Software Engineer - Technical Lead

Requisition Number

16775BR

Discipline

Engineering

About us:

At Lockheed Martin Australia, we believe that when people are empowered, inspired, and supported, they can achieve extraordinary things. We embrace flexibility, so our people can be their best inside and outside of work. We champion inclusion and continuous learning, ensuring all voices are heard and valued. And we thrive on collaboration, turning challenges into opportunities for growth and innovation. As a leader in national security, our innovative and diverse programs create a more secure future for Australia across space, air, land, sea, and cyber domains. Every day is a chance to solve the world’s most complex challenges and make a profound impact. Experience it here.

AIR6500 is the RAAF’s $3 billion program to develop a joint air battle management system that builds on the capabilities offered by Next Generation sensor and command and control systems. AIR6500 will create a fully networked ‘system of systems’ that synchronises air and missile defence operations in joint and coalition environments, maximising situational awareness and enhancing the speed of decision making across the battlespace.

Why join us?

Are you a seasoned DevSecOps professional, brimming with enthusiasm for nurturing less experienced colleagues, and eager to transition into a position that empowers you to advocate for impactful technical strategies across a broader team?

Working as the lead technical subject matter expert for the Common Operating Environment (COE) team within the AIR6500 program, you will mentor and lead a growing team in an fast paced agile environment while working with evolving technologies.

Reporting directly to the team’s product owner, your key responsibilities will be the mentoring and developing the team while providing experienced oversight and guidance for the technical decisions made by the team and wider project within the DevSecOps and engineering tools domain.

Step into a lead technical role on one of Australia’s most critical Defence programs – AIR6500

Bring your experience from finance, consulting, telecommunications or government into a high-impact sector

Use your DevSecOps skills to shape technical direction, tooling, and secure automation practices

Mentor and grow a team of engineers in a fast-paced, Agile environment

Work with modern tech stacks including CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, and container orchestration tools

Be based in Adelaide – a liveable, culturally rich city fast becoming a major defence and technology hub. Relocation available for the right candidate.

Ideal for professionals who hold or are eligible for a security clearance – we support the process for the right candidate

Your responsibilities will include:

Providing technical SME guidance to both the team and project in regards to key technologies such as Infrastructure-as-code, GitLab CI/CD, VMware Virtualisation and Containerisation/Orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.

Helping to shape and mentor the development of less experienced DevSecOps team members by establishing and providing relevant technical and domain knowledge.

Performing code reviews and establishing technical direction to the team while leading technical discussions with stakeholders across the program.

Deploying and maintaining metrics and reporting tools to support multiple program stakeholder requests.

Overseeing and promoting an Agile culture within the team.

Overseeing and support development, tailor and maintain key program plans, procedures and templates for managing COE related activities.

Identifying and supporting the management of constraints to tool deployment such as classification of environments and export control requirements.

Being responsible for the delivery of team backlog, tasking the team and ensure tasks are completed in a timely manner and document and present the results.

About you:

To be successful in this role you will have:

Extensive DevSecOps experience, including CI/CD and security best practices

Strong Linux administration and hardening skills

Agile software development experience

Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code tools (Ansible, Terraform)

Experience with Software Factory tool suites (GitLab, Nexus, Fortify, Sonarqube)

Excellent verbal communication skills for engaging with customers and stakeholders

Proven leadership experience

Desirable: experience with Atlassian tools (Jira, Bitbucket, Confluence), data-driven dashboards and alerting, and MBSE tools (IBM Jazz, NoMagic)

Special Requirements:

Applicants must be eligible to obtain and maintain an Australian Defence Security Clearance and employment may be contingent on the provision of further personal information including citizenship to ensure compliance with international export control legislation and regulations.

What we offer you:

When you join Lockheed Martin, you work on projects you won’t experience anywhere else.

We offer you a range of benefits built to suit you, no matter what stage of life you are in.

Flexible work & Hybrid work options

Access to our online discounts program offering immediate discounts or cashback

A variety of leave options including Purchase Leave to support you and your family

Additional benefits such as Novated Leasing and Fitness Programs

Learning & Development platforms to encourage ongoing self-development

Equal Opportunity Statement

Lockheed Martin Australia supports Equal Employment Opportunity and values diversity in the workplace by creating a place of employment that is, free of unlawful discrimination and is harassment free, fair, ethical, inclusive, and values the contribution of all its employees. By leveraging our employees’ unique talents and experiences, we will deliver innovative, affordable solutions and unparalleled customer value.

As part of our endeavours to increase participation of Indigenous Australians, we welcome applications from all people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone can thrive. If you are selected for this role, we would be happy to discuss any accommodations that will help you to be successful.

Vacancy Type

Permanent

Employee Type

Full Time