Senior​/Principal Technical Services Librarian, Hybrid

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Sandia National Laboratories is the nation's premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting‑edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:

• Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide
• Extraordinary co‑workers
• Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world
• Career advancement and enrichment opportunities
• Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten‑hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part‑time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)
• Generous vacation, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

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Sandia National Laboratories Technical Library is seeking a talented Technical Librarian for an exciting role managing and optimizing library systems, improving item discovery, and developing collections. We are looking for a collaborative, service‑oriented, self‑starter with a passion for library systems and collections, an interest in making data and documents findable, and the ability to work with a variety of people.

On any given day, you may be called on to:

• Partner with IT on a system migration from our current ILS Horizon to Koha
• Develop library collections in quantum computing, material science, popular science, and emerging areas of innovation at Sandia
• Catalog newly digitized documents
• Explore emerging technologies to expand the library’s resource and discovery services
• Participate as an embedded librarian in a Lab‑wide AI initiative
• Assist Sandia researchers with tracking down historical information
• Provide consultations to researchers on document and data management projects
• Suggest and lead a new project to improve library services

$87,400 - $168,800

* Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate’s experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.

• Bachelors degree in library and information science or relevant discipline, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• Plus, five years or more years of directly related experience as a professional librarian that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of the job.
• Equivalent experience in lieu of degree must be directly related experience that demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of the job.
• Demonstrated experience working with integrated library systems.
• Knowledge of emerging technologies in library and discovery systems.
• Experience with collection development.
• Ability to obtain a Department of Energy Q clearance.

• ALA‑accredited Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science or equivalent
• Strong patron service orientation, excellent communications skills, and the ability to work with researchers
• Experience with Horizon and/or Koha ILS systems. Experience leading system migrations is a plus.
• Familiarity with metadata schemas and repositories
• Knowledge of data management, ontology development, Python, and/or SQL
• Experience cataloging print and digital objects
• Experience working in a scientific or national security research environment
• Experience in designing and delivering library instruction sessions, workshops, and/or presentations
• Active Q Clearance

The Technical Library provides information services and resources that support the research needs of the engineers, scientists, and staff of Sandia National Laboratories. The library houses a robust print and electronic resources collection focused on engineering and science, and we support researchers working on some of the country’s most challenging…