Job ID: 710684BR Date posted: Dec. 22, 2025
Description:WHO WE ARE
Lockheed Martin is a global leader in aerospace, defense, and technology solutions, dedicated to pushing the boundaries of innovation and shaping the future of the industry. With a rich legacy of excellence and a commitment to delivering advanced capabilities to our customers, we are proud to be at the forefront of cutting-edge technology and engineering.

WHAT WE'RE DOING
Space is a critical domain, connecting our technologies, our security and our humanity. While others view space as a destination, we see it as a realm of possibilities, where we can do more — we can innovate, invest, inspire and integrate our capabilities to transform the future.

At Lockheed Martin Space, we aim to harness the full potential of space to cultivate innovation, reduce costs, and push the boundaries of what technology can achieve. We’re creating future-ready solutions, focusing on resiliency and urgency through our 21st Century Security® vision. We’re erasing boundaries and forming partnerships across industries and around the world. We’re advancing spacecraft and the workforce to fuel the next generation. And we’re reimagining how space can connect us, ensuring security and prosperity.

THE WORK
Lockheed Martin is seeking a highly skilled Software Architect with demonstrated behaviors of a systems thinker; who selects and applies appropriate systems thinking skills.

This role will be focused on shaping the vision for future development based on our customer's mission needs. It will require a willingness to learn and understand our customers current architecture and work closely with our customers and mission partners to plan out how we can evolve our design to meet their needs while staying within their financial and schedule guardrails. The ideal candidate should have a strong software engineering, Test and architecture background as well as a deep understanding of ground based mission management software design. You will be working with an small agile team with regular collaboration with a broad group of partnered stakeholders. If you think this describes you and you are looking for an opportunity to grow and challenge yourself then we would love for you to apply!

Key Responsibilities:
• Partner with stakeholders and external segments within the enterprise to evolve the program architecture to meet customer needs.
• Demonstrated leadership working with both software and systems engineering teams.
• Define and evolve the overall software architecture road map for one or more product lines.
• Establish architectural principles, standards, and best practices across the development organization.
• Recommend adoption and deprecation of technologies based on the program priorities.

WHY JOIN US
Opportunity for Impact: Join a team that is at the forefront of innovation in the aerospace and defense industry and make a significant impact on the success of our organization.

Professional Development: Take advantage of unparalleled opportunities for growth and advancement within Lockheed Martin, with access to world-class training and development programs.

Collaborative Culture: Work alongside some of the brightest minds in the industry who share your passion for excellence and who are committed to supporting each other's success.

Competitive Benefits: Lockheed Martin employees play an active role in strengthening the quality of life where we live and work by volunteering more than 850,000 hours annually. Here are some of the benefits you can enjoy:

• Medical
• Dental
• 401k
• Paid time off
• Work/life balance
• Career development
• Mentorship opportunities
• Rewards & recognition

We care about our employees and offer a generous benefits package: 401K, PTO, and work/life balance and more.

This is a MID CAREER (level 4) ROLE where candidates typically require 5 years of professional experience and a BS degree.
Basic Qualifications:
• Bachelors degree in an Engineering or STEM discipline or equivalent experience.
• Ability to work with limited supervision while leading teams to include collaborating across the IC environment.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Software and Systems Architecture and Systems Integration and Test best practices.
• Demonstrated behaviors of a systems thinker; selects and applies appropriate systems thinking skills.
• An active TS/SCI Clearance is required for consideration this role with the ability to obtain a poly.
Desired Skills:
• Experience identifying, defining, developing, assessing, and demonstrating integrated mission solution architectures spanning Satellite Ground Systems and missions.
• Experience utilizing Splunk to analyze log data and test results.
• Automated Software Testing Experience
• Experience with DevSecOps principles and CI/CD best practices
• Experience with cloud based technologies and services with a tech stack that includes docker, Kubernetes and Rancher
• Experience from a test and requirements verification environment; experience in Ground Systems including development of automated tests, test planning and procedure development process, test execution, analysis, and anomaly resolution
• Previous experience with GeoInt missions and segments
• Experience performing in an Architect role on large and complex mission development efforts


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Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.
Clearance Level: TS/SCI w/Poly
Other Important Information You Should Know
Expression of Interest: By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be 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 that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.
Schedule for this Position: 9x80 every other Friday off
Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.
The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 - 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.
Join us at Lockheed Martin, where your mission is ours. Our customers tackle the hardest missions. Those that demand extraordinary amounts of courage, resilience and precision. They’re dangerous. Critical. Sometimes they even provide an opportunity to change the world and save lives. Those are the missions we care about.

As a leading technology innovation company, Lockheed Martin’s vast team works with partners around the world to bring proven performance to our customers’ toughest challenges. Lockheed Martin has employees based in many states throughout the U.S., and Internationally, with business locations in many nations and territories.
Experience Level: Experienced Professional
Business Unit: SPACE
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: Software Engineering
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First