SAP Platform Administration
- Own system health, availability, performance, and reliability across all SAP environments (Development (DEV), Quality Assurance (QA), Test, Disaster Recovery (DR), Production).
- Lead current SAP ECC on HANA and non-SAP installations, upgrades, system refreshes, lifecycle management, and future S/4HANA migration activities.
- Troubleshoot complex issues across SAP applications, HANA, Operating System (OS), databases, interfaces, and authentication services.
- Maintain technical documentation, operational standards, and platform governance.
3. Architecture, Strategy & Technology Roadmap
- Contribute to long‑term SAP platform strategy, S/4HANA migration planning, and cloud modernization.
- Provide technical oversight for architecture decisions, integrations, infrastructure design, and cloud connectivity (including National Security Services (NS2) if applicable).
- Evaluate and recommend emerging technologies and best practices to enhance reliability, scalability, and supportability.
4. Security, Compliance & Audit
- Partner with Cybersecurity on platform hardening, privileged access controls, Separation of Duties (SoD), and security governance.
- Support audits through documentation, evidence collection, control validation, and remediation planning.
- Lead security monitoring, vulnerability management, patch governance, and emergency access processes.
5. Enterprise Integration & Cross‑Team Coordination
- Maintain reliability of critical interfaces and integrations across SAP, cloud services, middleware, and enterprise systems.
- Coordinate and perform technical activities during upgrades, major releases, maintenance events, and incidents.
- Support hybrid ecosystems including SAP, cloud apps, Learning Management System (LMS) platforms, and reporting solutions.
Desired Skills & Experience
Technical Expertise
- Deep knowledge of SAP architecture, Hands-on Basis administration, HANA performance tuning, monitoring, Disaster Recovery (DR), and lifecycle management.
- Experience supporting complex hybrid SAP landscapes (Error-Correcting Code (ECC), HANA, NetWeaver, S/4HANA, Business Technology Platform (BTP)).
- Ability to diagnose issues spanning infrastructure, security, integrations, and enterprise applications.
Leadership & Problem Solving
- Experience leading technical resources and reviewing technical deliverables.
- Strong incident and problem‑management capabilities.
- Ability to translate complex issues into actionable recommendations.
Architecture & Integration
- Understanding of S/4HANA transformation, cloud SAP environments, transport governance, and integration frameworks.
- Familiarity with middleware, cloud connectivity, and cross‑platform troubleshooting.
Operational Excellence
- Strong grounding in Information Technology Service Management (ITSM), change management, and process governance.
- Commitment to documentation quality, reliability, and service delivery in mission‑critical environments.
Communication & Collaboration
- Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
Minimum Job Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in engineering/science/information technology discipline: Minimum 4 years of relevant experience. Typical engineering/science/information technology experience ranging from 6 to 10 years.
- OR Master's degree in engineering/science/information technology discipline: Minimum 2 years of relevant experience.
- OR applicants without a bachelor's degree may be considered based on a combination of at least 12 years of completed education and/or relevant experience.
Department of Energy (DOE) 426.2A Requirements
- Not Applicable
Preferred Job Requirements
- 8+ years SAP Basis experience, including HANA administration.
- Expertise in performance tuning, kernel/patch management, and transport management.
- Hands-on S/4HANA experience or involvement in migration programs.
- Strong understanding of SAP Security (roles, provisioning, SoD, audit controls).
- Experience with system integrations, Incident resolution, and cloud-hosted SAP environments (NS2 preferred).
- Proven ability to lead technical troubleshooting and cross-functional collaboration.
- SAP HANA certification.
- Experience with NS2 or Federal Risk & Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP)-aligned environments.
- Experience in regulated industries (Department of Energy, Department of Defense (DoD), utilities, manufacturing, etc.).
- Scripting/automation familiarity.
- SAP Security exposure (roles, authorizations, audit support).
- Cybersecurity and risk management familiarity.
Why Join Us
This is a high‑impact role shaping the future of our SAP landscape. The SAP Basis & Security Lead will drive S/4HANA transformation, cloud modernization, cybersecurity maturity, operational excellence, and long‑term SAP platform strategy while working with a skilled cross‑functional team.
#JointheMission: Your Impact Starts Here
Notes
The minimum education and experience for the lowest career level in the job posting range are listed under Minimum Job Requirements. Successful candidates hired into a higher career level than the minimum in the range must meet the requirements listed in the job leveling charts for the career level into which they are being hired.
If a range of Career Levels is posted, i.e., Senior Associate to Senior Specialist, internal applicants already in one of the Career Levels would come across at their current Career Level. Internal applicants currently in a lower level Career Level would move to the lowest posted Career Level.
Requires a Q clearance; however all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of their current clearance status. The ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance is required.
Position may require entry into Materials Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (HRP). If HRP is required, candidate must complete a counterintelligence-scope polygraph, pursuant to 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 709. Medical requirements may apply.
