Software Engineer Associate at Lockheed Martin
Huntsville, AL
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Jul 28, 2026
Huntsville, AL
Jul 29, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A software engineering role at Lockheed Martin focused on designing, developing, and maintaining Java applications for the Missile Defense System. The position involves working on agile teams to build new capabilities, support software testing, resolve issues across multiple baselines, and perform analysis against performance requirements. Some travel (~10%) to U.S. customer sites is expected, and the role is fully onsite.
Mid level · Bachelor's required · Secret clearance
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 29, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The posting lists C++, C, C#, and Java as acceptable languages under Basic Qualifications, with C++ noted as preferred. Java is called out explicitly in the job responsibilities as the primary language in use, so it is listed as the primary skill with the others as alternatives.
The posting does not specify a city or facility location — only that the role is fully onsite at a 'designated Lockheed Martin facility' somewhere in the U.S. No CBSA could be determined.
Employment type is listed as 'Task Order/IDIQ' in the posting metadata, which is a contract vehicle type rather than a standard employment classification; the posting otherwise reads as a full-time position but this is not explicitly stated, so employment type is left as Unspecified.
Containerization and microservice experience are listed under Desired Skills but name no specific technology (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes); Docker is included as a reasonable canonical stand-in for containerization, but this is a judgement call given the vague phrasing.
Security+ Certification appears under Desired Skills and is a named credential, but credentials are not emitted as skills per extraction rules — noted here for the hiring manager's awareness.
The clearance requirement is stated as 'Secret' (interim acceptable); US Citizenship is explicitly required.
Requires a Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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