Senior DevOps Engineer: Kubernetes, GPU, Satellite Systems

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

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.