Director of Software Engineering

The Director of Engineering is accountable for Cubic³’s entire engineering output, maturity, and long‑term technology direction. The role includes leading a multidisciplinary organization across Software Engineering, Platform/SRE, SIM Technology, and QA/Automation, while partnering closely with Product, Operations, IT, Commercial, and the Executive Leadership Team to define technology strategy, align on business priorities, and drive Cubic³’s roadmap across all customer segments.

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• Define and own Cubic³’s Engineering vision, strategy, and long‑term technology roadmap across software, network, and SIM domains.
  
• Lead a high‑performing, multi‑disciplinary engineering organization with clear structures, succession pipelines, and leadership development.
  
• Work with the ELT to set business priorities, investment decisions, and multi‑year strategic plans.
  
• Champion engineering excellence, scalability, automation, and performance across all systems.
  

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• Oversee architectural direction for Cubic³’s core platforms, cloud services, and data systems.
  
• Ensure robust engineering governance across security, compliance, quality, and operational readiness.
  
• Drive modernisation initiatives such as cloud‑native transformation, network virtualisation, microservices evolution, and advanced automation.
  

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• Ensure on‑time, high‑quality delivery of major engineering programmes and customer commitments.
  
• Own global platform performance, availability, reliability, and scalability in partnership with SRE and Network teams.
  
• Oversee SIM lifecycle management, ensuring world‑class resilience and compliance with telecom standards.
  
• Establish KPIs and engineering metrics across cycle time, quality, reliability, and operational health.
  

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• Foster a culture of innovation, empowerment, accountability, and continuous improvement.
  
• Build and grow engineering leadership talent, ensuring strong management capability across all domains.
  
• Promote cross‑functional collaboration and transparent communication.
  

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• Act as the executive engineering representative with key customers, partners, and stakeholders.
  
• Support commercial teams in pre‑sales and strategic customer engagements.
  
• Ensure alignment between Product, Engineering, and Operations for efficient delivery and lifecycle management.
  

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• 10+ years in engineering leadership, including at least 5 years leading directors/managers in a multi‑disciplinary technology organization.
  
• Proven experience overseeing software, network, and/or telecom platform engineering at scale.
  
• Deep understanding of cloud architectures (AWS/Azure/GCP), distributed systems, and reliability engineering.
  
• Strong expertise in telecom/IoT domains such as eSIM, core network technologies, or large‑scale connectivity platforms.
  
• Demonstrated success running large engineering organizations (25+ people) with complex delivery portfolios.
  
• Exceptional executive communication skills, stakeholder management, and cross‑functional leadership.
  
• Experience leading transformation or large‑scale modernization initiatives.
  

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• Experience in automotive, IoT connectivity, or global telecom environments.
  
• Knowledge of 4G/5G core network components, SIM/eSIM technologies, and connectivity lifecycle management.
  
• Familiarity with high‑availability architectures, Kubernetes, microservices, and CI/CD automation.
  
• Background in data analytics, telemetry systems, or connected intelligence platforms.
  
• PhD or M.Sc in Computer Science or an advanced degree an advantage. xcfaprz
  

Cubic³ is an equal opportunities employer and committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace.