Cloud Platform Tech Lead - Config & Reliability

Cisco Systems; Honolulu (HI); Hybrid; USD 152,000 - 222,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with matching

Paid parental leave

Paid time off

Job summary

Cisco Systems’ Automation and Configuration Management (ACM) team is seeking a senior engineer to set the long-term direction of the configuration platform, enabling thousands of customers across AWS, GCP, Azure, and GovCloud.

You will lead high-impact projects, establish standards for reliability and observability, and mentor engineers to accelerate growth. This hybrid role supports Denver, CO or Raleigh, NC with remote options and strong cross-team collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required with 8+ years of related experience; advanced degree preferred.
• Experience building and operating large-scale production systems with Go and/or Python.
• Proven experience designing resilient, scalable distributed systems in cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure, GovCloud).
• Experience with configuration and infrastructure as code tools at scale.

Responsibilities

• Set long-term direction for ACM’s configuration platform and investments.
• Lead high-impact projects across configuration delivery, disaster recovery, fleet management, and platform reliability.
• Establish standards for code quality, observability, and operational excellence to raise engineering bar.
• Mentor engineers across levels to accelerate growth through code reviews, design feedback, pairing, and coaching.
• Own production reliability by providing technical judgment during major incidents and designing systems to reduce operational burden.

Skills

Go

Python

AWS

GCP

Azure

GovCloud

Puppet

Terraform

Ansible

Distributed systems

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree

Tools

Puppet

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

Cisco Systems’ Automation and Configuration Management (ACM) team is seeking a senior engineer to set the long-term direction of the configuration platform, enabling thousands of customers across AWS, GCP, Azure, and GovCloud.

You will lead high-impact projects, establish standards for reliability and observability, and mentor engineers to accelerate growth. This hybrid role supports Denver, CO or Raleigh, NC with remote options and strong cross-team collaboration.