Senior Software Engineer – Forward Deployed (Fort Meade

Position: Senior Software Engineer – Forward Deployed (Fort Meade)
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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.

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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, Dev Ops, 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 requirements. 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), Net Ops, 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 deployments, containerized applications, and Git Lab CI/CD pipelines in both development and operational environments.

Assist with software installation, upgrades, configuration management, and release deployments.

Collaborate with engineering, Dev Sec Ops , operations, and customer personnel to resolve complex technical issues.

Develop and maintain automation using Python, Bash, Power Shell, 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 Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience).Minimum of 5 years of professional software engineering or Dev Ops experience.

Active Secret Security Clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain Top-Secret Security Clearance.

Experience developing software using one or more modern programming languages such as Python, Node.js, JavaScript, Java, or C++.Experience administering Linux systems and working with Git, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.

Strong troubleshooting skills across software, infrastructure, networking, and deployment environments.

Preferred Qualifications Experience supporting operational or deployed DoD software systems.

Experience with Kubernetes administration, container orchestration, and Git Lab CI/CD.Experience developing automation using Python, Ansible, Power Shell, or Bash.

Familiarity with PostgreSQL, REST APIs, Linux administration, and distributed systems.

Experience supporting Full Motion Video (FMV), media processing, or ISR mission systems.

Experience working directly with customers in classified operational environments.

Experience using AI-assisted development tools (Git Hub Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude Code, Codex, etc.) to improve engineering productivity and accelerate troubleshooting.

Excellent communication skills with…