Software/IT Engineering Manager

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Lockheed Martin's Engineering and Technology Connected & Secure Software Solutions (CS3) organization is looking for a second-line leader for the Kayenne development program. This is a mission-critical national security program that requires strong technical coordination and direct customer engagement. You will lead a first-line manager (who oversees a 15-person team) and directly supervise approximately 14 senior engineers. The position is colocated with the customer full-time, giving you direct visibility to stakeholders and senior leadership while coordinating with a distributed workforce across four remote locations. This role bridges technical execution and program requirements, making sure engineering outputs hit program milestones and timelines. The position requires the ability to complete a polygraph examination.

Key responsibilities include:

Provide second-line leadership for a first-line manager and a specialized engineering workforce

Drive coordination across diverse technical workstreams to align them toward common goals

Guide teams through tactical planning to ensure clear direction and successful execution

Work with the Release Train Engineer to plan and synchronize shared program work

Plan, organize, and control resources to achieve technical, schedule, and cost objectives

Oversee cybersecurity integration across engineering deliverables

Provide oversight for procurement of equipment, software licenses, and IT assets

Manage a distributed workforce involving both local and remote locations

Ensure teams maintain progress toward deadlines and program goals

Performs tech planning, design, devel, integ, v&v for total syst life cycle. Analyses performed at all levels of syst product incl. concept, design, fabrication, test, instl, operation, maintenance & disposal, incorp design methods & stds for Cyber Security, SW & HW infrastructure. Designs, devels, docs, tests & debugs SW that contains logical & math solutions to business/mission problems/questions in computer language. Ensures the logical & syst conversion of customer/product reqs into total syst solutions that ack tech, sched, cost constraints & align to SW & HW deployment pipelines & factories. Performs func & timeline analysis, detail trade & reqs allocation & interface defs studies to translate customer reqs into HW & SW feature defs & acceptance criteria. Applies stds, processes, procedures & tools throughout the devel life cycle. Applies HW & SW knowledge, cyber security stds in business/mission apps, & feedback from users to develop SW. Corrects program errors, prepares operating instructions, compiles doc of program devel & analyzes syst capabilities to resolve program problems, output/input data acq, programming tech & controls. Ensures SW stds are met. Validates incorp of features & use cases into implemented designs

Basic Qualifications

Active Top Secret/SCI clearance

5+ years of experience in a technical or engineering leadership role

Experience leading teams of 10+ technical/engineering personnel

Hands-on experience with Agile development methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, or SAFe)

Technical background in software development, IT systems, or related engineering discipline

Experience managing teams distributed across multiple geographic locations

Desired Skills

Experience working embedded with a customer, directly engaging stakeholders

Track record leading virtual or multi-location teams

Familiarity with DevSecOps practices and secure software development lifecycles

Knowledge of cybersecurity controls and frameworks (NIST 800-53 Rev 5)

Experience with IT asset management, configuration management, and procurement processes

Experience with cloud environments, virtualized infrastructure, or full-stack development

Ability to learn quickly and take ownership in fast-paced environments

Program Management Professional (PMP) certification

Control Account Manager (CAM) certification and experience

Experience supporting IC (Intelligence Community) or DOD customers

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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