Staff Software Engineer - Cyber Defense Lead

Confidential; Upper Falls (MD); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Lockheed Martin's Rotary Mission Systems Cyber & Intelligence division seeks a seasoned software engineer to lead development efforts on critical defense programs in Maryland. You will analyze requirements, design features, and integrate software across complex platforms.

You will mentor teammates, review code, and ensure documentation, testing, and performance standards meet stringent government requirements. A polygraph clearance is required; this is a high-impact, mission-focused role.

Qualifications

• Fourteen (14) years experience as a SWE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
• Four (4) years of additional SWE experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.

Responsibilities

• Analyze user requirements to derive software design and performance requirements.
• Design and code new software or modify existing software to add new features.
• Integrate existing software into new or modified systems or operating environments.
• Write or review software and system documentation.
• Serve as team lead at the level appropriate to the software development process being used on any particular project.
• Design or implement complex database or data repository interfaces/queries.
• Develop or implement algorithms to meet or exceed system performance and functional standards.
• Assist with developing and executing test procedures for software components.
• Develop software solutions by analyzing system performance standards, confer with users or system engineers; analyze systems flow, data usage and work processes; and investigate problem areas.
• Modify existing software to correct errors, to adapt to new hardware, or to improve its performance.
• Design, develop and modify software systems, using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcome and consequences of design.
• Design or implement complex algorithms requiring adherence to strict timing, system resource, or interface constraints; Perform quality control on team products.
• Implement recommendations for improving documentation and software development process standards.
• Coordinate software system installation and monitor equipment functioning to ensure operational specifications are met.

Skills

SWE experience

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline

Job description

Lockheed Martin's Rotary Mission Systems Cyber & Intelligence division seeks a seasoned software engineer to lead development efforts on critical defense programs in Maryland. You will analyze requirements, design features, and integrate software across complex platforms.

You will mentor teammates, review code, and ensure documentation, testing, and performance standards meet stringent government requirements. A polygraph clearance is required; this is a high-impact, mission-focused role.