DevOps Engineer Staff

About the role

Lockheed Martin, Cyber & Intelligence invites you to step up to one of today’s most daunting challenges: the evolving threat of cyber warfare. As a cyber security professional at Lockheed Martin, you’ll protect the networks that our citizens and the world depend upon each minute. Here, you’ll work with cybersecurity experts on the forefront of threat protection and proactive prevention. In this fast-paced, real-world environment, you’ll draw on all your education and experience as well as the resources of Lockheed Martin to keep the threats at bay.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain DevOps pipelines for C++ or Python applications, utilizing Kubernetes/K8 deployment and administration, Helm chart creation, and pod definition.
• Manage and configure Kubernetes clusters, ensuring high availability, scalability, and security.
• Identify, debug, and correct defects in existing software, utilizing effective troubleshooting techniques to resolve issues efficiently.
• Configure and optimize GPU resources for performance-critical applications, utilizing CUDA or other relevant technologies.
• Implement automated testing and deployment scripts, utilizing tools such as Jenkins or GitLab CI/CD.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including system architects and project managers, to ensure software meets user requirements and is delivered on schedule.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation for software designs, processes, and interfaces to facilitate knowledge sharing and project continuity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education, with 12 years or more of professional experience.
• Considered an expert, authority in discipline.
• Possess all capabilities as defined by the GG Statement of Work (SOW) Appendix B for the USG standard SWE labor category level 3.
• You must possess the requisite security clearance and polygraphs to apply to this position.

Skills

• Kubernetes: Cluster design, deployment, and lifecycle management; Rancher; RKE2 implementation; Control-plane component configuration & troubleshooting; Worker-node management, configuration, and lifecycle automation; Workload management (scheduling, affinity, resources, scaling); High-availability cluster configuration; Cluster monitoring, networking, and storage; Storage classes, PVC, PC, integration with external storage systems; Security concepts & implementation (RBAC, service accounts, secrets, certificate management, policy engines); Helm familiarity; CKA certification – a plus
• Kubernetes application development / deployment principles
• CNCF projects & tools
• DevOps principles: GitOps, builds, pipelines
• Networking: Switching, routing, VLANs
• Advanced Linux (RHEL / Rocky / EL9): OS configuration & troubleshooting, Service management, Hardening, PXE boot & automated OS deployment
• Ansible: Playbook design, Role development, Collection creation & management
• Development & Scripting: Python familiarity, Bash scripting experience, Go (desired); YAML & JSON manipulation; Git workflows
• Software testing: Unit-testing knowledge/experience
• Collaboration & Communication: Cross-functional team collaboration; Stakeholder communication & requirements gathering; Presenting technical concepts to non-technical audiences
• Domain knowledge: RF data-processing familiarity; RF application development familiarity

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4×10)
• 401(k) match
• Paid time off
• Holidays
• Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Education Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Short-Term Disability
• Long-Term Disability

Pay

Full-Time Salary Range: $166,900.00 – $309,900.00

Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills as well as market (work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.