Weapon Control System Modernization Technical Director

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* Description:

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* ** WHAT WE'RE DOING*
* Lockheed Martin is advancing next generation command and control capabilities to support critical missions through scalable, data driven systems  You will be joining the Enterprise Mission C2  EMC2  organization supporting one of our weapon control system programs Valley Forge, PA

We are seeking an experienced Software Architect, or Technical Director with direct experience in modern development practices and technologies, and is comfortable leading modernization efforts that involve working in partnership with external organizations  This highly visible role will have technical authority for shaping the next generation of software architecture, CI/CD development pipelines, and execution  The successful candidate will drive execution of the evolutionary software infrastructure roadmap, working in partnership with a small team of high performing run ahead engineers on emerging technologies and approaches

** THE WORK*
* As your primary responsibility, you will operate in either a Software Architect or Technical Director role in front of a weapon control system program's modernization, playing an active role across all software development activities - from its design and description to hands on development and testing

As the modernization efforts expand in future years, this technical leader will provide an essential role in enabling the broader program organization to transition into this new development environment that the successful candidate helped shape

** KEY RESPONSIBILITIES*
* - Lead Software Architecture strategy and execution for modernization capabilities, ensuring alignment with program objectives and mission outcomes

- Ability to Lead and participate in the development of trade study evaluations for best fit application of modern commercial technologies into existing weapon control system programs

- Drive modern software development approaches leveraging cloud computing, containerization, and microservices architectures

- Oversee software deployment across both cloud and on prem hardware to verify requirements across deployment configurations

- Lead planning and execution of tasking for modernization focused activities

- Provide technical oversight of modernization software activities, and reporting

- Drive Agentic and GenAI work streams and tools into the software development processes accelerate refactoring of legacy code into modernized interfaces and environments

- Provide technical oversight of a weapon control system's modernization activities, and reporting

- Lead high visibility demonstrations and checkpoint events, integrating Lockheed Martin and partner solutions for customer facing validation

- Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to develop and execute a program modernization roadmap, while assisting to identifying resource, staffing, and capability needs

- Collaborate with product owners, AI specialists, security, finance, and program managers to deliver scalable, containerized solutions that accelerate development across the enterprise

** WHO WE ARE*
* The EMC2 organization delivers advanced command and control capabilities that enable mission critical decision making across complex, distributed environments

** WHO YOU ARE*
* You are comfortable leading the software architecture / development strategy for modernization efforts, while also engaging hands on in day to day development activities  You thrive in collaborative environments, enjoy solving complex technical challenges, and are motivated by delivering solutions that perform in real world conditions

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* Basic Qualifications:

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* - 7  years of software engineering experience, with ≥ 1 years in architectural defining roles

- Experience with development and deployment using cloud platforms  AWS, Azure  and container technologies  Docker, Kubernetes  

- Strong background in micro‑service design, CI/CD, and Dev Ops tooling

- Experience with AI/ML integration and modernizing legacy code bases

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field

** Desired

Skills:

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* - Master's Degree or higher preferred

- Knowledge of secure development practices or…