Pantex is a drug-free workplace. Candidates accepting a job offer will be required to pass a pre-placement physical, drug screening and background investigation. As an employee, you may be required to receive and maintain a security clearance from the United States Department of Energy in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to sensitive information or matter. U.S. citizenship is a requirement for security clearance applicants. All employees are subject to random selection for drug testing without advance notification.
Pantex is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, genetic information, disability or veteran status.
Location: Amarillo, TX - Pantex Amarillo Campus
Job Title: IT SAP Basis & Operations Lead
Career Level From: Specialist
Career Level To: Senior Specialist
Organization: Enterprise Resource Plan Sys (51433055)
Job Specialty: System Development
What You'll Do
The Systems, Applications, and Products (SAP) Basis & Operations Lead is the primary technical owner of the SAP landscape, responsible for system stability, performance, security, compliance, and lifecycle management across on‑premise and cloud environments. This role combines hands‑on SAP Basis expertise with leadership responsibilities and is a key contributor to the organization’s current Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Central Component (ECC) on High-Performance Analytic Appliance (HANA), future S/4HANA migration, and cloud transformation efforts.
The Lead oversees SAP Basis and Operations administrators, provides technical direction, resolves complex issues, and partners closely with cybersecurity, infrastructure, enterprise architecture, application teams, and business stakeholders.
Core Responsibilities
1. Team Leadership & Operational Oversight
- Lead and develop the SAP Basis, Security, and Operations administration team.
- Establish priorities, assign work, and ensure timely delivery of operations and project tasks.
- Serve as senior technical escalation for critical issues, outages, and root cause analysis.
- Promote operational excellence, accountability, documentation quality, and continuous improvement.
- Demonstrate ability to operate as both a hands‑on expert and a strategic technical leader.
2. SAP Platform Administration
- Own system health, availability, performance, and reliability across all SAP environments (Development (DEV), Quality Assurance (QA), Test, Disaster Recovery (DR), Production).
- Lead current SAP ECC on HANA and non-SAP installations, upgrades, system refreshes, lifecycle management, and future S/4HANA migration activities.
- Troubleshoot complex issues across SAP applications, HANA, Operating System (OS), databases, interfaces, and authentication services.
- Maintain technical documentation, operational standards, and platform governance.
3. Architecture, Strategy & Technology Roadmap
- Contribute to long‑term SAP platform strategy, S/4HANA migration planning, and cloud modernization.
- Provide technical oversight for architecture decisions, integrations, infrastructure design, and cloud connectivity (including National Security Services (NS2) if applicable).
- Evaluate and recommend emerging technologies and best practices to enhance reliability, scalability, and supportability.
4. Security, Compliance & Audit
- Partner with Cybersecurity on platform hardening, privileged access controls, Separation of Duties (SoD), and security governance.
- Support audits through documentation, evidence collection, control validation, and remediation planning.
- Lead security monitoring, vulnerability management, patch governance, and emergency access processes.
5. Enterprise Integration & Cross‑Team Coordination
- Maintain reliability of critical interfaces and integrations across SAP, cloud services, middleware, and enterprise systems.
- Coordinate and perform technical activities during upgrades, major releases, maintenance events, and incidents.
- Support hybrid ecosystems including SAP, cloud apps, Learning Management System (LMS) platforms, and reporting solutions.
Desired Skills & Experience
Technical Expertise
- Deep knowledge of SAP architecture, Hands-on Basis administration, HANA performance tuning, monitoring, Disaster Recovery (DR), and lifecycle management.
- Experience supporting complex hybrid SAP landscapes (Error-Correcting Code (ECC), HANA, NetWeaver, S/4HANA, Business Technology Platform (BTP)).
- Ability to diagnose issues spanning infrastructure, security, integrations, and enterprise applications.
Leadership & Problem Solving
- Experience leading technical resources and reviewing technical deliverables.
- Strong incident and problem‑management capabilities.
- Ability to translate complex issues into actionable recommendations.
Architecture & Integration
- Understanding of S/4HANA transformation, cloud SAP environments, transport governance, and integration frameworks.
- Familiarity with middleware, cloud connectivity, and cross‑platform troubleshooting.
Operational Excellence
- Strong grounding in Information Technology Service Management (ITSM), change management, and process governance.
- Commitment to documentation quality, reliability, and service delivery in mission‑critical environments.
Communication & Collaboration
- Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
Minimum Job Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in engineering/science/information technology discipline: Minimum 4 years of relevant experience. Typical engineering/science/information technology experience ranging from 6 to 10 years.
- OR Master's degree in engineering/science/information technology discipline: Minimum 2 years of relevant experience.
- OR applicants without a bachelor's degree may be considered based on a combination of at least 12 years of completed education and/or relevant experience.
