Staff AI Systems Engineer

Standard Job Description

The Lockheed Martin Artificial Intelligence Center (LAIC) is seeking an experienced infrastructure and platform engineer to help build and operate the AI Factory, an enterprise platform for developing, deploying, and running artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) capabilities.

In this role, you will develop the automation, tooling, and platform capabilities that make AI/ML environments reliable, repeatable, and easier for teams to use. You will work alongside platform engineers, software engineers, product managers, data scientists, Central IT, Cybersecurity, and other engineering teams.

Your responsibilities will include the following:

• Designing, developing, testing, and maintaining software and automation for platform provisioning, configuration, deployment, and operations. • Building and improving CI/CD and GitOps workflows that deliver infrastructure and platform services consistently and securely. • Developing infrastructure as code, reusable tooling, and self-service capabilities that reduce manual work and improve developer experience. • Operating and improving Kubernetes-based environments used to train, deploy, and run AI/ML systems. • Improving platform reliability through observability, automated validation, incident response, and durable fixes to recurring problems. • Working with cybersecurity and partner teams to incorporate security controls into development and deployment workflows. • Reviewing designs and code,…