Staff Software Engineer

Lockheed Martin Corporation; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A global aerospace and defense leader in Gloucester is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to work on cutting-edge Defence, Cyber, and Intelligence programmes. The ideal candidate will have expertise in Java and experience with various programming languages, cloud deployments, and Agile methodologies. This role offers flexible working arrangements, competitive salaries, and a robust benefits package, including private medical insurance and educational assistance. Join a supportive team focused on innovation and the security of digital infrastructures.

Benefits

Private Medical Insurance

Competitive Pension

Dental

Critical Illness

Life Assurance

Travel Insurance

Employee discounts

Employee Assistance Program

Internal training and development

Reimbursement for professional membership

Enhanced maternity leave

Responsibilities

• Planning, conducting and coordinating software development activities.
• Working with customers and key stakeholders to identify requirements.
• Design and development of tests to debug software.
• Mentoring of junior engineers.
• Championing automation in the form of IaC, CI/CD and test automation.

Skills

Expert knowledge of current Java

Proficient in another language such as Python, C++, JavaScript, TypeScript, React

Experience of developing on Linux

Advanced understanding of mocking and unit testing frameworks such as JUnit 5.x

Expert with Git version control

Proficient in Agile Development using SCRUM

Advanced knowledge of Oracle/Relational Databases and/or Mongo

Experience with GitLab CI/CD Pipelines

Experience of Apache NiFi

Experience in the use of Atlassian Suite - Bitbucket, Jira, Confluence

Experience of Elasticsearch and Kibana

Advanced knowledge of Hibernate

Advanced knowledge of AWS Services such as EC2, EKS, Fargate

Experience of CI/CD software pipelines for Cloud deployments

Experience developing software for cloud deployment - specifically AWS

Experience developing software for microservice and or serverless architectures

Understanding the development challenges moving on-prem workload to cloud

Education

Oracle Java Certification

AWS Certification

ISTQB Certification

OSCP Certification

CCNA Certification

Job description

We're expanding our team in Gloucester and have multiple opportunities for talented Staff Software Engineers to join us across a variety of Defence, Cyber and Intelligence programmes. At Lockheed Martin, you'll work on meaningful, cutting‑edge projects while developing your skills through exceptional training and development opportunities. We believe in a healthy work‑life balance and offer flexible working arrangements alongside a strong benefits package to support your wellbeing inside and outside of work. You may choose to specialise in a specific area or work across multiple software development disciplines, particularly within the Cyber domain. As a Staff Software Engineer, you'll play a pivotal role in developing cutting‑edge DevSecOps software systems and applications. You'll be at the forefront of driving innovation and safeguarding digital infrastructures in the UK. Typically, you will be involved in one or more of the following:

Responsibilities

• Planning, conducting and coordinating software development activities.
• Working with customers and key stakeholders to identify requirements and ready to advise on and influence the adoption of suitable architectures and solutions.
• Design and development of tests to debug software.
• Working with customer requirements that are to be programmed into business/mission applications, whilst utilising the appropriate standards, processes and tools throughout the entire development lifecycle.
• Mentoring of junior engineers.
• Analysis of system capabilities to resolve questions of program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques, and controls.
• Championing automation in the form of IaC, CI/CD and test automation.

Required Skills

• Expert knowledge of current Java.
• Proficient in another language such as Python, C++, JavaScript, TypeScript, React.
• Experience of developing on Linux.
• Advanced understanding of mocking and unit testing frameworks such as JUnit 5.x (Jupiter).
• Expert with Git version control.
• Proficient in Agile Development using SCRUM.
• Advanced knowledge of Oracle/ Relational Databases and/or Mongo.
• Experience of GitLab CI/CD Pipelines.
• Experience of Apache NiFi.
• Experience in the use of Atlassian Suite - Bitbucket, Jira, Confluence.
• Experience of Elasticsearch and Kibana.
• Advanced knowledge of Hibernate.
• Advanced knowledge of AWS Services such as EC2, EKS, Fargate, IAM, S3, Lambda.
• Experience of CI/CD software pipelines for Cloud deployments.
• Experience of developing software for cloud deployment - specifically AWS.
• Experience developing software for microservice and or serverless architectures.
• Understanding the development challenges moving on‑prem workload to cloud.

Certifications and Qualifications

• Oracle Java Certification.
• AWS Certification.
• ISTQB Certification.
• OSCP Certification.
• CCNA Certification.

Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems (RMS) provides systems engineering, software development, training solutions and complex program management for global security, civil and commercial markets. Simply stated, our mission is to be the world's leading global security and aerospace company. To achieve this mission, RMS draws on its core capabilities in advanced platforms and weapons, C4ISR, global sustainment, training and sensors.

At Lockheed Martin our employees come first and therefore your physical, mental and financial wellbeing matters to us. On top of working in a highly supportive, friendly, respectful environment you can expect so much more. We are an employer in support of and offering Flexible working with the option to also work a 4 day week depending on business requirements, where you have the option of Fridays off. We offer Competitive salaries alongside a flexible holiday entitlement. We have a Wealth of benefits available to you that can be selected through our wellbeing tool upon commencement of employment. Just a few of our amazing benefits are shown below:

Benefits

• Private Medical Insurance
• Competitive Pension
• Dental
• Critical Illness
• Life Assurance
• Travel Insurance
• Employee discounts for top high street shops
• Employee Assistance Program which includes free face to face counseling sessions, Legal advice, Financial advice, etc
• Internal training and development alongside our Education assistance programmes
• Reimbursement for a professional membership
• Competitive policies that support flexibility and family leave inclusive of enhanced maternity leave