Department of Energy (DOE) 426.2A Requirements
- Not Applicable
Preferred Job Requirements
- 8+ years SAP Basis experience, including HANA administration.
- Expertise in performance tuning, kernel/patch management, and transport management.
- Hands-on S/4HANA experience or involvement in migration programs.
- Strong understanding of SAP Security (roles, provisioning, SoD, audit controls).
- Experience with system integrations, Incident resolution, and cloud-hosted SAP environments (NS2 preferred).
- Proven ability to lead technical troubleshooting and cross-functional collaboration.
- SAP HANA certification.
- Experience with NS2 or Federal Risk & Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP)-aligned environments.
- Experience in regulated industries (Department of Energy, Department of Defense (DoD), utilities, manufacturing, etc.).
- Scripting/automation familiarity.
- SAP Security exposure (roles, authorizations, audit support).
- Cybersecurity and risk management familiarity.
Why Join Us
This is a high‑impact role shaping the future of our SAP landscape. The SAP Basis & Security Lead will drive S/4HANA transformation, cloud modernization, cybersecurity maturity, operational excellence, and long‑term SAP platform strategy while working with a skilled cross‑functional team.
#JointheMission: Your Impact Starts Here
Notes
The minimum education and experience for the lowest career level in the job posting range are listed under Minimum Job Requirements. Successful candidates hired into a higher career level than the minimum in the range must meet the requirements listed in the job leveling charts for the career level into which they are being hired.
If a range of Career Levels is posted, i.e., Senior Associate to Senior Specialist, internal applicants already in one of the Career Levels would come across at their current Career Level. Internal applicants currently in a lower level Career Level would move to the lowest posted Career Level.
Requires a Q clearance; however all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of their current clearance status. The ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance is required.
Position may require entry into Materials Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (HRP). If HRP is required, candidate must complete a counterintelligence-scope polygraph, pursuant to 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 709. Medical requirements may apply.
Pantex is a drug-free workplace. Candidates accepting a job offer will be required to pass a pre-placement physical, drug screening and background investigation. As an employee, you may be required to receive and maintain a security clearance from the United States Department of Energy in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to sensitive information or matter. U.S. citizenship is a requirement for security clearance applicants. All employees are subject to random selection for drug testing without advance notification.
Pantex is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, genetic information, disability or veteran status.
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Naval Nuclear Laboratory's 155 open roles are across all levels, and about 1% are remote or hybrid. The most active teams are engineering (Non-Software), electrical engineering, and corporate training. Naval Nuclear Laboratory is a federally funded research and development center operated under the U.S. Department of Energy, focused on naval nuclear propulsion systems. The work spans nuclear engineering, mechanical and software engineering, project management, radiological safety, and administrative support across multiple government sites. Most Naval Nuclear Laboratory roles are based in Niskayuna, with some in West Mifflin and Amarillo.
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How many jobs is Naval Nuclear Laboratory hiring for right now?
Naval Nuclear Laboratory is hiring for 155 open roles on Migrate Mate as of July 16, 2026, updated daily, concentrated in engineering (Non-Software) and electrical engineering. Positions range from entry-level engineering roles to experienced project managers and technical supervisors, reflecting active hiring across both scientific and operational functions at the laboratory.
What kinds of roles does Naval Nuclear Laboratory hire for?
The most active teams are engineering (Non-Software), electrical engineering, and corporate training. Naval Nuclear Laboratory posts positions across nuclear engineering, mechanical and software engineering, radiological work, project management, risk management, and administrative support. Technical and engineering roles make up a significant share of openings, alongside supervisory and specialist positions. Most postings are across all levels, though entry-level engineering opportunities also appear.
Are Naval Nuclear Laboratory jobs remote or in-person?
Mostly on-site. About 1% of Naval Nuclear Laboratory's open roles on Migrate Mate are remote or hybrid as of July 16, 2026, with the rest based in Niskayuna. Each Naval Nuclear Laboratory listing shows its work location so you can filter before applying.
How do I apply to a job at Naval Nuclear Laboratory?
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What do Naval Nuclear Laboratory jobs pay?
Listed salaries for Naval Nuclear Laboratory roles on Migrate Mate range from about $52,000 to $315,000 per year as of July 16, 2026, with most postings at across all levels. Exact pay is set by Naval Nuclear Laboratory and shown on each listing.
Does Naval Nuclear Laboratory hire entry-level?
Most of Naval Nuclear Laboratory's open roles on Migrate Mate are across all levels as of July 16, 2026. Check individual Naval Nuclear Laboratory listings for stated experience requirements.
Where is Naval Nuclear Laboratory hiring?
Most Naval Nuclear Laboratory roles are based in Niskayuna, with some in West Mifflin and Amarillo, and about 1% offer remote or hybrid work as of July 16, 2026. Migrate Mate shows the location on each listing.