Associate Cyber Software Engineer - Hybrid: Rockville MD

Lockheed Martin•Rockville, MD

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Advanced Concepts & IT Operations (ACIT) team is hiring a junior Software Developer to support the development and integration of high-performance and scalable AI systems for both the Lockheed Martin Computer Incident Response Team (LM-CIRT) and Lockheed Martin Red Team. Join the Intelligence, Readiness, and Response (IR2) organization within Corporate Information Security, where sister teams LM-CIRT and Red Team combine cutting-edge threat intelligence, offensive security operations, and Intelligence Driven Defense principles to set the global standard in enterprise cybersecurity while protecting state-of-the-art military technology and the critical systems that support our nation's defense. The ideal candidate for this position has a strong background in software development, understanding of software engineering principles, experience building AI-powered workflows, and familiarity with computer network defense (CND) and penetration testing operations. You should be prepared to collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions in a fast-paced and dynamic setting.

Requirements

Proficiency in Python; additional experience with Rust, C/C++, Java, JavaScript, Go, or other programming language is strongly desired.
Experience with building AI Agents using agentic frameworks such as langchain/langgraph/deepagents, strands, crewai, or claude agent sdk
Familiarity with working in a Linux CLI environment (e.g. Bash, Grep, Sed, Awk, Jq)
Ability to obtain a DoD Secret clearance
US Citizenship is required to start, with eligibility for Secret clearance

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of Computer Network Defense (CND) / Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) procedures and methodology
Knowledge of Red Team / Penetration Testing procedures and methodology
Knowledge of basic offensive/malware development and best practices
Experience with DevSecOps/MLOps practices, including Git and CI/CD pipelines (e.g. Jenkins, GitLab runners, GitHub actions)
Experience working with Machine Learning systems for classification, clustering, or predictions (e.g. sklearn, pytorch, tensorflow)
Experience with Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) platforms
Experience designing and deploying applications for Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Experience working with container services (Docker/Podman/Kubernetes)
Experience with Agile development practices
Active Secret Clearance

Responsibilities

Designing, developing, and integrating AI capabilities, software applications, and systems in support of LM-CIRT's and Red Team's mission
Collaborating with analysts, testers, and architects to identify and prioritize requirements for system development and integration
Participating in initiatives to enhance the security and resilience of Lockheed Martin's corporate network
Consistently communicating with the team and stakeholders to ensure effective collaboration and delivery of solutions