Cyber Sys Secur Engr Asc Mgr
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth, Texas
Responsibilities
Description:Company Overview: At Lockheed Martin, we unite passionate individuals to drive purposeful innovation, ensuring safety and solving the world's most complex challenges. Our team comprises some of the brightest minds in the industry, making Lockheed Martin an exceptional place to work. We prioritize our employees by offering diverse career opportunities that promote development and agility. With flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits, we empower our employees to lead healthy, fulfilling lives both at work and beyond. At Lockheed Martin, we emphasize innovation, integrity, and corporate responsibility. Your mission is ours.
Key Responsibilities:
At Lockheed Martin we recognize today’s challenges and the need to fuse these disciplines to reshape our future capabilities, enabling us to deliver more autonomous, continuous cyber protection for our classified environments.
The Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Emerging Technologies organization is seeking a Cyber System Security Engineering Associate Manager who will support the technical lead's and guide a team of platform engineers that design, deliver, and sustain platforms for the Aeronautics Line of Business, providing 21st‑century security and functionality for our programs.
The role is split roughly 25 % into team management and 75 % into hands‑on engineering. In this position you will partner closely with the IPT and tech lead's to set direction, provide decisive engineering guidance, and ensure the deployment of specialized tools that satisfy operational, governance, risk‑management, and compliance requirements for classified systems and infrastructure.
You will oversee Cyber Platform Engineers activities that protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of classified assets, drive advanced risk‑governance operations, and implement proactive, automation‑enabled security practices. Leveraging deep expertise in development and security controls, you will also focus on training, mentorship, and compliance enforcement so the team consistently delivers resilient cybersecurity solutions.
What’s In It For 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.
Must be a US Citizen.; This position will require a government security clearance.; This position is located at a facility that requires special access.
Aerocyber
Basic Qualifications:
Proven ability to motivate, influence, and lead cybersecurity teams.
Deep cybersecurity expertise with a track record of guiding technical groups to deliver complex, artifact‑backed solutions founded on independent analysis.
Strong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder‑management skills, adept at translating technical concepts into clear, operational language.
Hands‑on experience with enterprise‑grade security platforms.
Proven experience with enterprise system platforms.
Strong background in operating systems, including Windows Server (2016/2019/2022) and Linux distributions (RHEL)
Strong background in scripting languages and utilizing automation software/platforms (PowerShell, Ansible, Bash, PowerCLI, etc.)
Hands on expertise with VMware virtualization technologies.
Hands-on expertise with Microsoft Hyper-V virtualization technologies.
Hands-on expertise with NAS/SAN appliances and network integration.
Demonstrated ability to perform system hardening, vulnerability remediation, and security configuration management
Experience providing end user support and responding to security incidents
Willingness and availability to perform remote travel.
DOD 8570 certifications such as CompTIA Security+, CASP, CISSP or CCNP-Security.
Active Secret clearance (investigation or CV ≤ 5 years) and eligible for Top Secret.
Desired Skills:
Active Secret clearance (investigation or CV ≤ 5 years) and eligible for Top Secret.
Able to complete any additional enhanced security reviews required by government contracts and maintain all mandated program clearances within Lockheed Martin timelines.
DoD 8570 Level 3 (e.g., CISA, CISM, CISSP, CCNP Security).
Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent education plus ≥ 5 years of professional experience.
≥ 5 years administering Windows (Server 2016/2019, Windows 10/11) and Linux (RHEL, IBM/AIX) operating systems.
Proven track record leading teams in hybrid work environments while minimizing operational disruption and delivering user training and support.
Skilled in vulnerability remediation, system hardening, log management, and configuration control using Trellix, Ivanti, ACAS, SCAP, HBSS, etc.
Knowledgeable in Information Assurance hardening and compliance frameworks (STIG, DSS) and associated documentation.
Deep understanding of system integration with various different technologies (Microsoft, vSphere, Cisco, HPE MSA, etc.)
Familiar with core services: Active Directory, DHCP, DNS, Group Policy.
Experience with storage technologies (NAS, SAN) and their networking integrations.
Proficient in scripting/automation languages (Ansible, Bash, PowerShell, etc.) to streamline system administration tasks.
Hands on experience with hypervisor platforms (vSphere, Hyper-V) and related tools.
Understanding of SQL or other database technologies and ability to work with them effectively.
Willing and able to travel ≥ 25 % of the time, including domestic and international locations, as program needs dictate.
Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.
Clearance Level: Secret with Investigation or CV date within 5 years
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: Onsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.
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 employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.
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.
At Lockheed Martin, we use our passion for purposeful innovation to help keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work.
With our employees as our priority, we provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel, develop, and boost agility. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. We place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering an inclusive environment built upon integrity and corporate responsibility.
If this sounds like a culture you connect with, you’re invited to apply for this role. Or, if you are unsure whether your experience aligns with the requirements of this position, we encourage you to search on Lockheed Martin Jobs, and apply for roles that align with your qualifications.
Experience Level: Experienced Professional
Business Unit: AERONAUTICS COMPANY
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: Cyber Security Engineering
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First
About
At Lockheed Martin, we apply our passion for purposeful innovation to keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges.
Pioneering Defense Technology: From aerospace to outer space to cyber space, you can innovate mission solutions alongside the best minds in the business.
United By Culture: Excellence, integrity, and collaboration define us. We accelerate change and embrace one another’s perspectives to win for our customers.
Real Impact, Real Growth: Grow your career and skills for life. Our wide array of opportunities and technology-driven learning programs enable your development and agility.
Your Health, Your Wealth, Your Life: Competitive pay, comprehensive benefits and flexible schedules designed so you thrive — at work and beyond.
Empowered to Be Your Best: Use your strengths to make a difference in the lives of one another, our customers, our communities, and our planet.
Here, the possibilities are endless because we offer:
- Flexible Schedules, dependent on role
- Levels: Student, Entry, Mid, Senior, Management
- Locations: Nationwide & OCONUS Positions
Qualifications
What does a successful Cyber Security employee at Lockheed Martin look like?
Check out the info below to see if you have what it takes.
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Analytical
Advancing technologies and out of the box thinking that enable cyber operations, resulting in inventing solutions that will keep us safe today and into the future.
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Creative
Natural curiosity is an absolutely essential trait. Curiosity leads to continual learning which allows you to stay one step ahead of the threat.
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Curious
The ability to anticipate hackers’ intent and disrupt their next move is key. Seeking out new weaknesses before they become weaknesses. Proactively learning and updating systems is how we stay ahead of the threat.
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Proactive
We have hard problems to solve and we look for people who thrive at solving them, who can see problems from both the defensive and offensive sides.
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Problem Solver
Whatever you know today could be different tomorrow as security is constantly changing. Possessing strong technical skills and intellectual depth along with a willingness to continually learn from others is important to adapt to and address the Advanced Persistent Threat.
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Technologically savvy
The ability to analyze and disseminate threat intelligence. The ability to analyze and address the root cause, learn from the attack and anticipate the hacker’s next move.
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“Cyber is the most exciting career field! Every day, there's new cyber threat information that we leverage to shape our courses of action when identifying, assessing, developing, integrating, and continuously evaluating the effectiveness of defensive measures.”
Dr. Dawn B., Senior Fellow
Benefits
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Healthcare
Medical, Dental and Vision coverage is available for employees who opt-in.
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401(k)/Retirement Plans
Our 401(k) plan features generous matching and company contributions.
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Professional Development
We support our employees through mentoring, internal & external educational programs, networking, skills enhancement and career-building programs, funding for cyber certifications.
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Maternity and Paternity Leave
Our generous parental leave policies support your journey into parenthood. When you return to work, our facilities offer mother's rooms to support your transition and work/life balance.
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Paid Time Off
We offer PTO, paid holidays and paid time off for jury duty and military obligations.
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Flex-time
Depending on the position, we offer flexible work schedules.