Business Unit:
Cubic Transportation Systems
Company Details:
When you join Cubic, you become part of a company that creates and delivers technology solutions in transportation to make people’s lives easier by simplifying their daily journeys, and defense capabilities to help promote mission success and safety for those who serve their nation. Led by our talented teams around the world, Cubic is committed to solving global issues through innovation and service to our customers and partners.
We have a top-tier portfolio of businesses, including Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) and Cubic Defense (CD). Explore more on Cubic.com.
Job Details:
Role Overview
We're seeking an experienced
Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)
to ensure our services are robust, scalable, secure, and maintainable. You will blend software engineering and systems operations to automate processes, monitor performance, lead incident response, and work closely with engineering teams to enhance service availability and reliability, while bringing efficiencies to operational processes. We’re looking for proactive problem-solvers with strong technical and communication skills who can also effectively support and troubleshoot project operational issues.
Key Responsibilities
Design, deploy, and maintain scalable, secure applications and infrastructure in cloud or hybrid environments
Implement and manage robust monitoring, alerting, and observability systems
Automate recurrent operational tasks using scripts (e.g., Python) and Infrastructure-as-Code tools (e.g., Terraform)
Collaborate with engineers to build highly available, reliable, deployable systems, establishing guardrails around SLOs, SLIs, and error budgets
Own incident response by participating in on-call rotations, conducting RCAs, and implementing preventive measures and self-healing solutions
Conduct performance tuning, capacity planning, and efficient disaster recovery design for strong Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPO)
Reduce manual toil in security compliance and patching processes through automation
Support project teams in troubleshooting and resolving operational issues across development, testing, and production environments
Provide guidance and operational support during project rollouts and infrastructure changes to ensure reliability and uptime
Collaborate with senior stakeholders, internal and external, to communicate technical concepts, resolve problems, and influence decision-making on technical matters
Work closely with the product team to stay informed about evolving system design, business logic, and transaction flows to ensure reliability and operational readiness across services
Identify and address organization-wide gaps in the SRE domain and develop implementable solutions that contribute to reliability and operational excellence
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent
12+ years as an SRE, DevOps, or related role managing large-scale solutions or platforms
Proficient in scripting (PowerShell, Python, Go, Bash) and solid understanding of coding/development principles
Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
Experienced with monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability tools
Familiar with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure tooling (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Argo CD)
Proficiency in Agile methodologies, such as SCRUM
Strong problem-solving and debugging skills, especially in high-pressure, production-critical environments
Strong collaboration and communication skills
Desired Qualifications
Experience with Terraform and other Infrastructure-as-Code tools
SRE-specific certifications from AWS, GCP, or Azure
Experience shaping and scaling SRE practices
Experience mentoring teams and fostering a strong reliability culture across the organization
Worker Type:
Employee
