Software Engineer Level 2 - Clearance Required
Lockheed MartinRole Overview
Lockheed Martin is hiring a mid-level Software Engineer Level 2 - Clearance Required. This is a full-time role in Bladensburg. Part of Lockheed Martin's Security hiring. Full responsibilities, required qualifications, and the apply link are listed in the description below.
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Job Description
Job Description: This position may be eligible for a $25K sign on bonus for external hires! What We’re Doing:
Lockheed Martin, Cyber & Intelligence invites you to step up to one of today’s most daunting challenges: the use of advanced electronics to undermine our way of life. As a cyber security professional at Lockheed Martin, you’ll protect the networks that our citizens and the world depend upon each minute: Financial assets. Healthcare information.
Critical infrastructure. Hazardous materials. The uninterrupted flow of energy that keeps modern life moving. Here, you’ll work with cybersecurity experts on the forefront of threat protection and proactive prevention.
In this fast-paced, real-world environment, you’ll draw on all your education and experience as well as the resources of Lockheed Martin to keep the threats at bay. Cyber | Lockheed Martin Who we are:
Our team is solving the tough challenges and pushing the boundaries of technology to help our customer achieve its mission.
#RMSC6ISR Why Join Us:
Your Health, Your Wealth, Your Life
Our flexible schedules, competitive pay and comprehensive benefits enable you to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work.
Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s competitive and comprehensive benefits package. We support our employees, so they can support our mission. The Work:
As a Java Software Engineer, you will:
- Analyze user requirements to derive software design and performance requirements
- Debug existing software and correct defects
- Provide recommendations for improving documentation and software development process standards
- Design and code new software or modify existing software to add new features
- Integrate existing software into new or modified systems or operating environments
- Develop simple data queries for existing or proposed databases or data repositories
- Write or review software and system documentation
- Serve as team lead at the level appropriate to the software development process being used on any particular project
- Design or implement complex database or data repository interfaces/queries
- Develop or implement algorithms to meet or exceed system performance and functional standards
- Assist with developing and executing test procedures for software components
- Develop software solutions by analyzing system performance standards, confer with users or system engineers; analyze systems flow, data usage and work processes; and investigate problem areas
- Modify existing software to correct errors, to adapt to new hardware, or to improve its performance
- Design, develop and modify software systems, using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcome and consequences of design
- Design or implement complex algorithms requiring adherence to strict timing, system resource, or interface constraints; Perform quality control on team products
- Implement recommendations for improving documentation and software development process standards
- Oversee one or more software development teams and ensure the work is completed in accordance with the constraints of the software development process being used on any particular project
- Confer with system engineers and hardware engineers to derive software requirements and to obtain information on project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements and interfaces
- Coordinate software system installation and monitor equipment functioning to ensure operational specifications are met
- Recommend new technologies and processes for complex software projects
- Serve as the technical lead of multiple software development teams
- Select the software development process in coordination with the customer and system engineering
- Ensure quality control of all developed and modified software
Qualifications
- Current DoD Top Secret SCI with Polygraph.
- Minimum Eight (8) years of experience Software Engineer (SWE)
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university or Four (4) years of additional software engineering experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree. Required:
- Very experienced Java developer.
- Experienced with Docker.
- Comfortable with both Windows and Linux.
- Elasticsearch\\Kibana (ELK Stack) familiarity.
- Niagara Files familiarity.
- RabbitMQ familiarity.
- Some Web Interface experience. React Javascript framework preferably.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I apply for the Software Engineer Level 2 - Clearance Required position at Lockheed Martin?
Use the Apply button above to submit your application directly to Lockheed Martin. Most applications take less than 5 minutes if your resume and contact details are ready, and you'll be routed to the employer's official application system to finish.
Where is the Software Engineer Level 2 - Clearance Required position at Lockheed Martin located?
This position is based in Bladensburg. Lockheed Martin has not indicated remote or hybrid options for this role, so candidates should plan for on-site work.
What does a Software Engineer Level 2 - Clearance Required at Lockheed Martin earn?
Lockheed Martin has not disclosed a salary range in this posting. Many employers share specifics later in the interview process; you can also ask during a recruiter screen if compensation transparency is important to you.
When was the Software Engineer Level 2 - Clearance Required role at Lockheed Martin posted?
This role was posted on April 14, 2026 (55 days ago). It's still listed as actively hiring; we re-confirm openings against the source system multiple times per day and remove closed roles.
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