Job Details

Business Unit:

Cubic Transportation Systems

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:

We are seeking a Java Architect with deep expertise in cloud-native application design /AWS to lead the architecture of scalable, high-performance enterprise solutions. In this role, you'll set the technical vision, define architecture standards, and guide cross-functional teams in delivering robust Java-based applications hosted in AWS. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who is passionate about modern engineering practices, distributed systems, and cloud computing.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architect and design end-to-end Java-based applications optimized for the AWS ecosystem.
• Lead the design and implementation of microservices, REST APIs, and event-driven architectures.
• Leverage AWS services such as ECS/EKS, Lambda, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, API Gateway, and CloudWatch.
• Ensure application scalability, fault tolerance, security, and high availability on AWS.
• Conduct architectural reviews, code reviews, and mentor development teams on best practices.
• Translate business requirements into technical solutions and architectural designs.
• Proactively monitor cloud costs and performance metrics, and optimize system resources.
• Stay current with AWS innovations and industry trends, recommending improvements and upgrades.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of professional Java development experience, including 3+ years as a software or solution architect.
• Strong expertise in Java (11+), Spring Boot
• Proficiency with relational and NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, MongoDB).
• Solid understanding of software architecture principles, design patterns, and system integration.
• Experience with message brokers (e.g., Kafka, Amazon SQS/SNS).
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Deep understanding of software design principles, patterns, and best practices
• Broad knowledge of programming languages, frameworks, and industry trends
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Exceptional communication and leadership abilities
• Awareness of the impact of design decisions on business and technical outcomes
• Knowledge of Technical Standards and Tools.
• Ability to Address Non-Functional Requirements, translate Business requirement to technical requirement , Stakeholder Collaboration.
• Ability to support Quality Assurance and Code Review.
• SDLC Lifecycle Involvement.
• Excellent knowledge of APIs governance including REST, SOAP etc.
• Experience in Java , Microservices, ETL processes and very well versed in the modern technologies and architecture

Cubic Pay Range:
$110,000.00 - $186,000.00 + 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.

Worker Type:

Employee