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Systems Engineer

Lockheed Martin · Annapolis Junction, MD

TS/SCI clearance required · polygraph named

Posted 2026-11-04 · Verified live 2026-11-05

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About this role

Standard Job Description

This role will have the following tasking: 

 

  • Coordinate and orchestrate software deployments to operational and test systems while managing system outages and downtime
  • Create and track operational postmortems for failed deployments, operational incidents and operational software rollbacks
  • Brief customer on operational status to include ATO, SSP, product downtime, cyber security incidents, product deployments
  • Provide tasking and direction to team of DevOps engineers
  • Create, manage and coordinate a 24/7 Tier 2 on-call schedule
  • Provide direction to the program for monitoring, alerting and incident response reporting
  • Participate in on-call operations once embedded training completed

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelors degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education
  • 14 years or more of professional experience; or 12 years of professional experience with a related Masters degree.
  • An active Top Secret clearance with recent polygraph.  The position allows little to no work from home and will require a significant portion or all work to be performed in a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF).
  • Current CWIP (DoD 8140) certificate.
  • Must live within 1 hour of NBP 410
  • Strong background in DevOps and System Administration
  • Proficiency in the Atlassian tool set:  Jira and Confluence
  • Able to communicate and collaborate effectively with other team members, as well as with stakeholders.

Desired Skills

  • Familiarity with automated code deployments using tools like Gitlab, ArgoCD, Terraform, Kubernetes and AWS.

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $166900.00 - $309900.00

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The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only. 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.  

Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.

  • Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
  • For (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.

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