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Software Engineer (Cyber) - Early Career

Lockheed Martin
Fort Worth, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 19 Mar 2026
💰 $140,645/yr($70,600/yr$140,645/yr)

About the role

Security Clearance

Secret

Shift

First

Direct/Indirect

Direct

Business Area

Aeronautics Company

Department

6R2FC8:CSE Secure Software Engineer

Relocation/Housing Stipend Available

Yes

Job Code/Title

E9751:Cyber Software Engr Asc

Job Class

Cyber Security

Job Category

4 yr and up College

Req Type

Full-Time

Job Description

By bringing together people that use their passion for purposeful innovation, at Lockheed Martin we keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work. With our employees as our priority, we provide career opportunities designed to propel development and boost agility. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. At Lockheed Martin, we place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering innovation, integrity, and exemplifying the epitome of corporate responsibility. Your Mission is Ours.

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics is seeking a full-time Early Career Cyber Software Engineer. In this role, you will conduct comprehensive assessments of code to uncover security vulnerabilities and map them to potential attack vectors, partner with software development teams to integrate static and dynamic testing capabilities into their pipelines, and evaluate open-source packages to identify vulnerabilities and maliciously implanted software. The successful candidate will have experience and/or knowledge of software development, databases, and a basic understanding of secure coding principles. Must be a US Citizen ; this position will require a government security clearance. This position is located at a facility that requires special access.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an Engineering Discipline, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field.
• Experience in software development and programing
• Network and System Administration skills
• Adaptability and proficiency in collaborating across diverse teams, codebases, and programming languages

Desired skills

• Embedded software development (C, C++, C#, Rust, etc)
• Front-end development experience (React, Javascript, etc); Containerization tool experience (Podman, k8s, etc); Scripting/CI experience (Gitlab, Jenkins, Python, bash, etc); Database Experience (SQL, Postgres, MicrosoftSQL, etc.)
• Experience in interacting with REST APIs and with using Linux OS
• Understanding of secure coding principles, cryptographic protocols, threat modeling techniques, etc.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proactive self-starter with the ability to learn rapidly and work independently

State

Texas

Zip

76108

EEO

Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.
The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 - 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.

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At Lockheed Martin, we use our passion for purposeful innovation to help keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work.

With our employees as our priority, we provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel, develop, and boost agility. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. We place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering an inclusive environment built upon integrity and corporate responsibility.

If this sounds like a culture you connect with, you’re invited to apply for this role. Or, if you are unsure whether your experience aligns with the requirements of this position, we encourage you to search on Lockheed Martin Jobs, and apply for roles that align with your qualifications.

City, State

Fort Worth-TX

Other Important Information

By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.

Ability to work remotely

Onsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.

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