Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Cubic Corporation; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Cubic Corporation in Hyderabad seeks an experienced Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to ensure robust, scalable, secure services. You will blend software engineering and operations to automate, monitor, and improve availability, incident response, and on-call reliability across cloud and hybrid environments.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in SRE/DevOps, strong scripting (Python/Go/Bash), experience with AWS/GCP/Azure, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and IaC tools like Terraform.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Systems/Electrical Engineering, or another relevant discipline.
• Five (5)+ 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.

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

Skills

SRE/DevOps

Python

Go

Bash

Terraform

AWS/GCP/Azure

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Argo CD

GitLab CI/CD

SCRUM

Monitoring/Observability

On-call Incident Response

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Docker

Jenkins

Job description

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/Systems/Electrical Engineering, or another relevant discipline.
• Five (5)+ 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

#LI-NB1 Worker Type: Employee We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate based on any protected characteristic under applicable law. Cubic creates and delivers technology solutions in transportation that make people's lives easier by simplifying their daily journeys, and defense capabilities that 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 challenges 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). CTS is an industry-leading integrator of payment and information solutions and related services for intelligent travel applications. CTS delivers integrated systems for transportation and traffic management, delivering tools for travelers to choose the smartest and easiest way to travel and pay for their journeys, and enabling transportation authorities and agencies to manage demand across the entire transportation network. Cubic Defense provides networked Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) solutions, and live, virtual, constructive and game-based training solutions for both U.S. and Allied Forces. These mission-inspired capabilities enable assured multi-domain access; converged digital intelligence; and superior readiness for defense, intelligence, security and commercial missions. Cubic is proud to have a presence in over 60 countries and employ over 5,000 people worldwide. We are committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce and are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-Employer. We are committed to ensuring a workplace free of discrimination based on race, color, religion, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, military or veteran status, and any other basis protected by applicable law. For more information on Equal Employment please visit: http://www.cubic.com/Careers/Applicant-Help To learn more, visit Cubic.com. Follow us on LinkedIn!