Software Engineer - Core DevOps - Docker/Kubernetes/Linux - Terraform/Ansible - CICD - REST/JSON/RPC/secure cloud - Splunk - Bangalore - 8 to 11 years

Cisco; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco in Bengaluru is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to accelerate development velocity by designing and maintaining build and release pipelines, managing containerized services, and bridging application needs with cloud infrastructure.

You will evolve automation toward microservice development, ensuring the platform remains scalable, secure, and high-performing as Cisco progresses to cloud-based recurring models.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience designing and building complex backend, distributed, automation, or platform systems.
• 4+ years of experience developing and deploying applications in the cloud.
• Deep proficiency in Docker, Kubernetes, and Linux systems administration.
• Advanced competency in Python and shell scripting.
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible).
• Demonstrated experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions).
• Practical experience with observability tooling (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/Splunk).
• Strong understanding of REST, JSON RPC, and secure cloud application hardening practices.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain build/release pipelines and CI/CD tooling.
• Manage containerized services and bridging app needs with cloud infra.
• Collaborate with software teams to scale platforms securely and reliably.
• Advance automation toward microservice development for cloud-native workloads.

Skills

Python

Shell scripting

REST APIs

CI/CD pipelines

Linux administration

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK

Loki

Splunk

OpenShift

OpenStack

AWS

ArgoCD

Flux

Job description

Meet the Team

The Cisco IQ and Validation team is building the next generation of intelligent, AI-driven network validation and automation capabilities. We combine cloud-native software engineering, Agentic AI, LLMs, MCP, A2A, and network automation to enable customers to validate and operate complex environments more intelligently. The team brings together architects, senior engineers, software engineers, AI specialists, and domain experts working across a global organization. We are building foundational capabilities that will enable AI agents to reason, interact with enterprise tools, and safely execute validation workflows at scale.

Your Impact

You will serve as the core DevOps partner for our application and QA teams, directly responsible for accelerating development velocity. Your role involves designing and maintaining build/release pipelines, managing containerized services, and bridging the gap between application requirements and underlying cloud infrastructure. You will evolve from infrastructure-level automation toward high-level microservice development, ensuring our platform remains scalable, secure, and highly performant as we drive Cisco’s transition to cloud-recurring business models.

Minimum Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience designing and building complex backend, distributed, automation, or platform systems.
• 4+ years of experience developing and deploying applications in the cloud.
• Deep technical proficiency in Docker, Kubernetes, and Linux systems administration (systemd, networking, and performance tuning).
• Advanced competency in Python and shell scripting.
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible).
• Demonstrated experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions).
• Practical experience with observability tooling, including metrics (Prometheus/Grafana) and centralized logging (ELK, Loki, or Splunk).
• Strong understanding of REST, JSON RPC, and secure cloud application hardening practices.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in Golang.
• Experience deploying OpenShift clusters and managing workloads in OpenStack or AWS.
• Expertise in GitOps deployment patterns (ArgoCD, Flux).
• Experience synthesizing industry benchmarks and technical feedback to drive architecture decisions.
• Background in network consulting or automated infrastructure testing.

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 to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.