Lockheed Martin Space in Littleton, Colorado is seeking a Ground Software Engineer at the Staff level to join a mission-focused software team dedicated to maintaining critical ground systems. This onsite role requires US citizenship and a TS/SCI clearance, and sits within an Agile DevSecOps environment where engineers design and sustain object oriented software using a mix of Java, C#, Rust, Angular, and Python. The team collaborates across software, systems, and test engineers to drive modernization, security, automation, and scalable solutions for space operations.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, test, and maintain object oriented ground system software applications using Java, C#, Rust, Angular, Python
- Support modernization efforts aimed at greater efficiency, security, automation and scalability
- Collaborate with a cross-disciplinary team of software, systems, and test engineers in an Agile Development environment
Requirements
- Deep software development background with a track record of successful project delivery
- Experience developing ground subsystems
- Cloud and containerization experience with a solid understanding of distributed systems and scalability design
- Experience developing microservices
- Expertise in Scaled Agile methodologies and strong communication for effective collaboration across Agile teams
- Current TS clearance prior to start and ability to obtain SCI
- US Citizenship required; government security clearance required
- Education: BS degree
- Minimum experience: 5 years
Technologies
- Java
- C#
- Rust
- Angular
- Python
- Apache Kafka
- Apache ActiveMQ
- ELK Stack/OpenSearch
- PostgreSQL
- Redis
- Helm
- Kubernetes
- Git
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life Insurance
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- 401(k) match
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- EAP
- Education Assistance
- Parental Leave
- Paid time off
- Holidays
Expression of Interest
By applying to this job, you express interest in the position and may be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements are identified as a match. If a match is identified, you may be contacted for this and future openings.
Ability to Work Remotely
Onsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.
Work Schedules
Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules to provide flexibility. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over five days to condensed options, which provide additional time away from the office alongside Paid Time Off benefits.
Schedule for This Position
9x80 every other Friday off
Pay Rate
The annual base salary range for this position in California, Massachusetts, and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington or Washington DC is $113,900 - $200,905. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate's final work location. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only.
Security Clearance Statement
This position requires a government security clearance; you must be a US Citizen for consideration.
Clearance Level
TS/SCI
Experience Level
Experienced Professional
Business Unit
SPACE
Relocation Available
Possible
Career Area
Software Engineering
Type
Full-Time
Shift
First
Location
Littleton, CO (onsite)
Education
BS degree
Minimum Experience
5 years
