Supports enterprise automation and OpenShift platform operations in secure environments. Develops Rundeck workflows, Ansible playbooks, deployment pipelines, GitOps configurations, and Helm charts under senior guidance. Assists with Linux and Windows automation, OpenShift installation and upgrades, troubleshooting, documentation, security hardening, vulnerability remediation, and audit activities. Collaborates with platform, infrastructure, cybersecurity, network, and application teams.
Standard Job Description
We are seeking a Junior Automation & OpenShift Engineer to support enterprise automation and container-platform capabilities in secure, mission-critical environments. This role supports automation and deployment activities using Rundeck, Ansible, and Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (OCP).
The successful candidate will work under the guidance of senior engineers and collaborate with Platform Engineering, Security, Network, Infrastructure, and application teams. This is an opportunity for an early-career technologist to develop hands-on experience with infrastructure automation, OpenShift operations, CI/CD, GitOps, scripting, and security-focused operational practices.
Key Responsibilities May Include
- Assist with the development, testing, and maintenance of Rundeck jobs, workflows, runbooks, and operational automation.
- Develop and maintain Ansible playbooks, roles, inventories, and reusable automation content under senior-engineer guidance.
- Support OpenShift Container Platform installation, configuration, upgrades, and day-two operational activities.
- Help automate deployment and configuration tasks across Linux and Windows environments using Ansible, Rundeck, Bash, Python, and/or PowerShell.
- Assist with deployment pipelines, GitOps configuration, Helm charts, and related source-controlled configuration repositories.
- Troubleshoot automation, deployment, OpenShift workload, access-control, networking, storage, and container-image issues.
- Create and maintain technical documentation, including runbooks, standard operating procedures, deployment guides, and troubleshooting articles.
- Support secure and compliant platform operations, including security-hardening, vulnerability-remediation, and audit-documentation activities.
- Collaborate with infrastructure, cybersecurity, network, and application teams to coordinate automation and deployment work.
Basic Qualifications
- U.S. Citizenship is required.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
- Ability and willingness to travel up to 25% in support of customer sites, deployment activities, training, and team collaboration.
- 0–2 years of relevant experience in software development, systems administration, DevOps, cloud/platform engineering, or IT automation; internships, technical coursework, labs, and personal projects may be considered.
- Foundational knowledge of Linux operating systems, system-administration concepts, and command-line tools.
- Experience with at least one scripting or programming language, such as Python, Bash, PowerShell, or JavaScript.
- Familiarity with source-control concepts and tools such as Git.
- Basic understanding of automation, configuration management, deployment processes, or job-scheduling concepts.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, written, and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a collaborative, remote, or distributed technical team.
Desired Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Exposure to or hands-on experience with Rundeck, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (AAP), Ansible, or similar automation and orchestration tools.
- Familiarity with OpenShift, Kubernetes, Docker, Podman, or other container-platform technologies.
- Familiarity with CI/CD, GitOps, Helm, YAML-based configuration, or tools such as Argo CD, OpenShift GitOps, GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, or OpenShift Pipelines.
- Familiarity with Windows server administration, automated Windows configuration, or system provisioning.
- Exposure to enterprise security and compliance practices, including RBAC, least privilege, STIGs, NIST controls, vulnerability remediation, or compliance documentation.
- Exposure to air-gapped, classified, or otherwise highly controlled computing environments.
- Familiarity with virtualization, networking, or storage concepts, including KubeVirt, VMware, DNS, load balancing, persistent storage, or container networking.
- Relevant technical certifications or training, such as RHCSA, Red Hat Ansible Automation training, Kubernetes/OpenShift training, CompTIA Security+, or comparable credentials.
Pay Information
GeoZone Definition: GeoZones are geographic groupings created by Lockheed Martin to align compensation ranges with regional labor markets and cost-of-labor differences across the United States. Locations are assigned a Geo Zone based on the primary work location of the role.
- Full-time salary range (GEOZONE 1): $101400.00 - $188200.00
- Includes metropolitan areas such as Sunnyvale CA; Pal Alto, CA; New York City metropolitan area; Newark, New Jersey; etc.
- Full-time salary range (GEOZONE 2): $91200.00 - $169400.00
- Includes metropolitan areas such as Denver, CO; King of Prussia, PA; Stratford, CT; Moorestown, NJ; etc.
- Full-time salary range (GEOZONE 3): $81100.00 - $150500.00
- Includes metropolitan areas such as Dallas–Fort Worth, TX; Orlando, FL; Grand Prairie, TX; Marietta, GA; etc.
- Full-time salary range (GEOZONE 4): $72900.00 - $135500.00
- Includes metropolitan areas such as Camden, AR; Lexington, KY; Lufkin, TX; etc.
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The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only.
Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.
- Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
- For (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.
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