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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.