Job Description
Job ID: 684512BR
Date posted: Jan. 29, 2025
Program: Space Security - Sierra
Description: Space is a critical domain, connecting our technologies, our security, and our humanity. While others view space as a destination, we see it as a realm of possibilities, where we can do more - we can innovate, invest, inspire, and integrate our capabilities to transform the future.
At Lockheed Martin Space, we aim to harness the full potential of space to cultivate innovation, reduce costs, and push the boundaries of what technology can achieve. We're creating future-ready solutions, focusing on resiliency and urgency through our 21st Century Security vision. We're erasing boundaries and forming partnerships across industries and around the world. We're advancing spacecraft and the workforce to fuel the next generation. And we're reimagining how space can connect us, ensuring security and prosperity.
Join us in shaping a new era in space and find a career that's built for you.
The National Security Space Business Area of Lockheed Martin Space in King of Prussia, PA is seeking an experienced, creative, and high energy Software Engineer with recent and relevant skills.
We're seeking candidates who are passionate about their craft, adamant about product quality and focused on our customer's mission. We constantly measure our employee's success and reward our top performers through salary increases, bonuses and awards.
You will be designing state-of-the-art concepts while delivering innovative capabilities in a new and emerging mission area supporting Joint All Domain Command & Control (JADC2) initiatives. You will be working on a mission that you can be proud of, knowing that you are making a lasting difference in the world and in the Space domain.
The selected candidate will serve as a seasoned Staff Software Developer on a team tasked with developing and integrating a variety of software components using Java and Python to support the Joint All Domain Command & Control (C2) mission. Our developers are empowered to sign up for tasks that interest them and have an opportunity to demo their work to external stakeholders up to every two weeks.
Candidates must be passionate about their trade, insist on product quality and focused on customer mission success. Candidates must demonstrate effective communication skills and be willing to engage in frequent interactions with peers, teammates, and customers in other geographical locations.
Basic Qualifications:
Required Skills:
- Demonstrated proficiency in software development using C/C++, C#, Java and/or Python languages (5 years minimum experience)
- Familiarity with Agile development processes / tools (e.g., Atlassian Jira)
- Demonstrated ability and desire to be self-sufficient and apply critical thinking skills to troubleshoot complex hardware/software issues
Security Clearance Requirements:
- In order to meet the requirements of the program, the selected candidate must be a U.S. Citizen to be considered and hold a DoD Top Secret security clearance to start
Desired Skills:
- The candidate will have demonstrated the ability to communicate effectively and work in a collaborative environment
- Ability & willingness to travel within US up to 25%
- DevSecOps technologies and GitLab CI/CD pipelines
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- Messaging technologies (ActiveMQ / Artemis, JMS, AMQP, TCP/IP, XML, XSLT, JSON, SFTP)
- Semantic Web, Ontologies, RDF, Graph Databases, Neo4j
- Open Mission Systems (OMS), Defense Intelligence Core Ontology (DICO), UCI, STANAG, Link-16, JREAP-C
- Server Operating Systems, including RedHat Enterprise Linux
- Common Software Design Patterns / Architectural paradigms (e.g., microservices)
- Familiarity with containerization using Docker, Kubernetes, Rancher or similar platforms/products
- Development tools (Ansible, Packer, Gradle, Eclipse, VS Code, etc.)
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Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.
Clearance Level: Top Secret
Other Important Information You Should Know
Expression of Interest: By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.
Ability to Work Remotely: Part-time Remote Telework: The employee selected for this position will work part of their work schedule remotely and part of their work schedule at a designated Lockheed Martin facility. The specific weekly schedule will be discussed during the hiring process.
Work Schedules: Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.
Schedule for this Position: 4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week
Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in California and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Washington or Washington DC is $85,900 - $164,600. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate's final work location. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer. Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays. (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year. This position is incentive plan eligible.
Lockheed Martin is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 - 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.
At Lockheed Martin, we use our passion for purposeful innovation to help keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work.
With our employees as our priority, we provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel, develop, and boost agility. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. We place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering an inclusive environment built upon integrity and corporate responsibility.
If this sounds like a culture you connect with, you're invited to apply for this role. Or, if you are unsure whether your experience aligns with the requirements of this position, we encourage you to search on Lockheed Martin Jobs, and apply for roles that align with your qualifications.
Experience Level: Experienced Professional
Business Unit: SPACE
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: Software Engineering
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First Lockheed Martin Corporation
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