X-Lab Dev Ops Engineer – Secret Clearance

Basic Qualifications

• Active Final SECRET clearance required prior to starting
• Must possess a DoD 8570 certification at IAT Level II or higher (Security+, GSEC, SCNP, SSCP, CISSP, CISA, GSE, SCNA)
• Experience with Linux and Windows Server system administration
• Experience with virtualization technologies such as VMWare, Red Hat Open Stack, or Nutanix
• Experience with a scripting language such as Bash, Python, Power Shell or Ansible
• Hands‑on experience managing Kubernetes clusters, preferably with Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP) and Open Shift including deploying applications and services utilizing Helm charts and Kubernetes operators
• Practical experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and supporting infrastructure using Git Lab (including managing Git Lab and Runners)

Our Team, the Command and Control, Battle Management and Communications (C2

BMC) Experimentation Lab (X-LAB), is engineering, developing, and integrating new capability for the Missile Defense System that currently protects the United States and its allies. The team consists of many small agile teams that work together in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment. Our team is responsible for tasks such as sensor/weapon integration, algorithm development, user interface development, automated testing, cyber security, and enhancing other critical, leading‑edge missile defense technologies.

As a Dev Ops Engineer for the C2

BMC Experimentation Lab (X‑Lab) at the Missile Defense Integration and Operations Center (MDIOC), Schriever SFB, Colorado Springs, you will deploy, manage, and maintain large‑scale on‑premise cloud and hyper‑converged infrastructure solutions. The core focus of this role is the lifecycle management of containerized environments and infrastructure automation.

Key responsibilities include:

deploying, maintaining and managing the lifecycle of on‑premise cloud clusters Nutanix and/or Red Hat Open Shift; managing and scaling enterprise Kubernetes clusters utilizing Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP) and Open Shift; deploying applications, services and middleware using Helm charts and Kubernetes operators; utilizing Ansible for extensive infrastructure automation and configuration management; designing, implementing, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure using Git Lab and Git Lab Runners;

and tracking the impact of events/actions on the underlying infrastructure. Your expertise will help enable rapid, reliable testing of command‑and‑control capabilities while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team of engineers and scientists.

• This position requires a government security clearance at the Secret level; you must be a U.S. Citizen for consideration.
• This position is located at Schriever, Space Force Base, 10 miles east of Colorado Springs, CO and is 100% onsite.
• This position may involve some travel to our customer sites throughout the U.S. Additionally, this position will occasionally support test events that occur off‑hours, i.e., overnight or on weekends.

As leader of the C2

BMC team, Lockheed Martin directs a partnership of highly responsive industry leaders developing and fielding the backbone of America’s missile defense. Together, this national team supports the design, development, test, integration and fielding of hardware and software elements that enable the Missile Defense System (MDS) to function effectively and continually. As a C2

BMC X‑Lab Team member, you will interface with our key customers in the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and collaborate with a team of technical professionals including software and systems engineers, architects, and our project engineering team.

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced candidate to join our team. The successful candidate will need to utilize good communication and organizational skills to facilitate collaboration across the many organizations required to accomplish challenging missions.

• Your Health, Your Wealth, Your Life

• Proven experience managing the lifecycle of Nutanix or Red Hat Open Shift clusters in an on‑premise environment
• Strong background in automation and configuration management using Ansible
• Experience with Windows Server and Active Directory integration in a cloud environment
• Ability to track the impact of events/actions on the underlying infrastructure being managed, such as patching and maintenance

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.

Onsite Full‑time:
The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.