Software DevSecOps Integration and Test Associate Manager at Lockheed Martin
Littleton, CO
$113,900–$200,905from the description
Jul 3, 2026
Littleton, CO
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
An associate manager role within a space defense program, overseeing a team responsible for software integration, testing, and formal qualification activities. Day-to-day work involves coordinating test execution, managing test documentation, and ensuring software meets verification and validation standards — including in embedded, real-time, and hardware-in-the-loop environments. The role also carries people-management duties such as hiring, performance assessment, and work assignments.
Senior level · National · Top Secret clearance · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
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What the occupation pays Median $178,991 (middle half $141,096–$225,584). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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Why we read it this way (9)
This role is titled 'Associate Manager' and explicitly includes people-management responsibilities (recruitment, performance assessment, salary decisions, disciplinary actions), making 11-3021 the primary SOC. However, the day-to-day work is heavily hands-on software integration and qualification testing, so 15-1253 is a meaningful runner-up.
No specific location is stated in the posting beyond 'a designated Lockheed Martin facility'; the salary range references multiple states (CA, MA, NY, CO, HI, IL, MD, MN, NJ, VT, WA, DC) without pinning a single metro, so CBSA is left blank.
The salary range quoted ($113,900–$200,905/year) applies specifically to the listed states; the posting notes the range may differ for other locations.
The clearance gate is 'ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance' (not an active clearance required), but the Clearance Level field explicitly states 'Top Secret' and US Citizenship is required — treated as a hard gate on obtaining TS.
Active Top Secret clearance appears only under Desired Skills — it is preferred, not required. The hard gate is the ability to obtain one.
Python and C++ appear together under Desired Skills as interchangeable options for test automation scripting — listed as preferred with C++ as an alternative.
Several required skills (e.g., 'software integration', 'embedded software testing', 'FQT', 'V&V', 'test metrics tracking') describe capabilities rather than named tools, but they are concrete, domain-specific competencies explicitly listed as Basic Qualifications and are retained as skills given their specificity to this role.
No minimum total years of experience is stated in the posting.
Requires a Top 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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