DevOps Engineer

Cubic Corporation; Ashburn (VA); Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 172,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k retirement plan with companymatch

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Cubic Corporation is seeking a DevOps Engineer to design, implement, and secure scalable CI/CD pipelines across on‑prem and cloud environments in Ashburn, VA. This full‑time hybrid role emphasizes automation, security, and reliability in mission‑critical applications.

The ideal candidate has strong IaC, AWS, and observability skills, plus the ability to collaborate with software engineers and DevOps peers to drive secure, efficient operations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a similar field, or 3+ years with a Master’s degree.
• On-Prem Linux administration and VMware ESXi experience with patching and hardening.
• AWS cloud experience with IaC (Terraform/CloudFormation) and configuration tools (Ansible/Chef).
• CI/CD experience with AWS CodePipeline, GitHub Actions and self-hosted runners.
• Experience with observability stacks and security/audit logging.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy and maintain secure, automated infrastructure for on‑prem and cloud environments.
• Implement and manage configuration management to ensure consistency across servers and applications.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and artifact repositories.
• Apply security best practices, compliance standards and system hardening.
• Build observability solutions (monitoring, logging, alerting) for all environments.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally to foster a security‑first DevSecOps culture.
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure and deployment issues.

Skills

CI/CD pipelines

Infrastructure as Code

AWS services

Security practices

Observability

Automation

Python scripting

Linux administration

DevSecOps

Audit logging

Education

Bachelor's in CS

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Ansible

GitHub Actions

Nexus

Job description

Business Unit: Cubic Defense 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:

Are you a skilled DevOps Engineer with a passion for building secure, scalable, automated infrastructure across on-premises and cloud environments? You’ll join an integrated Software Solutions Team, collaborating closely with software engineers and other DevOps professionals to design, implement and refine the CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, observability solutions and security practices that keep mission‑critical applications reliable, secure and scalable. If you enjoy solving complex problems with a focus on quality, efficiency and innovation, come build with us. This is a full‑time, hybrid position based in Ashburn, VA, with minimal travel (0–10%).

Essential Functions:

• Design, deploy and maintain secure, automated infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code, including provisioning systems for rapid deployments across on‑premises and cloud environments.
• Implement and manage configuration management solutions to ensure consistency across servers and applications.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and artifact repositories for both on‑prem and cloud environments.
• Apply security best practices, compliance standards and system hardening across environments, including access management and audit logging to ensure accountability for all data flows.
• Build observability solutions (monitoring, logging, alerting) for both on‑prem and cloud systems.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally to foster a security‑first DevSecOps culture, using automation to improve consistency, speed and scalability.
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure, deployment and provisioning issues across development, staging and production environments.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 5+ years of relevant experience with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a similar field, or 3+ years with a Master’s degree, or equivalent experience.
• On‑Prem Infrastructure & Linux: Experience managing virtualization platforms such as VMware ESXi, automating OS provisioning using PXE boot and Kickstart, strong Linux administration (RHEL & Ubuntu) and applying system hardening through patching, updates and dependency management.
• Cloud Platforms & Infrastructure as Code: Strong understanding of AWS services such as EC2, ECS, EKS, RDS, S3, IAM, Route 53, VPC networking and Security Hub, with hands‑on experience using Terraform and/or CloudFormation and Ansible or Chef, and designing for scalability, security, cost optimization, resilience and disaster recovery.
• CI/CD & Automation: Strong experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using tools such as AWS CodePipeline, GitHub Actions and self‑hosted runners; proficient in scripting and automation using Python, Bash and lambdas; able to manage artifact repositories such as Nexus and S3, including artifact lifecycle management and setting up mirrors in restricted environments.
• Monitoring / Logging / Alerting: Experience designing and operating observability stacks (e.g. Grafana, Prometheus, ELK, CloudWatch, Graylog), including building dashboards, centralized log management and configuring alerting systems for proactive issue detection and response.
• Security & Access Control: Strong grasp of least‑privilege principles, identity management and audit logging. Ability to obtain a security clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience operating in GovCloud or regulated environments (e.g. defense).
• Exposure to AI/ML pipelines and experience using AI‑assisted tooling to accelerate automation and operations.
• Certifications (e.g. AWS DevOps Engineer / Solutions Architect, CompTIA Security+, CISSP or equivalent).
• Strong problem‑solving, communication and collaboration abilities.

Worker Type: Employee

Cubic Pay Range:

$96,000.00 - $172,000.00 + benefits. The Cubic pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

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). Cubic is dedicated to providing a comprehensive employee benefits program. All regular, full‑time and part‑time employees (working an average of 20 hours per week) are eligible for benefits that are effective on the first day of employment. Cubic offers medical, dental and vision insurance, company‑paid disability (company continues full pay and benefits for up to six weeks), life insurance options, critical illness and accident coverages, Flexible Spending Accounts, a pre‑paid legal plan, travel accident insurance, an award‑winning well‑being program which includes an employer‑funded lifestyle spending account, up to six weeks of paid parental leave, and a 401k Retirement Plan with a company match. Employees can also take advantage of backup childcare, pet care, pet insurance, virtual tutoring, and a tuition reimbursement program. Many locations follow a 9/80 work schedule with time‑off policies to help encourage employees to take time for rest and relaxation. Full‑time salaried employees are eligible to participate in Cubic’s flexible time‑off arrangement. Part‑time and hourly employees accrue paid time‑off (PTO)/Sick leave at a rate of 5.23 hours bi‑weekly. Lastly, Cubic provides its employees 11 paid holidays throughout the calendar year.

With a presence in over 60 countries and more than 5,000 employees worldwide, Cubic is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We 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, 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.