Software Engineer Stf - Level 4; Top Secret

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.

• Generating and simulating operational level plans to explore the art of the possible, how we could defend the ultimate high ground in a future space war
• Dynamically optimizing both terrestrial and space‑based sensors to provide comprehensive space domain awareness
• Strategically optimizing the placement and maneuvering of constellations of satellites to satisfy multiple, evolving priorities

Our team leverages industry standard open‑source software solutions such as Git Lab, Kubernetes, Docker, and Rancher. Our automation‑first and "everything as code" mindset allows our software engineers to focus their time and efforts on what is most important - building cutting edge functionality for our end users.

As an engineer on an Agile Scrum Team, you will have the opportunity to rapidly develop and deploy solutions for a complex space system following core engineering principles, ultimately enabling the delivery of fully functioning mission capability to end users securely and continuously.

• Recent experience using Java, JavaScript, and Node.js for full‑stack software development
• Experience with Git/Gitlab/Git Bash for software version control
• Experience with CI/CD – deployment pipelines, automated build, and configuration tools
• Experience with application containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Rancher, etc.) in a cloud environment (AWS/Azure/Openstack/Openshift)
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, another engineering discipline, or equivalent experience
• Familiarity with software test best practices, including unit test, integration test, and end‑to‑end test
• Experience working in an Agile development environment, using tools such as Jira and Confluence
• Active Top Secret security clearance required to start (Must be a US citizen)

• Three years’ experience developing software on the Whiskey program
• Experience as a maintainer on the Whiskey Program
• Active Whiskey program clearance
• Experience with API design and development, such as RESTful APIs
• Experience with microservices and microservice architecture
• Recent JavaScript library experience with web‑based components (e.g., Lit, React, Angular)
• Experience with Lit for JS front‑end
• Experience with CesiumJS
• Experience with HTML/CSS
• Experience with Quarkus for backend Java development
• Experience with Helm charts for infrastructure as code (IaC)
• Knowledge of database management systems, such as Postgre
  
  SQL or MySQL
• Familiarity with the Space Domain
• Ability to communicate effectively and work in a collaborative environment
• Experience in running unit tests with Playwright and/or integration testing with Cucumber
• Experience working on large‑scale software projects with multiple teams and stakeholders

This position requires a government security clearance. The required clearance level is Top Secret. The applicant must be a US citizen and hold an active Top Secret clearance at the time of hiring.

• Experience Level: Experienced Professional
• Business Unit: SPACE
• Relocation Available:
  Possible
• Career Area:
  Software Engineering
• Type:
  Full-Time
• Shift: First

Lockheed Martin is an equal‑opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.