Senior Software Engineer — Test Automation for Defense

Lockheed Martin Corporation

Huntsville (AL)

On-site

USD 98,000 - 182,000

Full time

2 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

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

Job summary

Lockheed Martin in Huntsville, AL is seeking an engineer to support the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GWS) program on the ATV team. You will develop automation-related software and contribute to the verification and validation activities for the GWS system, supporting MDA contract execution. A Final Secret clearance is required.

The role emphasizes technical planning, system integration, and collaboration with cross-functional teams in a dynamic defense environment.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree and 5 years of related experience, or a Master's degree and 3 years, or 1 year with a PhD.
  • Experience with SDLC components: design requirements, application development, integration, testing, deployment.
  • Experience with requirements management tools such as DOORS.
  • Familiar with Agile software development using Jira, Confluence, Fisheye/Crucible, and Bitbucket.
  • Post Test Analysis experience.
  • Familiar with test automation or scripting (Python or other) to support test execution or analysis activities.
  • Must have an active Final Secret clearance or higher.

Responsibilities

  • Develop automation-related software products for the GWS/ATV team.
  • Support the GWS contract execution on behalf of the MDA as an individual contributor.
  • Contribute to verification and validation activities across the system lifecycle.

Skills

SDLC familiarity
Cross-functional
Test automation
Python/scripting
Security clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree + 5 years
Master’s degree + 3 years
PhD with 1 year

Tools

Jira
Confluence
Fisheye/Crucible
Bitbucket

Job description

Lockheed Martin in Huntsville, AL is seeking an engineer to support the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GWS) program on the ATV team. You will develop automation-related software and contribute to the verification and validation activities for the GWS system, supporting MDA contract execution. A Final Secret clearance is required.

The role emphasizes technical planning, system integration, and collaboration with cross-functional teams in a dynamic defense environment.

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