DevOps Engineer Senior Staff

Lockheed Martin•Fort Meade, MD

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is participating in our External Referral Program. If you know somebody who may be a fit, click here to submit a referral. If your referral is hired, you'll receive a $3000 payment! code-extrefer This position may be eligible for up to $25K sign on bonus for external hires! WHAT WE'RE DOING: Lockheed Martin, Cyber & Intelligence invites you to step up to one of today’s most daunting challenges: the evolving threat of cyber warfare. As a cyber security professional at Lockheed Martin, you’ll protect the networks that our citizens and the world depend upon each minute. Here, you’ll work with cybersecurity experts on the forefront of threat protection and proactive prevention. In this fast-paced, real-world environment, you’ll draw on all your education and experience as well as the resources of Lockheed Martin to keep the threats at bay. THE WORK: The GG DevOps SWE is in an extremely customer facing role leading multi faceted mission critical system development, deployment and evolution. The successful candidate will be focusing on the development, deployment, and administration of complex systems using C++ or Python, Kubernetes, and GPU technologies. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the smooth operation of our satellite communication systems, from development to deployment, and will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure software meets user requirements. WHO WE ARE: The program drives bold analysis, visionary design, relentless development, seamless integration, rigorous testing and swift deployment, iron‑clad securing, cutting‑edge modernization, and steadfast operations‑and‑maintenance (O&M) through to decisive decommissioning of RF and optical capabilities. WHY JOIN US: Your Health, Your Wealth, Your Life Our flexible schedules, competitive pay and comprehensive benefits enable you to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s competitive and comprehensive benefits package. We support our employees, so they can support our mission.

Requirements

Bachelors degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education, with 20 years or more of professional experience. Considered an expert, authority in discipline.
Possess all capabilities as defined by the GG Statement of work (SOW) Appendix B for the USG standard SWE labor category level 3.
You must possess the requisite security clearance and polygraphs to apply to this position

Nice To Haves

Kubernetes
Cluster design, deployment, and lifecycle management
Rancher, RKE2 implementation
Control‑plane component configuration & troubleshooting
Worker‑node management, configuration, and lifecycle automation
Workload management (scheduling, affinity, resources, scaling)
High‑availability cluster configuration
Cluster monitoring, networking, and storage
Storage classes, PVC, PC, integration with external storage systems
Security concepts & implementation (RBAC, service accounts, secrets, certificate management, policy engines)
Helm familiarity
CKA certification – a plus
Kubernetes application development / deployment principles
CNCF projects & tools
DevOps principles
GitOps, builds, pipelines
Networking
Switching, routing, VLANs
Advanced Linux (RHEL / Rocky / EL9)
OS configuration & troubleshooting
Service management
Hardening
PXE boot & automated OS deployment
Ansible
Playbook design
Role development
Collection creation & management
Development & Scripting
Python familiarity
Bash scripting experience
Go (desired)
YAML & JSON manipulation
Git workflows
Software testing
Unit‑testing knowledge/experience
Collaboration & Communication
Cross‑functional team collaboration
Stakeholder communication & requirements gathering
Presenting technical concepts to non-technical audiences
Domain knowledge
RF data‑processing familiarity
RF application development familiarity

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain DevOps pipelines for C++ or Python applications, utilizing Kubernetes/K8 deployment and administration, Helm chart creation, and pod definition.
Manage and configure Kubernetes clusters, ensuring high availability, scalability, and security.
Identify, debug, and correct defects in existing software, utilizing effective troubleshooting techniques to resolve issues efficiently.
Configure and optimize GPU resources for performance-critical applications, utilizing CUDA or other relevant technologies.
Implement automated testing and deployment scripts, utilizing tools such as Jenkins or GitLab CI/CD.
Work closely with cross-functional teams, including system architects, and project managers, to ensure software meets user requirements and is delivered on schedule.
Maintain comprehensive documentation for software designs, processes, and interfaces to facilitate knowledge sharing and project continuity.