DevOps Engineer (Junior–Mid Level)

Posted 5 Days Ago
Ashburn, VA
In-Office
52K-113K Annually
Junior
Aerospace • Payments • Security • Transportation • Cybersecurity
The Role
The DevOps Engineer will build and manage CI/CD pipelines, support cloud infrastructure, and implement automation for reliable software delivery.
Summary Generated by Built In
Business Unit:Cubic Defense

Company Details:

We’re looking for a motivated Junior–Mid-Level DevOps Engineer to join our growing engineering team. In this role, you’ll help build, maintain, and improve the infrastructure and automation pipelines that support our mission-focused software products. This is a great opportunity for someone early in their career who wants to work with modern DevOps tools, cloud platforms, and containerized environments.
You’ll collaborate closely with developers, cloud engineers, and product teams to ensure reliable software delivery, stable environments, and smooth operations across our systems.

Job Details:

When you join Cubic, you become part of a company that delivers mission-critical training, simulation, and communications solutions to help defence and security forces worldwide succeed. Cubic Defense (CD) supports those who serve their nations by providing cutting‑edge technology that enhances readiness, resilience, and safety. Led by our global teams, we are committed to innovation that strengthens mission success and national security.
We have a top-tier portfolio of businesses, including Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) and Cubic Defense (CD). Explore more on Cubic.com.
This role contributes directly to the availability, scalability, and reliability of cloud‑based systems that support mission‑focused defense technologies. By strengthening CI/CD workflows, automation, and infrastructure performance, this position ensures development teams can deliver secure, high‑quality capabilities efficiently and consistently.
Job Description:
The DevOps Engineer builds, improves, and supports CI/CD pipelines, cloud environments, and automated infrastructure to enable fast, stable, and secure software delivery. Working closely with developers and engineering teams, this role manages deployment workflows, monitors system health, and implements DevOps best practices across the environment. The position requires hands‑on technical problem‑solving and a collaborative mindset in support of mission‑ready systems.
Key Responsibilities:
  • Build, maintain, and improve CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins.
  • Support and manage cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, or GovCloud environments.
  • Work with containerization technologies including Docker, Podman, and Kubernetes/ECS/EKS.
  • Develop and maintain Infrastructure‑as‑Code solutions using Terraform or CloudFormation.
  • Implement automated deployment workflows and environment provisioning.
  • Monitor system health and performance using CloudWatch, Grafana, ELK, Prometheus, or similar tools.
  • Troubleshoot issues across builds, deployments, and cloud environments.
  • Collaborate with developers on DevOps best practices and development workflows.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • 2–4 years of experience in DevOps, Cloud, SRE, or Systems Engineering.
  • Experience with at least one major cloud platform (AWS or Azure).
  • Practical skills with CI/CD tools and automated testing pipelines.
  • Familiarity with Linux administration and scripting (Bash, Python, etc.).
  • Understanding of containerization (Docker) and ideally orchestration (Kubernetes).
  • Strong Git and version control fundamentals.
  • Ability to work collaboratively in an agile engineering environment.
Preferred:
  • Experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar IaC frameworks.
  • Experience with Kubernetes, ECS, EKS, or AKS.
  • Experience with GitOps tools such as ArgoCD or Flux.
  • Experience with monitoring and logging stacks including Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK.
  • Networking and cloud security fundamentals.
  • Experience supporting DoD/IC programs, secure cloud deployments, or mission‑focused systems.
Salary & Benefits
Cubic pay range: 52,320.00 – 87,200.00 – 113,360.00 USD Annual plus 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.

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Cubic Pay Range:

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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.

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Worker Type:

Employee

Top Skills

AWS
Azure
CloudFormation
Cloudwatch
Docker
Elk
Github Actions
Gitlab Ci
Grafana
Jenkins
Kubernetes
Podman
Prometheus
Terraform
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The Company
HQ: San Diego, CA
6,000 Employees
Year Founded: 1951

What We Do

Cubic Corporation (Cubic) is an international provider of systems and solutions that address the mass transit and global defense markets.

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