Senior Software Engineer – Forward Deployed (Fort Meade)

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: Job Summary Cubic Digital Intelligence is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to serve as the primary on-site engineering resource supporting the Unified Video (UV) platform at Fort Meade. This role serves as the technical liaison between customer operations personnel and the Unified Video engineering team, providing hands-on software engineering, DevOps, systems integration, and operational support for mission-critical Full Motion Video (FMV) capabilities. The engineer will develop site-specific software enhancements, automation scripts, deployment solutions, and operational tooling while supporting Kubernetes-based infrastructure, troubleshooting production issues, and ensuring mission systems remain reliable and responsive to evolving customer requ [... source excerpt omitted ...] ements. This is a full-time, primarily on-site position located at Fort Meade, MD, supporting classified customer environments with occasional travel to Cubic facilities and other customer locations as required. Essential Functions Serve as the primary on-site software engineering representative supporting Unified Video (UV), Feed Management Portal (FMP), NetOps, and related mission applications. Troubleshoot software, infrastructure, networking, and deployment issues directly within operational environments. Develop site-specific software enhancements, automation scripts, utilities, and custom integrations to meet customer mission requirements. Support Kubernetes-based depl [... source excerpt omitted ...] perational environments. Assist with software installation, upgrades, configuration management, and release deployments. Collaborate with engineering, DevSecOps, operations, and customer personnel to resolve complex technical issues. Develop and maintain automation using Python, Bash, PowerShell, Ansible, or similar scripting technologies. Perform root cause analysis for software and system issues and recommend long-term corrective actions. Document operational procedures, engineering solutions, and customer-specific configurations. Support system demonstrations, customer testing events, and field integration activities. Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Compute