Middleware Architect / Developer (Software Engineer, Sr Stf) / 1LMX

Lockheed Martin; Fort Worth (TX); Remote; USD 134,000 - 237,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Lockheed Martin as a Middleware Architect / Developer in Fort Worth, TX, where you will design and implement middleware solutions for critical integrations across major enterprise platforms. This role requires 14+ years of experience in middleware architecture and a strong understanding of operations processes, along with technical leadership capabilities. Work from home full-time in a dynamic, fast-paced environment that supports flexibility and collaboration.

Benefits

Flexible work schedules

Comprehensive benefits

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Education assistance

Qualifications

• Typically requires 14+ years of experience.
• Experience with middleware frameworks and SDLC.
• Strong technical leadership ability.

Responsibilities

• Design middleware architecture and develop integrations.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration and technical roadmaps.
• Optimize system performance and ensure scalability.

Skills

Middleware architectural patterns

Business processes automation

SDLC and CI/CD practices

Interpersonal skills

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelors degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Apache Camel

MuleSoft

TIBCO

Java

SpringBoot

OpenShift

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Middleware Architect / Developer (Software Engineer, Sr Stf) / 1LMX

Middleware Architect / Developer (Software Engineer, Sr Stf) / 1LMX

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• Bachelors degree or equivalent experience/combined education; significant working experience in the following (typically 14+ years):
• Experience with middleware architectural patterns and frameworks (EIP, SOA, EAI, REST, WCF, EDI, XML, Flat file, etc).
• Experience modeling business logic and automating business processes using modern middleware integration platforms (e.g., Camel, eQube, TIBCO, MuleSoft)
• Experience with Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) practices
• Collaborating with project management to identify user requirements and specifications.
• Demonstrated technical leadership ability, especially with a virtual team
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to lead cross-functional collaboration
• Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, and deliver work against defined timelines
• *** US Citizenship is required for this role
  
  

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors degree or equivalent experience/combined education; significant working experience in the following (typically 14+ years):
• Experience with middleware architectural patterns and frameworks (EIP, SOA, EAI, REST, WCF, EDI, XML, Flat file, etc).
• Experience modeling business logic and automating business processes using modern middleware integration platforms (e.g., Camel, eQube, TIBCO, MuleSoft)
• Experience with Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) practices
• Collaborating with project management to identify user requirements and specifications.
• Demonstrated technical leadership ability, especially with a virtual team
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to lead cross-functional collaboration
• Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, and deliver work against defined timelines
• *** US Citizenship is required for this role
  
  

Job Code/Title

E1075:Software Engineer Sr Stf

Job Description

Join Lockheed Martin’s digital transformation journey as we accelerate the OneLM Mission-Driven Transformation through our 1LMX program. This strategic priority is reshaping our operations and business processes to better serve our customers in terms of cost, quality, and capabilities, while delivering the speed, agility, and insights necessary to stay ahead of rapidly-evolving threats.

The 1LMX Manufacturing Execution Systems - Center of Excellence (MES COE) is looking for a dynamic candidate, who is interested in working in a fast-paced technical integration role across multiple projects. The selected candidate serve as the architect and technical lead for the Manufacturing Orchestration Framework (MOF) team, responsible for designing and implementing the overall middleware architecture and developing middleware integratons. The selected applicant will also support the MOF Team working on end-to-end integrations between major Enterprise software platforms including but not limited to MES, ERP, PLM, HCM and others in the 1LMX program. They will coordinate with developers, architects, IT and Functional Product Owners, and other SMEs to deliver solutions that meet our critical deliveries.

As theMiddleware Architect and Developer, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining middleware solutions and APIs that facilitate seamless communication and integration between different systems and applications, leveraging message queues and data transformation processes. You will play a critical role in leading the design and implementation of the middleware architecture, optimizing system performance, ensuring scalability, and enhancing data flow across applications in global, classified and unclassified network environments in a timely manner. You will also develop and maintain technical roadmaps for middleware systems, including planning, execution, and delivery and collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and prioritize middleware requirements.

The ideal candidate will not only possess technical expertise and development experience (typically BS degree or equivalent experience/combined education with 14 years of experience; or MS degree with 12 years), but will also have a strong understanding of operations processes and systems. To be successful in this role, you should be detail-oriented and have great communication skills and be able to collaborate cross-functionally with a variety of other disciplines. This role may have a flexible work week which includes mandatory evening, weekend, and holiday coverage. This role will also be 100% virtual (work from home).

Desired Skills

• Expert Knowledge of ESB (Enterprise Service Bus), Enterprise Integration Patterns (EIP) and Software Engineering concepts, and frameworks like Apache Camel, MuleSoft, or TIBCO.
• Expert Experience in Java, SpringBoot, Camel, and OpenShift is highly desired.
• Advanced Experience with microservices architecture, containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes), and orchestration (GitLab, Helm) for scalable deployments.
• Expert Experience with programming in languages like Java and DSL (XML, Java) is highly desirable.
• Advanced Experience with markup technologies (XML, XPATH, XQUERY, XSLT)
• Advanced Experience with API security, authentication, identity management, traffic management, analytics, and performance management and testing tools for APIs.
• Experience with cloud-native deployment patterns and CI/CD pipelines
• Experience with manufacturing, quality or industrial software systems
• Experience with observability, high availability, disaster recovery, and operational resilience at scale
• Strong experience with Agile/Scrum, excellent cross-functional team collaboration, and effective communication
  
  

Other Important Information

By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.

Ability to work remotely

Full-time Remote Telework: The employee selected for this position will work remotely full time at a location other than a Lockheed Martin designated office/job site. Employees may travel to a Lockheed Martin office for periodic meetings.

Select the Telework classification for this position

Employee that will telework full-time

Shift

First

Work Schedule Information

Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.

Work Schedule

4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week

Security Clearance

None

LMCareers Business Unit

ENTERPRISE BUSINESS SERVICES

Program

1LMX

Department

50252:DevSecOps Product Teams

Job Class

Information Technology

Job Category

Experienced Professional

City, State

Bethesda-MD, Fort Worth-TX, Littleton-CO, Orlando-FL

City

Bethesda, Fort Worth, Littleton, Orlando

Zip

20817, 32825, 76108, 80127

Virtual

yes

Relocation/Housing Stipend Available

No

Req Type

Full-Time

Direct/Indirect

Indirect

• At Lockheed Martin, we use our passion for purposeful innovation to help keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work.
  
  

With our employees as our priority, we provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel, develop, and boost agility. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. We place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering an inclusive environment built upon integrity and corporate responsibility.

If this sounds like a culture you connect with, you’re invited to apply for this role. Or, if you are unsure whether your experience aligns with the requirements of this position, we encourage you to search on Lockheed Martin Jobs , and apply for roles that align with your qualifications.

EEO

Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.

The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 - 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.

National Pay Statement

Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in California and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington or Washington DC is $134,000 - $236,325. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate’s final work location. Please note that the salary information 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 and business considerations when extending an offer.

Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.

(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.

This position is incentive plan eligible.

Premium Pay Statement

Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in most major metropolitan areas in California and New York is $147,700 - $255,990. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate’s final work location. Please note that the salary information 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 and business considerations when extending an offer.

Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.

This position is incentive plan eligible.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Defense and Space Manufacturing

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