Cloud Platform Tech Lead — Scale & Reliability

Cisco; United States; Hybrid; USD 152,000 - 222,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package including medical, on

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Cisco's Automation and Configuration Management (ACM) team in the US seeks a senior engineer to set long-term direction for its configuration platform. You will define architecture, invest in technology, and decide build vs.

buy choices to support thousands of customers across cloud environments. You will lead complex, high-impact projects spanning configuration delivery, disaster recovery, fleet management, and platform reliability, while mentoring engineers and raising the engineering bar

Qualifications

• Bachelors + 8 years of related experience, or Masters + 6 years, or PhD + 3 years.
• Experience building and operating large-scale production systems with Go and/or Python.
• Experience with cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure, GovCloud) and IaC tools like Puppet, Terraform, or Ansible.

Responsibilities

• Define architecture and investments for ACM’s configuration platform.
• Lead complex, high-impact projects across delivery, disaster recovery, fleet management, and platform reliability.
• Mentor engineers and raise the engineering bar through code reviews and coaching.

Skills

Go

Python

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

Puppet

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

Cisco's Automation and Configuration Management (ACM) team in the US seeks a senior engineer to set long-term direction for its configuration platform. You will define architecture, invest in technology, and decide build vs.

buy choices to support thousands of customers across cloud environments. You will lead complex, high-impact projects spanning configuration delivery, disaster recovery, fleet management, and platform reliability, while mentoring engineers and raising the engineering bar