Manager - Software Engineering Lead at Lockheed Martin
Littleton, CO
$113,900–$200,905from the description
Jul 14, 2026
Littleton, CO
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A software development lead role on the Radiant Mercury program, a US Navy cross-domain solution that manages secure information flow across military networks. The position involves managing roughly ten direct reports, overseeing staffing and performance, maintaining development plans, and hands-on software design and coding. It suits an experienced software engineer with a background in team leadership, agile and waterfall methodologies, and secure or government systems development.
Senior level · 8+ years · Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO · Top Secret clearance · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
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Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $207,812 (middle half $171,102–$235,487). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (9)
This role is a genuine hybrid of people management (≈10 direct reports, hiring, performance reviews, resource allocation) and hands-on software development (writing/modifying source code, design, integration). 11-3021 was chosen as primary because the JD explicitly frames the role as a 'Software Development Lead' with direct-report management duties; 15-1252 is a strong runner-up given the explicit coding responsibilities.
The title 'SW Engineering/SW Development Lead' carries no standard seniority level word, so advertised seniority is Unspecified. The 8+ years of direct software development experience and team-lead scope support a Senior classification.
C++ and Java are listed together as preferred languages ('preferably in C++, Java') within the Basic Qualifications block; C++ is named as the primary skill with Java as an alternative since they are presented as interchangeable preferences for the same requirement.
EVM (Earned Value Management) metrics experience is called out in the Basic Qualifications under 'software estimating tools, metrics identification and collection' and reinforced in the responsibilities section; treated as a required competency.
Security+ certification is listed as a Basic Qualification but with a 6-month grace period to obtain it — candidates who do not yet hold it are not immediately rejected, though it is framed as a hard requirement.
The role is described as 'Part-time Remote Telework' (hybrid), not fully remote — the posting explicitly states the candidate must come on-site to the Deer Creek Facility in Littleton, CO.
The salary range quoted ($113,900–$200,905) applies specifically to Colorado (among other listed states); the posting notes the range may differ for other locations.
All desired/preferred skills (functional manager experience, software metrics, data parsing, secure systems development, CDS installation/certification, government standards, cross-domain solutions) appear under the 'Desired Skills' heading and are marked as preferred accordingly.
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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