Cloud Architect Sr - E3

Lockheed Martin; Littleton (CO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 205,000; 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 Space in Littleton, CO is seeking a senior cloud-focused engineer to oversee cloud computing strategy, design, management, and monitoring across platforms. You will drive agile development and deliver IT solutions as PaaS, SaaS, or IaaS to meet business needs.

The role requires strong Linux, scripting, and containerization skills, plus experience with Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, and CI/CD tools. Active TS/SCI eligibility is required to start.

Qualifications

• Experience building enterprise level applications using well established patterns.
• Experience developing multi-tiered or microservice architectures.
• Experience with at least one cloud platform (AWS, Azure, Google).
• Containerization experience (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift).
• Proficiency with CI/CD tools (GitLab CI, Jenkins).
• Strong scripting capabilities and Linux experience.
• Active Top Secret clearance or ability to obtain TS/SCI.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a company’s cloud computing strategy including design, management and monitoring.
• Develop and implement product development strategies using agile processes to meet business requirements.
• Deliver IT solutions as PaaS/SaaS or IaaS offerings for customers.

Skills

OOP

Microservices

Cloud platforms

Containerization

CI/CD

Scripting

Linux

TS/SCI eligibility

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift

GitLab CI

Jenkins

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

Standard Job Description

Space is a critical domain, connecting our technologies, our security and our humanity. While others view space as a destination, we see it as a realm of possibilities, where we can do more — we can innovate, invest, inspire and integrate our capabilities to transform the future.

Space is a critical domain, connecting our technologies, our security and our humanity. While others view space as a destination, we see it as a realm of possibilities, where we can do more — we can innovate, invest, inspire and integrate our capabilities to transform the future.

At Lockheed Martin Space, we aim to harness the full potential of space to cultivate innovation, reduce costs, and push the boundaries of what technology can achieve. We’re creating future-ready solutions, focusing on resiliency and urgency through our 21st Century Security vision. We’re erasing boundaries and forming partnerships across industries and around the world. We’re advancing spacecraft and the workforce to fuel the next generation. And we’re reimagining how space can connect us, ensuring security and prosperity.

Join us in shaping a new era in space and find a career that's built for you.

Oversees a companys cloud computing strategy, including cloud application design, cloud management & monitoring.

Develops and implements product development strategies using agile development processes to meet business requirements.

Delivers IT solutions as platform virtualization (PaaS), or as an application for customers for use as a service on demand (SaaS); or infrastructure/resources (IaaS).

Analyze complex environments, design & communicate and pragmatic architectures. Oversees development of conceptual, logical or physical hardware / software designs.

Works with dynamic languages such as Python, Bash, Perl, Java, Powershell, etc

Basic Qualifications

• Substantial OOP experience building enterprise level applications with well established patterns.
• Knowledge and experience developing multi-tiered or microservice applications.
• Experience with at least one cloud platform. ie. AWS, Azure, Google.
• Containerization experience (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift).
• Proficiency in CI/CD tools (GitLab CI, Jenkins).
• Strong scripting experience.
• Linux experience.
• Active Top Secret clearance needed to apply with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI to start.

Desired Skills

• Experience supporting US government agencies.
• Experience using Amazon Web Services.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with tools such as Ansible, Puppet, Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Deploying and maintain Kubernetes distributions.
• Familiarity with GitOps (GitLab, ArgoCD).
• Monitoring & Logging experience (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, ELK Stack).
• SDLC: Understanding the full Software Development Life Cycle.
• Networking: Basic networking, security, & firewall concepts.
• Security: DevSecOps principles, identity & access managemen
• Automation: Scripting & building automated pipelines.
• Proficient in AI prompting as it applies to this position and practice

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $110300.00 - $204900.00

At Lockheed Martin, we know mission success starts with taking care of our people. Our Total Rewards program is designed to attract top talent, support your well-being, and help you grow—both professionally and personally.

The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.

Benefits Offered

Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.

• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
• For (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.