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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Engineer - Clearance Required - **Company:** Lockheed Martin - **Location:** Hanover, MD, United States (Remote available) - **Salary:** $150,800.0 - $265,880.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Testing (Software), Systems Engineering, Automation of Tests, C++ (Programming Language), Software Documentation, Databases, Continuous Integration, Data Stores, Software Debugging, Python (Programming Language), Shell Script, Simple Data Format, Software Engineering, Software Requirements Analysis, Software Systems, Usage Tracking, Information Technology, Build Process - **Published:** July 9, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/5F2BA8A50CB04FB38515518815D77E3A/job/ ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university or Four (4) years of additional software engineering experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree. * Current DoD Top Secret SCI with Polygraph. * Minimum Fifteen (15) years of experience Software Engineer (SWE) Required: * Software Test Developer Engineer * Familiar with SDR's, servers and other hardware that would be used in the Customer's test infrastructure * C++ with some Python and Shell scripting * CICD experience. Will need the candidate along with testing be able to modernize the build process and continuous testing that would go along with it. Clearance Level: TS/SCI w/Poly SP ## Description * Analyze user requirements to derive software design and performance requirements * Debug existing software and correct defects * Provide recommendations for improving documentation and software development process standards * Design and code new software or modify existing software to add new features * Integrate existing software into new or modified systems or operating environments * Develop simple data queries for existing or proposed databases or data repositories * Write or review software and system documentation * Serve as team lead at the level appropriate to the software development process being used on any particular project * Design or implement complex database or data repository interfaces/queries * Develop or implement algorithms to meet or exceed system performance and functional standards * Assist with developing and executing test procedures for software components * Develop software solutions by analyzing system performance standards, confer with users or system engineers; analyze systems flow, data usage and work processes; and investigate problem areas * Modify existing software to correct errors, to adapt to new hardware, or to improve its performance * Design, develop and modify software systems, using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcome and consequences of design * Design or implement complex algorithms requiring adherence to strict timing, system resource, or interface constraints; Perform quality control on team products * Implement recommendations for improving documentation and software development process standards * Oversee one or more software development teams and ensure the work is completed in accordance with the constraints of the software development process being used on any particular project * Confer with system engineers and hardware engineers to derive software requirements and to obtain information on project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements and interfaces * Coordinate software system installation and monitor equipment functioning to ensure operational specifications are met * Recommend new technologies and processes for complex software projects * Serve as the technical lead of multiple software development teams * Select the software development process in coordination with the customer and system engineering * Ensure quality control of all developed and modified software ## Related Videos - [Kubernetes and Microservices with Multi-Model Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/382-kubernetes-and-microservices-with-multi-model-databases) - [Fault Tolerance and Consistency at Scale: Harnessing the Power of Distributed SQL Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1520-fault-tolerance-and-consistency-at-scale-harnessing-the-power-of-distributed-sql-databases) - [MCP doesn’t suck — your agent does](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100202-mcp-doesn-t-suck-your-agent-does) - [Security Pitfalls for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/726-security-pitfalls-for-software-engineers) - [Fault Tolerance and Consistency at Scale: Harnessing the Power of Distributed SQL Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1146-fault-tolerance-and-consistency-at-scale-harnessing-the-power-of-distributed-sql-databases) - [Reusing apps between teams and environments through Containers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/107-reusing-apps-between-teams-and-environments-through-containers) ## Related Articles - [The 8 Best Code Testing Tools](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/402-the-8-best-code-testing-tools) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Is Software Engineering Hard?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/448-is-software-engineering-hard) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [What is Software Engineering?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/289-what-is-software-engineering) - [Best Countries for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/267-best-countries-for-software-engineers)