Principal Cyber System Engineer, Senior Staff

Lockheed Martin

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Work type: On-site
Location: Annapolis Junction, MD
Salary: $170,900–$301,415 / yr
Posted: 2 days ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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This role $236k

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About Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin is a global aerospace, defense, and security company that designs, develops, and manufactures advanced technology systems, products, and services for government and commercial customers worldwide.

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TL;DR · Principal Cyber System Engineer, Senior Staff

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As a Senior Systems Engineer and Architect (SE&A) at Lockheed Martin’s Cyber & Intelligence division, you will join a dynamic team responsible for the research, planning, design, and deployment of an enterprise-scale system architecture to modernize critical data gathering and routing systems. Your day-to-day responsibilities include collaborating with customers to derive required features through agile processes, documenting and defining system requirements, and ensuring these requirements are comprehensive and verifiable. You will also generate C4 software architecture modeling diagrams and provide technical direction for the development of complex software solutions. The role requires expertise in configuration design, requirement derivation, and system engineering documentation review. This position demands an active Top Secret clearance with polygraph and proficiency in cutting-edge technologies to address critical cybersecurity challenges within a microservices-based architecture.

Skills

Agile Python Docker Kubernetes CI/CD AWS PostgreSQL Microservices Terraform Git Jenkins Prometheus Grafana

What you'll do

Design and revise complex software configurations throughout the system lifecycle.
Document and define detailed system requirements to ensure compatibility with architecture.
Derive lower-level requirements from higher-level ones, ensuring completeness and accuracy.
Generate C4 software architecture modeling diagrams for comprehensive solutions.
Provide technical direction for development, engineering, integration, and testing of components.
Review and approve system engineering documentation to ensure accuracy and comprehensiveness.

What we're looking for

Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience required.
At least 10 years of professional experience, with additional years for lower education levels.
Active Top Secret clearance with polygraph.
Experience in system engineering and software architecture design.
Ability to document and define complex system requirements accurately.
Technical direction for development and integration of software components.
Review and approve system engineering documentation for accuracy and completeness.

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