Senior DevSec Engineer - OpenShift & Automation (Classified)

Lockheed Martin; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 123,000 - 228,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Flexible schedules (4x10)

401(k) match

Paid time off

Holidays

Parental Leave

EAP

FSA

Education Assistance

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Job summary

Lockheed Martin in Sunnyvale, CA, is seeking a technically strong engineer to deploy, integrate, operate, and sustain mission critical systems in classified environments. You will work at the intersection of OpenShift platform operations, Rundeck automation, and traditional system administration, contributing to mission critical space programs.

The role is hands on and fast paced, requiring solid troubleshooting across compute, network, storage, and platform layers, with frequent collaboration

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance with the ability to maintain clearance eligibility throughout employment (SCI preferred).
• Certifications such as Security+, RHCSA/RHCE, CISSP, or Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA).
• 3+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering, platform operations, or system administration, preferably in enterprise or classified environments.
• Strong Linux and Windows Server administration skills (patching, configuration management, troubleshooting).
• Experience configuring and supporting enterprise network devices, including routers and switches, with the ability to troubleshoot connectivity and network performance issues in operational environments.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot distributed systems across compute, network, and storage layers.
• Experience with security focused tasks: system hardening, compliance checks, audit readiness, and maintaining security controls.
• Effective communication and stakeholder engagement abilities; comfortable working with operations, cybersecurity, networking, and program teams.
• Ability to travel on short notice, up to approximately 25%, in support of deployment and operational activities.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, and maintain OpenShift clusters inside classified networks. Monitor health, apply updates, and work with mission application teams to keep the platform reliable and available.
• Provide day to day support for Linux and Windows servers (patching, configuration management, troubleshooting, lifecycle upkeep).
• Support the configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting of routers, switches, and related network infrastructure to ensure reliable connectivity for platform, system, and mission operations.
• Serve as an escalation point for outages or deployment failures. Perform root cause analysis and restore service quickly while documenting findings.
• Follow established security controls, configuration standards, and accreditation requirements. Assist with audit preparation and remediation.
• Diagnose and resolve issues that span networking, storage, operating systems, and platform services.

Skills

Linux admin

Windows admin

Patch management

Configuration mgmt

Troubleshooting

Security controls

Top Secret clearance

SCI preferred

Networking

Travel up to 25%

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Eng

Tools

Ansible

Puppet

Job description

Lockheed Martin in Sunnyvale, CA, is seeking a technically strong engineer to deploy, integrate, operate, and sustain mission critical systems in classified environments. You will work at the intersection of OpenShift platform operations, Rundeck automation, and traditional system administration, contributing to mission critical space programs.

The role is hands on and fast paced, requiring solid troubleshooting across compute, network, storage, and platform layers, with frequent collaboration