Systems Development Engineer Jobs in Los Alamos, NM

What You Will Do

This position is open for external candidates only to apply

The Program Office for LANL's Project Nexus serves as the central hub for overseeing the successful implementation of the enterprise resource planning (ERP) transformation. The Program Office is responsible for coordinating all project activities, including planning, execution, and monitoring, ensuring alignment with business objectives. It also manages risk, budget, and timeline adherence. Working closely with stakeholders across the Laboratory, the Program Office provides governance, integration, and oversight to ensure successful delivery of modernized business processes and systems that support the Laboratory's mission. This position, in addition to the Program Office, will reside within ALDBUS-ERP and report to the Project Nexus PMO Program Director.

As the Business Systems Program Manager, reporting to the Project Nexus PMO Program Director, you will own the Finance, Payroll, and HR workstreams from planning and design through implementation and deployment.

Specifically, you will:

• Develop and execute integrated work plans for your assigned workstreams, making decisions on sequencing, priorities, staffing, and pace of execution in alignment with overall program goals.
• Direct the day-to-day work of implementation partners and subcontracted resources, ensuring deliverables meet quality expectations and are produced within approved scope, schedule, and budget.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with business owners in Finance, Payroll, and HR, the implementation partner, and the PMO.
• Own the RAID log (risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies) for your workstreams: identify, document, mitigate, and escalate appropriately.
• Contribute to solution design, configuration, data migration, reporting, integration planning, and operational readiness activities in partnership with business and technical teams.
• Provide regular, candid status reporting to the ERP Program Director, PMO leadership, and Laboratory stakeholders, including progress, decisions needed, and emerging concerns.
• Support program governance, performance measurement, and milestone tracking, implementing corrective actions where needed.
• Make safety and security an integral part of every task, maintaining required training and taking the necessary steps to stop work if continuing would be unsafe or compromise security.

At the Program Manager 3 level, you will demonstrate experience independently leading a major workstream or program of comparable scale, with authority over how the work was structured and executed, shaping workstream strategy across the full program lifecycle, resolving cross-workstream conflicts, and serving as a primary spokesperson to Laboratory senior management on workstream status, risks, and emerging issues.

What You Need

Minimum Job Requirements:

Program Manager 2 ($106,400 - $176,000)

• Program/Project Management: Working knowledge of and experience in program or workstream management, including defining work scope, schedules, budgets, priorities, and performance milestones; developing cost, scope, and schedule baselines; reporting cost and schedule variance; and managing change control and risk.
• Business Partnership: Experience partnering with Finance, Human Resources, Payroll, or comparable business organizations to define requirements, establish priorities, and align business objectives with program goals.
• Vendor and Partner Management: Experience directing the work of consultants, implementation partners, or subcontractors and holding them accountable to quality, schedule, and budget commitments.
• Risk and Issue Management: Experience maintaining and acting on RAID (risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies) processes, including developing mitigation strategies and escalating appropriately.
• Communication: Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly with stakeholders at all organizational levels, facilitate decision-making, and deliver effective status reporting to leadership.

Education/Experience at the Program Manager 2 level: Position requires a bachelor's degree in a related field from an accredited institution and 5 years of directly related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation.

Program Manager 3 ($128,000 - $215,900)

In addition to the requirements above, qualification at the Program Manager 3 level requires:

• Advanced Program Management Knowledge: Advanced knowledge of and successfully demonstrated experience in all aspects of program management, including baseline development, variance reporting, change control, and risk management on moderately large and/or complex programs impacting multiple stakeholders/organizations.
• Autonomy and Latitude: Demonstrated ability to plan and execute programmatic work without considerable direction, exercising significant latitude in defining work breakdown structures and determining how deliverables are accomplished.
• Strategic Relationships: Successfully demonstrated experience evaluating, developing, negotiating, and maintaining partnerships and strategic relationships with customers such as government agencies, implementation partners, or comparable external organizations, and serving as primary spokesperson to senior management on program status, expectations, and emerging issues.

Education/Experience at the Program Manager 3 level: Position requires a bachelor's degree in a related field from an accredited institution and 8 years of directly related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation.

Desired Qualifications:

• Direct experience with a full-lifecycle ERP implementation (e.g., Oracle Cloud, SAP S/4HANA, Workday), particularly in Finance, HCM, or Payroll modules.
• Experience supporting planning, design, testing, deployment, or operational transition of enterprise business systems, including data migration and integration activities.
• PMP, PgMP, or equivalent program management certification.
• Experience in a DOE/NNSA, national laboratory, federal, or other highly regulated environment.
• Experience with organizational change management on large transformation initiatives.
• Advanced degree in business, management, or a related field.
• Active DOE Q clearance.

Essential Job Functions (can perform with or without reasonable accommodation):

Work Environment:

Work Location: The work location for this position is hybrid and is located in Los Alamos. Hybrid is defined as working partially onsite/partially offsite but within 2 hours ground commute of this location. All work locations are at the discretion of management and can change at any time with appropriate notice. Expectations on reporting onsite is up to a couple days a week.

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:

• Please provide a comprehensive cover letter that details how you meet the qualifications for the position.
• Due to federal restrictions contained in the current National Defense Authorization Act, citizens of the People's Republic of China-including the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau-as well as citizens of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), and the Russian Federation, who are not Lawful Permanent Residents ("green card" holders) are prohibited from accessing facilities that support the mission, functions, and operations of national security laboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities, which includes Los Alamos National Laboratory.

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 childbirth and parental leave
• Award-winning 401(k) (6% matching plus 3.5% annually)
• Learning opportunities and tuition assistance
• Flexible schedules and time off (PTO and holidays)
• Onsite gyms and wellness programs
• Extensive relocation packages (outside a 50 mile radius)

Additional Details

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.

Equal Opportunity: Los Alamos National Laboratory is an equal opportunity employer. All employment practices are based on qualification and merit, without regard to protected categories such as 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, state, and local 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 applyhelp@lanl.gov or call (505)-664-6947.