Aerospace Software Director: Cloud-Native & DevSecOps

Lockheed Martin Corporation; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 325,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Flexible work arrangements

401(k) match

Paid time off

Holidays

Parental Leave

EAP

Flexible Spending Accounts

Education Assistance

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Job summary

Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth seeks a senior F-35 Software Director to lead the 800+ software engineers through requirements, architecture, development, verification, deployment and sustainment of airborne and ground software products.

You will drive safety-critical and cyber-compliant processes, define 3-year workforce plans, modernize tooling, and push towards containerized, cloud-native architectures with DevSecOps across internal and supplier teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Demonstrated technical and people leadership experience.
• Software architecture competency and complex software development experience.
• Experience leading multi-discipline engineering teams.
• Strong problem-solving and corrective action skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the F-35 Software organization (~800+ engineers) through all lifecycle stages for airborne and ground software products.
• Ensure software product area complies with safety-critical (SEAL Plan) and cyber requirements.
• Define 3-year hiring, upskilling, and succession plans to grow engineers in modern practices.
• Define and govern standard work to meet safety, flight clearance, and delivery requirements for programs and government customers.
• Oversee software development lifecycle execution in support of EPM IPT demands.
• Champion engineering discipline and process excellence with mentors and modern industry practices.
• Drive transition to container-based deployments, micro-services, and Kubernetes while maintaining aerospace certification compliance.
• Promote cloud-native designs, service meshes, and CI/CD to accelerate delivery and reliability.
• Migrate internal and supplier teams to DevSecOps, automated quality gates, and infrastructure-as-code pipelines.
• Define roadmaps including AI/ML integration and refactoring monoliths into micro-services.

Skills

Leadership

Software architecture

Technical leadership

Problem-solving

Diverse multi-discipline teams

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth seeks a senior F-35 Software Director to lead the 800+ software engineers through requirements, architecture, development, verification, deployment and sustainment of airborne and ground software products.

You will drive safety-critical and cyber-compliant processes, define 3-year workforce plans, modernize tooling, and push towards containerized, cloud-native architectures with DevSecOps across internal and supplier teams.