Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that employs approximately 114,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control (MFC) is one of four Lockheed Martin business areas. MFC is a recognized designer, developer and manufacturer of precision engagement aerospace and defense systems for the U.S. and allied militaries. MFC develops, manufactures and supports advanced products for military customers that include the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, NASA and dozens of foreign allies. MFC also offers a wide range of products and services for the global civil nuclear power industry and the military’s green power initiatives.

At Lockheed Martin, we apply our passion for purposeful innovation to keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges. We are seeking a talented Software Developer to support the continued development and program roll out of the Advanced Rapid Integration Simulation Environment (ARISE) Analytics platform.

What You Will Be Doing

The AI/ML Data Analytics team seeks a Senior Data Engineer to support the design, implementation, and refinement of a large scale data storage system.

This responsibility includes providing leadership and mentorship to junior data and software engineers, establishing the standard processes that will be applied to development and production-ready analytics solutions, staying connected with research in academia, and helping apply those best-of-breed solutions practically to help solve our technical challenges.

You can enjoy working with teams that include other Data Engineers, Machine Learning Engineers, Software Engineers, system domain experts, and Project Managers to understand the fundamentals of our most challenging technical problems and how Data Engineering and advanced analytics may be applied to solve them. Given the nature of the discipline adaptability is a key trait with rapidly changing technologies and the willingness to continuously learn and integrate emerging tools and frameworks.

In this position you will support the design of data pipelines, data strategies, and program processes that address these problems. You will be helping to define and communicate a long-term roadmap for a modern data platform, including guiding principles, data architecture standards, and technology stack decisions.

Why Join us

Do you want to be part of a company culture that empowers employees to think big, lead with a growth mindset, and make the impossible a reality? We provide the resources and give you the flexibility to enable inspiration and focus - if you have the passion and courage to dream big, work hard, and have fun doing what you love then we want to build a better tomorrow with you.


We offer flexible work schedules to comprehensive benefits investing in your future and security, Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive benefits package here.


Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We Hear You, We See You. At Lockheed Martin, we invest in people and promoting the sharing of ideas to create incredible solutions. We know that our success depends on the combined efforts of diverse thinkers like you! At Lockheed Martin, we cultivate an inclusive environment that appreciates differences and unique thinking.

Our global commitment to diversity and inclusion reflects our values of doing what's right, respecting others and performing with excellence. Learn more here: Global Diversity and Inclusion.

Further Information About This Opportunity:
This position is in Orlando. Discover more about our Orlando, Florida location.
Basic Qualifications:
• Ability to obtain a secret security clearance. Must be a US Citizen.

• Experience with the Python programming language.

• Experience working in an Agile team structure.

• Adaptability with rapidly changing technologies and the willingness to continuously learn and integrate emerging tools and frameworks.

• SQL Databases: Demonstrated ability to design, implement, and optimize relational database systems.

• Data Modeling & Architecture: Proficiency in conceptual, logical, and physical data modeling, including dimensional modeling, normalized schemas, and entity-relationship diagrams.

• Data Governance & Security: Familiarity with data governance frameworks and the ability to implement data quality, lineage and metadata management.

• DevOps & DataOps Practices: Experience incorporating CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and infrastructure-as-code for data environments using tools like Helm, Terraform and GitLab CI/CD.
Desired Skills:
• 6+ years experience working and leading Data Engineering based projects.

• Knowledge of data security best practices, encryption, and role-based access controls.

• Amazon Web Services (AWS) experience.

• Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL.

• Data Pipeline Architecture & Development: Experience designing, building, and maintaining high-volume, reliable, and scalable ETL/ELT pipelines that transform raw data into usable formats for analytics and machine learning.

• Performance Optimization & Monitoring: Familiarity with performance tuning techniques, query optimization, caching strategies, and the use of monitoring/logging tools to ensure system reliability and availability.

• Apache Arrow & Parquet: Proven experience leveraging Apache Arrow for efficient in-memory data handling and utilizing Parquet for scalable, columnar storage solutions in big data environments.
Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.
Clearance Level: Secret
Other Important Information You Should Know
Expression of Interest: 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: Part-time Remote Telework: The employee selected for this position will work part of their work schedule remotely and part of their work schedule at a designated Lockheed Martin facility. The specific weekly schedule will be discussed during the hiring process.
Work Schedules: Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.
Schedule for this Position: 4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week
Lockheed Martin is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
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.
Join us at Lockheed Martin, where your mission is ours. Our customers tackle the hardest missions. Those that demand extraordinary amounts of courage, resilience and precision. They’re dangerous. Critical. Sometimes they even provide an opportunity to change the world and save lives. Those are the missions we care about.

As a leading technology innovation company, Lockheed Martin’s vast team works with partners around the world to bring proven performance to our customers’ toughest challenges. Lockheed Martin has employees based in many states throughout the U.S., and Internationally, with business locations in many nations and territories.
Experience Level: Experienced Professional
Business Unit: MISSILES AND FIRE CONTROL
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: Software Engineering
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First