Army Networked C2 & Data Architectures S&BD Lead

Army Networked C2 & Data Architectures S&BD Lead | Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin is seeking a visionary and results-driven Strategy & Business Development Analysis Senior Staff to lead strategy, growth, capture, and customer engagement for the distributed Command & Control (C2), Mission Command, and Battle Management Software portfolio within the US Army, Joint Service, and Mission Partner market. The successful candidate will drive a commercial-first strategy to deploy advanced software solutions into accredited networks and cloud environments, directly supporting the Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control (CJADC2) construct, in areas including Integrated Offensive and Defensive Fires, Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD), and Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2).

This individual will be responsible for navigating complex stakeholder networks—including the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO), Service CIO organizations, and key Army program offices—to accelerate software accreditation, deployment, and data interoperability across war fighting functions.

Key Responsibilities

• Growth & Capture Strategy:
Identify, qualify, and capture new business opportunities within the US Army C2 and Mission Command software ecosystems, specifically focusing on Program Acquisition Executive (PAE), Capability Portfolio Executive (CPE), and Project Manager (PdM) Offices aligned with C2, Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD), and data centric tactical networks.

• Customer Engagement:
Build and maintain trusted relationships with key Army stakeholders, requirements writers, technical directors, and acquisition authorities (e.g., CDAO, Army CIO, PAE C2/CC2, CPE C2IN, PAE Fires, etc).

• Accreditation Strategy:
Collaboration with engineering teams to develop strategies that navigate government and industry partner compliance, securing Authorities to Operate (ATO) and Initial Authorizations to Test (IATT) to ensure rapid, continuous software deployment.

• Pipeline Management:
Maintain a robust, long-range opportunity pipeline, leading internal research and development priorities, color team reviews, capture strategies, and proposal development for high-priority software, data, and AI centric pursuits.

Desired skills

• Commercial Software & Defense Tech Background:
Prior experience working within defense technology startups or commercial software enterprises that successfully scaled software solutions into DoD ecosystems.

• CJADC2 & Data Architecture Knowledge:
Foundational understanding of distributed, networked architectures, including data layers, data meshes, or data fabric concepts central to enabling CJADC2 capability across joint and mission partner forces.

• Ecosystem Integration & Interoperability:
Familiarity with delivering software applications into broader government or third-party architectures using APIs, Software Development Kits (SDKs), or open data ontologies.

• Accreditation and

Risk Management:

Practical familiarity with the challenges of software deployment onto government or Industry owned or accredited cloud networks, including navigating the cybersecurity customer landscape to achieve rapid ATO or IATT for software products and applications.

• Acquisition Innovation:
Understanding of agile software acquisition pathways, Other Transaction Authorities (OTAs), and Commercial Solution Openings (CSOs) designed for rapid commercial-first capability insertion and continuous iteration.

Other Important Information

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 Schedule Information

Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide…