DevOps Engineer Staff
Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Fort Meade, Maryland, United States
- Fort Meade, Maryland, United States
About
The Work The GG DevOps SWE is in an extremely customer-facing role leading multi-faceted mission critical system development, deployment and evolution. The successful candidate will focus on the development, deployment, and administration of complex systems using C++ or Python, Kubernetes, and GPU technologies. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the smooth operation of our satellite communication systems, from development to deployment, and will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure software meets user requirements.
DevOps Engineering: Design, implement, and maintain DevOps pipelines for C++ or Python applications, utilizing Kubernetes/K8 deployment and administration, Helm chart creation, and pod definition.
Kubernetes Administration: Manage and configure Kubernetes clusters, ensuring high availability, scalability, and security.
Debugging and Defect Correction: Identify, debug, and correct defects in existing software, utilizing effective troubleshooting techniques to resolve issues efficiently.
GPU Configuration and Support: Configure and optimize GPU resources for performance-critical applications, utilizing CUDA or other relevant technologies.
Automated Testing and Deployment: Implement automated testing and deployment scripts, utilizing tools such as Jenkins or GitLab CI/CD.
Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including system architects, and project managers, to ensure software meets user requirements and is delivered on schedule.
Documentation: Maintain comprehensive documentation for software designs, processes, and interfaces to facilitate knowledge sharing and project continuity.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education, with 20 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.
Must possess the requisite security clearance and polygraphs to apply to this position.
Desired 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
Security Clearance Clearance Level: TS/SCI w/Poly SP
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, and Holidays. This position is incentive plan eligible.
Equal Opportunity Statement Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.
Location & Work Schedule Onsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.
Job Type Full-Time, Shift: First
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Languages
- English
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