Senior Software Product Line Lead, Cloud SaaS

Lockheed Martin Corporation; Littleton (CO); Hybrid; USD 179,000 - 332,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Flexible work arrangements

401(k) match

Parental Leave

Job summary

Lockheed Martin is hiring a Software Product Line Lead to own the software baseline for a commercial-like product line in a defense context. You will oversee licensing, customer onboarding, and long-term sustainment, while aligning with security and compliance mandates.

The role requires expertise in cloud-native architectures, APIs, and DevSecOps, with a focus on delivering high-availability software at scale and integrating AI into product roadmaps.

Qualifications

• Experience in software architecture and commercial-grade development practices.
• 10 years of high-availability, network-centric applications (e.g., streaming, data-intensive services, cloud-native platforms) and integrating AI into existing products.
• Demonstrated ability to define and manage licensing models, usage-key generation, and entitlement mechanisms for commercial software.
• Experience establishing support and enhancement processes that capture help-desk tickets and feed them back into the product roadmap.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for articulating technical strategy to diverse audiences.
• This position will require a Secret Security Clearance. Must be a US Citizen for consideration.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end creation of a software product sold, deployed, and maintained in a commercial environment.
• Design and implement a secure licensing framework with multiple entitlement models.
• Embed a ticketing/enhancement system and define APIs/UI for customer requests.
• Institute short, frequent release cycles (CI/CD) with automated deployment and rollback.
• Define and evolve a scalable software framework supporting commercial capabilities.
• Balance near-term customer needs with long-term scalability and sustainability.
• Translate customer/mission requirements into technical roadmaps; liaise with internal teams and partners.
• Accelerate delivery while meeting security and compliance mandates.
• Integrate AI agents and analytics for autonomous decision-making across environments.

Skills

Software architecture

Cloud-native

APIs

CI/CD

AI integration

Licensing models

Job description

Lockheed Martin is hiring a Software Product Line Lead to own the software baseline for a commercial-like product line in a defense context. You will oversee licensing, customer onboarding, and long-term sustainment, while aligning with security and compliance mandates.

The role requires expertise in cloud-native architectures, APIs, and DevSecOps, with a focus on delivering high-availability software at scale and integrating AI into product roadmaps.