Cloud Platform Tech Lead - Scale & Reliability

Cisco Systems; Portland (OR); Hybrid; USD 152,000 - 222,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems seeks a seasoned engineering leader for the Automation and Configuration Management team to steer the configuration platform across AWS, GCP, Azure, and GovCloud. You will set long-term direction, oversee large-scale projects, and drive reliability across thousands of customers.

You will mentor engineers, define standards for code quality and observability, and make build vs. buy decisions while balancing delivery and risk in a hybrid Denver, CO or Raleigh, NC role with US remote

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a related field.
• 8+ years related experience with senior technical leadership.
• Experience building large-scale production systems in cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Set long-term technical direction for ACM’s configuration platform.
• Lead and deliver complex projects spanning configuration delivery and platform reliability.
• Define standards for code quality, observability, and operational excellence.
• Mentor engineers across levels to accelerate growth.
• Own production reliability and design systems to reduce operational burden.

Skills

Go

Python

Cloud architectures

Configuration management

Distributed systems

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

Puppet

Ansible

Job description

Cisco Systems seeks a seasoned engineering leader for the Automation and Configuration Management team to steer the configuration platform across AWS, GCP, Azure, and GovCloud. You will set long-term direction, oversee large-scale projects, and drive reliability across thousands of customers.

You will mentor engineers, define standards for code quality and observability, and make build vs. buy decisions while balancing delivery and risk in a hybrid Denver, CO or Raleigh, NC role with US remote