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WHAT WE’RE DOING   

Lockheed Martin’s Rotary & Mission Systems division is building the next‑generation, AI‑ready, cloud‑native, mission platform.  This is a software‑first product line that operates like a high‑growth commercial tech platform — delivering new capabilities, licensing, and ongoing support at commercial‑grade velocity — while meeting the security and reliability standards required for mission‑critical Defense workloads.  

This is a hybrid‑telework opportunity. This role supports a predefined telework schedule combined with on-site collaboration, based from one of these locations: 

• Huntsville, AL
• Colorado Springs, CO
• Littleton, CO
• Moorestown, NJ
• Owego, NY
• Syracuse, NY
• King of Prussia, PA
• Manassas, VA  

 THE ROLE  

As Software Product Line Lead, you own the software baseline for a product line that rivals today’s leading SaaS platforms. Responsibilities include: 

• Lead the end‑to‑end creation of a software product that is sold, deployed, and continuously maintained in a commercial environment. Drive practices that enable rapid onboarding of new customers, predictable upgrade paths, and long‑term sustainment. 
• Design and implement a secure licensing framework that supports multiple entitlement models. Build the tooling for key generation, activation, renewal, and revocation, and embed it directly into the deployment pipeline. 
• Embed a modern ticketing and enhancement system into the product. Define APIs and UI flows that let customers submit help‑desk tickets, request feature enhancements, and track resolution status, turning support data into a continuous improvement engine. 
• Institutionalize short, frequent release cycles (CI/CD) that mirror commercial SaaS roll‑outs. Establish automated deployment, configuration‑as‑code, and rollback capabilities that give customers confidence in rapid, low‑risk upgrades. 
• Define and evolve a scalable software framework that supports the above commercial capabilities. 
• Balance near-term customer needs with investments required to maintain a scalable, extensible, and sustainable product.
• Translate customer and mission requirements into concrete technical roadmaps; serve as the primary liaison for internal teams, external partners, and Customers. 
• Accelerate delivery by applying best of breed development practices while meeting Lockheed Martin’s security and compliance mandates. 
• Integrate AI agents and advanced analytics into the platform, enabling autonomous decision‑making across diverse environments.    

WHO YOU ARE   

A technical leader who has delivered large‑scale, high‑availability software in commercial settings (e.g., streaming services, data‑intensive cloud platforms). You balance architecture, engineering, product management, and operations, keeping the commercial lifecycle front‑and‑center. 

• Proven track record designing, licensing, and supporting commercial software that is sold, deployed, and maintained at scale. 
• Expertise in modern cloud‑native architectures, micro‑services, APIs, and CI/CD/DevSecOps. 
• Experience building or integrating ticketing/enhancement workflows that turn support data into product evolution. 
• Comfortable navigating the tension between rapid commercial deployment cycles and the stringent security/compliance requirements of defense programs.  

You won’t just ship software—you’ll own a commercial product lifecycle that includes licensing, customer support, continuous enhancements, and rapid, reliable deployment. 

Basic Qualifications

•  Experience in software architecture and commercial‑grade development practices; able to educate all levels of an organization on modern CI/CD workflows. 
•  10+ years of experience delivering high‑availability, network‑centric applications (e.g., streaming, data‑intensive services, cloud‑native platforms) and integrating AI into existing products. 
•  Demonstrated ability to define and manage licensing models, usage‑key generation, and entitlement mechanisms for commercial software. 
•  Experience establishing support and enhancement processes that capture help‑desk tickets and feed them back into the product roadmap. 
•  Strong verbal and written communication skills for articulating technical strategy to diverse audiences. 
•  This position will require a Secret Security Clearance. Must be a US Citizen for consideration. 

Desired Skills

•  Passion for building next‑generation software capabilities that directly support national security while operating like a commercial SaaS platform. 
•  Familiarity with Model‑Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and defense acquisition lifecycle. 
•  Prior exposure to mission‑critical systems.
•  Demonstrated leadership of cross‑functional teams and management of complex, competing priorities.