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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.
Lockheed Martin provides Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)/SE Linux based HPC services throughout the lifecycle for computational requirements, architecture, acquisition, and operations to federal government customers. Our employees embrace innovation and are committed to a culture of continuous, standards-driven process improvement and assimilation of industry best practices. The program provides key supercomputing capabilities for solving important problems in science and technology. This work involves working on cutting edge HPC technologies to ensure that scientists and engineers will be able to fully utilize modern HPC systems.
We are seeking a DevOps Engineers familiar with Unix/Linux/SE for our Data Centric-Multi-Level Secure® (DC-MLS®) Enterprise team. The DC-MLS® Enterprise team provides initial deployment and coordination of initial site support for DC-MLS® deployments which include HPC programs and other contracts as well as for our DC-MLS® Core team.
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Deploy through Red Hat (RH) Satellite and Ansible automation and maintain Red Hat Enterprise Linux/SE Linux configurations
• Work with site administration one-on-one to troubleshoot automation/deployment issues
• Install software libraries functioning in RHEL/SE Linux environment to support DC-MLS® Enterprise deployments
• Monitor and modify DC-MLS® Enterprise in an agile and highly flexible environment
• Engage 3rd party vendors to translate and integrate manual steps into deployment process
• Apply best practices in DevOps engineering, delivering projects on time and with excellent quality
• Provide support to staff and end users to resolve DC-MLS® Enterprise related issues
• Create and/or modify existing DC-MLS® Enterprise DevOps to correct errors and/or improve deployment capabilities
• Develop and execute test plans for filesystem upgrades and address with vendor support any issues that arise during testing
• Potential for shaping new business growth with additional customers
Performs technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems, and information technology related responsibilities including design, development, and analysis of computer systems or programs based on and related to user or system design specifications; applying systems analysis techniques and procedures, including consulting with users to determine hardware, software, or system functional specifications. Analyses are performed at all levels of total system product to include: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal. Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints. Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications. For positions that do not perform IT responsibilities, use E146, Systems Engineer.
• 5+ years of a combination of Linux, scripting/software development, and configuration management experience
• Proficiency in Python, Perl, Korn, Bourne/Bash, Ansible and other shell scripting
• Experience with revision control software (CVS, SVN, Git, GitLab, GitLab CI)
• Management, development of DevOps deployment automation processes
• Security+ Certification
•TS/SCI with CI Poly security clearance required to start
• Understanding of software development process including requirements, use cases, design, coding, documentation and testing
• Ability to analyze/debug/maintain the integrity of an existing DevOps base
• SE Linux experience: configuration and policy
• Experience with RH Satellite
• Experience with Lustre, NFS, and other file systems
• Experience with Ethernet networking
• Experience with RDMA communications (InfiniBand and OmniPath)
• Experience with InfiniBand or Omni-Path high speed fabrics, including subnet management, IPoIB and/or IPoOPA mechanisms, fabric topology and health monitoring and integration with MPI
• Understanding and experience working with identity management systems including LDAP and token-based authentication systems
• New business growth experience, communication and shaping of new business with customers.
• Proficient in AI prompting as it applies to this position and practice
• Excellent communication and people skills
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Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $95900.00 - $178100.00
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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.
Skills Required
- 5+ years of combined Linux, scripting/software development, and configuration management experience
- Proficiency in Python, Perl, KornShell, Bourne/Bash, Ansible, and shell scripting
- Experience with revision control software including CVS, SVN, Git, GitLab, and GitLab CI
- Experience managing and developing DevOps deployment automation processes
- Security+ certification
- TS/SCI with CI Poly security clearance required to start
- Understanding of software development processes, including requirements, design, coding, documentation, and testing
- Ability to analyze, debug, and maintain an existing DevOps codebase
- SELinux configuration and policy experience
- Red Hat Satellite experience
- Experience with Lustre, NFS, and other filesystems
- Ethernet networking experience
- RDMA communications experience, including InfiniBand or Omni-Path
- Experience with high-speed fabric management, IP over InfiniBand or Omni-Path, topology, health monitoring, and MPI integration
- Experience with identity management systems, LDAP, and token-based authentication
- New business growth, customer communication, and business shaping experience
- Proficiency in AI prompting as applied to the position
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
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