Principal Software Engineer (Cross-Domain Solutions)

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 Overview: We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Software Engineer to lead the development of our cutting-edge cross-domain software solutions. This role requires deep technical expertise in designing and implementing complex, performant software systems. Strong Linux system administration and Linux operating system security experience are highly desirable.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the architecture, design, and development of cross-domain software solutions with a focus on secure dataflows for multiple data types.
• Design and enforce SE Linux Policy integration, secure boot mechanisms, and trusted platform technologies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including DevOps, QA, and Security Engineering, to deliver robust, scalable, and secure software solutions.
• Optimize software performance and ensure high availability, fault tolerance, and system security.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to software engineers, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.
• Engage with stakeholders to gather requirements, propose technical solutions, and ensure alignment with business and security objectives.
• Participate in design reviews, code reviews, and system architecture discussions.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• High proficiency in programming languages such as C++  or Java, with a strong grasp of software architecture and design patterns.

• 10+ years of hands-on software development experience, with a strong background in Linux-based systems and secure software engineering.

• Strong Linux system administration skills and experience with Linux operating system security.
• Experience with networking equipment, and communication protocols at the network and application layer, and IP communication.
• Data formats and conversion, XML parsing, validation and transformation methods.
• Inter-process communication methods
• Familiarity with Red Hat Linux, containerization, and automated CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and debugging skills.
• Excellent communication and leadership abilities, with a track record of mentoring and leading technical teams.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working on defense or government contracts, with a solid understanding of DoD software development and certification processes.
• Certifications in secure software development, Linux administration, or related areas.
• Knowledge of cross-domain security requirements
• Drive the implementation and validation of security requirements, ensuring software compliance.
• Video processing, and image manipulation

Cubic Pay Range:

$137,500 – $185,300+ 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.

The description provided above is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties, responsibilities and requirements.  Duties, responsibilities and requirements may change over time and according to business need.

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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