Senior Software Engineer

Lockheed Martin; Halifax; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Lockheed Martin in Canada is seeking a software engineer to join a multi-disciplinary team responsible for the entire software engineering life cycle of naval platform CMS systems. You will contribute to specification, design, development, integration, deployment, maintenance, and field troubleshooting.

The role emphasizes Java development, containerization with Kubernetes, RESTful APIs with Spring Boot, and rigorous testing.

Qualifications

• Must hold a degree in software engineering, computer engineering, computer science, or related field.
• Eligible to obtain NATO Secret Clearance in a timely manner.
• 5–10 years of Java development experience.
• Proven experience with containerization and deploying to Kubernetes (Helm).
• Experience building RESTful APIs with Spring Boot; strong testing with JUnit/Mockito/Mock MVC/TestFx.

Responsibilities

• Participate in an Agile team environment throughout the software lifecycle.
• Conduct software requirements analysis and reviews.
• Perform software design analysis and reviews.
• Develop applications in Java and containerized environments.
• Unit, functional, and integration testing; documentation.
• Assist in integration and deployment activities.
• Strong problem-solving and collaboration skills.

Skills

Agile/Scrum practices

Communication (verbal & written)

Planning & prioritization

Analytical thinking / problem solving

English language proficiency

Software requirements engineering

NATO Secret clearance

Team collaboration

Education

Degree in Software Engineering

Degree in Computer Engineering

Degree in Computer Science

Related field

Tools

Kubernetes

Podman

Docker

Helm

Spring Boot

JUnit

Mockito

Mock MVC

TestFx

PostgreSQL

MariaDB

Gradle

GitLab

VS Code

IntelliJ

Eclipse

Job description

The candidate will be part of a multi-disciplined team environment working on the total software engineering life cycle from specification, design development, integration and test, deployment, maintenance and field trouble shooting for large scale, high complexity naval platform systems, with a focus on the Combat Management System (CMS).

The candidate will participate in engineering activities including but not limited to:

• Working in an Agile team environment
• Software requirements analysis and reviews
• Software design analysis and reviews
• Software development, primarily using Java and containerization tools like Kubernetes
• Unit testing and documentation
• Integration and deployment
• Problem Solving

Required Skills and Experience:

• Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field
• Eligible to obtain a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secret Clearance in a timely manner
• 5-10 years' work experience in Java development
• Proven experience with containerization tools like Kubernetes, Podman, or Docker
• Experience deploying applications to Kubernetes via Helm
• Experience building RESTful APIs using Spring Boot
• Proven experience writing test cases (unit, functional, and integration) using frameworks like JUnit, Mockito, Mock MVC, and TestFx
• Familiarity with relational databases (PostgreSQL and/or MariaDB)
• Eligible to obtain NATO Secret clearance in a timely manner.

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Knowledge of Agile/Scrum software development practices
• Experience working with DIS or HLA
• Familiar with build tools like Gradle and creating pipelines in GitLab
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Well organized, capable of planning, scheduling, and prioritizing work
• Knowledge of software requirements engineering process
• Active Security Clearance (NATO Secret Level)
• Knowledge of scripting in Bash
• Familiar with development tools such as IntelliJ, VS Code, Eclipse