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Senior Cloud Engineer - Platform
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Senior Cloud Engineer - Platform
Cloud Engineer - Cisco’s Cloud Engineering Team
Meet the Team
Join Cisco’s Cloud Engineering team—a collaborative group of engineers, architects, and security professionals dedicated to designing, building, and optimizing cloud-based solutions that power Cisco’s next-generation products and services. Our team works closely with product managers, IT, security, and business stakeholders to deliver secure, scalable, and high-performing cloud infrastructure, while staying at the forefront of industry trends and best practices.
Your Impact
As a Cloud Engineer, you will:
- Design, develop, and implement cloud-based solutions in line with Cisco’s security standards and industry best practices.
- Architect cloud solutions that combine multiple technologies to deliver optimal performance, scalability, and reliability.
- Lead and contribute to the rollout of public and private cloud management platforms, evaluating their performance and implementing enhancements.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams—including product management, engineering, and security—to develop specifications for new cloud-based products and identify security optimization opportunities.
- Guide migration of existing services to the cloud, and automate:
- Infrastructure provisioning
- Configuration management
- Server management
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate software:
- Build
- Test
- Deployment processes
- Utilize configuration management software (e.g., Ansible, Terraform, Puppet, Chef) to deploy and update cloud environments.
- Manage container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes and Docker for scalable application deployment.
- Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and ensure high availability and reliability of services.
- Ensure adherence to:
- Security processes
- Compliance protocols
- Change management in production environments
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement, automation, and operational excellence.
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Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field plus 5 years of related experience; OR
- Master’s degree plus 3 years of related experience; OR PhD in a relevant field.
- Proficiency in:
- Software development
- Systems engineering
- Platform engineering
- Experience in designing and developing cloud-based solutions.
- Experience:
- Building code in multiple languages.
- Using configuration management software to deploy updates in the cloud.
- Familiarity with:
- CI/CD concepts and automation tools.
- Collaborating within cross-functional and agile teams.
- Knowledge of:
- Security, compliance, and change management procedures in cloud environments.
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, Drone).
- Proficiency in:
- Scripting
- Programming languages such as Python, YAML, and shell scripting.
- Experience with:
- Containerization and orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker, Helm).
- Infrastructure-as-code tools (Ansible, Terraform, Puppet, Chef).
- Deep knowledge of cloud platforms:
- AWS
- Azure
- Google Cloud
- Their DevOps services.
- Familiarity with:
- Network automation and programmability (REST APIs).
- Monitoring and logging tools (Grafana).
- Source code repository management (Git).
- Demonstrated ability to automate:
- Infrastructure provisioning.
- Deployment processes.
- Server management.
- Experience:
- Guiding cloud migration projects.
- Leading quality control/testing efforts for scripts and automation.
- Ability to measure and report on key DevOps metrics:
- Deployment frequency
- Change failure rate
- MTTR (Mean Time To Recovery)
- Lead time
- Strong skills in:
- Communication
- Problem-solving
- Teamwork
- Commitment to staying current with emerging:
- DevOps tools
- Cloud best practices
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Why Cisco?
At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era—and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years, creating solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds.
Our offerings provide customers with:
- Unparalleled security
- Visibility
- Insights across the entire digital footprint.
Fueled by our depth and breadth of technology, while leveraging a worldwide network of doers and experts, the opportunities for growth and building are limitless. Here, we work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale—because our solutions are everywhere, so is our impact.
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