Senior Integration Specialist

Position: Senior Integration Specialist
Full Time
Location: Lockheed Martin, Manassas, VA (80%) and NSWC Carderock, MD (20%)
Salary Range: $160k-$174k
Clearance: Active DoD Secret Clearance required (TS/SCI desired).

SUMMARY:
Seeking a Senior Integration Specialist to support an advanced Navy tactical decision aid program in collaboration with Lockheed Martin in Manassas, VA, and the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Carderock. This position requires a highly experienced developer with strong DevSecOps skills and a focus on backend software development, system integration, and legacy code migration. The ideal candidate will demonstrate technical leadership in both software development and integration, have a deep understanding of microservice architecture and containerized environments, and be capable of coordinating across multiple teams and domains.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Integration Specialist
Serve as the primary interface between the Lockheed Martin integration team and the Carderock/Opalsoft software team.
Support build processes, perform integration testing, troubleshoot issues, and adjust system configuration settings.
Debug and resolve software and deployment issues across multiple environments.
Develop strong working relationships with both on-site and remote teams to ensure seamless integration and delivery.
Understand and support the Common Tactical Decision Aid (CTDA) software and deployment environment (Kubernetes, microservices, containers, Scala, REST APIs, React/Angular).
Provide technical leadership and mentorship for a small cross-functional team.
Legacy Migration / Senior Developer
Lead the migration and reengineering of legacy Sonar Tactical Decision Aid (STDA) software into the new CTDA architecture.
Analyze, refactor, and rearchitect legacy C/C and Java code to align with modern microservices-based design.
Collaborate with other engineering teams (e.g., Lockheed Martin, Metron, InDepth) to define technical requirements and coordinate integration activities.
Oversee Agile backlog prioritization, requirements documentation, and task distribution to junior developers.
Design and develop scalable backend solutions leveraging open-source technologies, microservices, and containerized deployment environments.
Demonstrate a strong "hands-on" technical approach while contributing to architectural direction.

REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelor's Degree or higher in Engineering, Mathematics, or Computer Science.
Desired: Master's Degree from an ABET-accredited institution.
Minimum of five (5) years of software development experience with open-source technologies in an iterative, Agile environment.
Experience with legacy programming languages (C/C , Java) and modern architectures (microservices, containers, Kubernetes).
Experience with Linux/Red Hat, package managers, basic networking, and cloud-based environments.
Strong background in backend software design, systems integration, and DevSecOps pipeline support.
Experience troubleshooting complex systems-of-systems in multi-domain environments.
Active Secret clearance required; must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Top Secret (TS) clearance.
Must possess or be able to obtain an IAT Level I certification (A CE, Network CE, SSCP, CND, or CCNA-Security).
Preferred Qualifications
Five (5) or more years of experience in full-stack development, including backend services and front-end integration.
Experience integrating new technologies into complex legacy systems.
Familiarity with Scala, Rust, MQTT, and Big Data technologies (Cassandra, Kafka, Spark).
Experience with NoSQL/NewSQL data stores and visualization frameworks (HTML5, Angular, React, TypeScript).
Proven leadership experience supporting Agile Scrum teams and mentoring junior developers.
Demonstrated ability to design and implement software solutions under tight resource and schedule constraints.

BENEFITS
100% employer-paid Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
401(k) plan with company match
15 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) annually
Paid federal holidays