DevOps Engineer Senior Staff

Lockheed Martin Corporation; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 167,000 - 310,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Flexible work arrangements

401(k) match

Job summary

Lockheed Martin Corporation is seeking a highly skilled DevOps SWE to lead development, deployment, and evolution of mission-critical systems. You will design and optimize pipelines, manage Kubernetes clusters, and collaborate across cross-functional teams to meet user requirements and schedules.

The role focuses on C++/Python applications, GPU configurations, automated testing, and robust documentation, with security clearances required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
• USG standard SWE labor category level 3 experience; 20+ years considered expert.
• Security clearance and polygraph required to apply.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain DevOps pipelines for C++/Python apps using Kubernetes and Helm.
• Manage Kubernetes clusters for high availability, security, and scalability.
• Debug, diagnose, and fix defects in complex systems.
• Configure and optimize GPU resources and CUDA-based workloads.
• Implement automated testing and deployment scripts (Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure on-schedule delivery.
• Maintain comprehensive software design and interface documentation.

Skills

Kubernetes expertise

C++/Python development

DevOps practices

Cross-functional collaboration

SRE concepts

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Kubernetes

Helm

RKE2

Rancher

Jenkins

GitLab CI/CD

Ansible

Python

Go

Bash

Job description

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. The following are the primary functions of the position:

DevOps Engineering

• Design, implement, and maintain DevOps pipelines for C++ or Python applications, utilizing Kubernetes/K8 deployment and administration, Helm chart creation, and pod definition.

Kubernetes Administration

• Manage and configure Kubernetes clusters, ensuring high availability, scalability, and security.

Debugging And Defect Correction

• Identify, debug, and correct defects in existing software, utilizing effective troubleshooting techniques to resolve issues efficiently.

GPU Configuration And Support

• Configure and optimize GPU resources for performance‑critical applications, utilizing CUDA or other relevant technologies.

Automated Testing And Deployment

• Implement automated testing and deployment scripts, utilizing tools such as Jenkins or GitLab CI/CD.

Collaboration

• Work closely with cross‑functional teams, including system architects, and project managers, to ensure software meets user requirements and is delivered on schedule.

Documentation

• Maintain comprehensive documentation for software designs, processes, and interfaces to facilitate knowledge sharing and project continuity.

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. We support our employees, so they can support our mission.

Basic Qualifications

• 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***

Desired Skills

• **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

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $166900.00 - $309900.00

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.