Description: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.

Join us in shaping a new era in space and find a career that's built for you.

We are looking for an experienced Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) with a DevSecOps focus who will design, build, and operate the end to end environment that powers our software delivery pipelines and production systems. The DevSecOps Engineer will design, implement, and operate end to end, secure CI/CD pipelines and associated platform services. You will work with our Environment team, Systems/Verification Engineering, Information Assurance, and external stakeholders to ensure that every change is delivered with security, reliability, and compliance baked in. In addition to hands on technical work, you will lead Agile activities and events (Sprint Planning, Retrospective, Backlog refinement, etc.), coach teams on DevSecOps best practices, and help establish a culture of continuous improvement and shared ownership. This role blends deep technical expertise with technical leadership, product ownership, and scrum master responsibilities. You will mentor engineers, implement automation/Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) initiatives, drive sprint planning, and collaborate across Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) while supporting occasional international travel to partner sites and program offices.

Area - What You’ll Do
+ Infrastructure & Platform - Design, provision, and maintain highly available compute, storage, networking, and security platforms (on-prem). Implement Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, GitLab) and container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker)
+ DevSecOps Enablement - Build and operate CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, Argo CD) with integrated security testing (static analysis, SBOMs, container scanning, dependency scanning). Automate compliance checks and secret management.
+ Reliability & Performance - Define SLOs/SLIs, monitor service health (Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, Nvidia DCGM), and develop self healing automation. Conduct capacity planning and performance tuning.
+ Technical Leadership Lead sprint planning, sprint retrospectives, backlog refinement, and daily stand ups for the weekly IPT meetings. Act as the Scrum Master when needed and partner with Product Managers to translate business goals into reliable technical solutions. Drive down technical debt and blockers.
+ Mentorship & Culture - Coach junior and experienced engineers on SRE best practices, IaC, and security hygiene. Champion a collaborative post mortem culture and continuous improvement
+ Collaboration & Stakeholder Management - Serve as the primary technical liaison between development, security, operations, and external partners. Facilitate cross functional workshops and architecture reviews
International Travel - Travel up to 10 15 % of the time to + OCONUS user sites to support deployments, knowledge transfer, and joint reviews
+ Continuous Learning - Stay current with emerging SRE/DevSecOps tools, standards, and industry trends; evaluate and recommend new technologies
Basic Qualifications:
+ Agile/Scrum: Demonstrated ability to lead sprint planning, daily stand ups, and retrospectives in a Scrum or Kanban environment

+ SRE/DSO: Hands on experience designing, building, and operating secure CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI, Jenkins, Argo CD, or similar) that integrate with static-code analysis

+ Programming/Scripting: Strong Python, Bash, or PowerShell skills for automation and tooling

+ CI/CD Pipeline: Experience building and integrating IaC pipelines with GitLab CI, Jenkins, Argo CD, or similar

+ IaC: Hands on experience with configuration management (Ansible or similar) and container orchestration tooling

+ Clearance: Active TS/SCI at start of employment
Desired Skills:
+ Leadership: Excellent verbal and written communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills; proven ability to work across cross functional teams (development, operations, information assurance, test, government partners, subcontractors) to align security, reliability, and technical objectives

+ Monitoring & Observability: Experience with Prometheus/Grafana, Splunk, ELK, or similar stacks

+ CI/CD Security Automation: Experience with integrating SAST/DAST, container scanning, secret management

+ IaC: Experience with IaC tools like Ansible, Docker Swarm, Vagrant, VirtualBox, GitLab CI

+ Machine Learning Operations: Experience with MLOps tools like MLflow, Dataset Version Control (DVC), Nvidia DCGM, PyTorch, and TensorFlow

+ Container & Orchestration: Proficient with Docker and Kubernetes (including GPU enabled workloads is a plus)

+ GEOINT Community Background: Familiarity with the domain/products/customer set
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.
At Lockheed Martin, we use our passion for purposeful innovation to help keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work.

With our employees as our priority, we provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel, develop, and boost agility. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. We place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering an inclusive environment built upon integrity and corporate responsibility.

If this sounds like a culture you connect with, you’re invited to apply for this role. Or, if you are unsure whether your experience aligns with the requirements of this position, we encourage you to search on Lockheed Martin Jobs, and apply for roles that align with your qualifications.
Experience Level: Experienced Professional
Business Unit: SPACE
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: Information Technology
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First