Engineering Manager (Remote)

Cisco; Boulder (CO); Remote; USD 187,000 - 268,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with matching

Paid parental leave

Short/long-term disability coverage

Flex-time / paid time off

Job summary

Cisco is hiring for a senior engineering leadership role focused on Splunk Cloud Fleet Automation in the United States. You will lead a team of software engineers, shaping automation-driven roadmaps and driving reliability across cloud services.

The role emphasizes scaling secure cloud/container services, Kubernetes, and AI-enabled tooling, with substantial collaboration across teams to minimize risk and improve performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS or related field with 8+ years in software or systems engineering.
• 2+ years managing software engineers and/or site reliability engineers.
• Experience in Golang development within Kubernetes environments, incl. kubectl and Docker.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and grow a high-performing team of software engineers responsible for deploying updates across cloud offerings.
• Own and evolve team processes to improve operational health, streamline hiring, and remove impediments.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to shape and maintain a roadmap balancing technical excellence with business priorities.
• Champion automation as a default mindset, replacing manual processes with scalable solutions to reduce operational risk.
• Coach the team on incident response and root-cause analysis to ensure platform resilience.
• Foster a culture of inclusivity and continuous development to attract top talent.

Skills

Golang

Kubernetes

Docker

Cloud services

Security standards

Disaster recovery

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Master’s degree

Tools

kubectl

CI/CD tooling

Telemetry/Monitoring

Job description

The application window is expected to close on: 11/19/2026

This position is remote and can be performed from locations within the United States. The role requires reliable internet connection and the ability to work independently in a remote environment.

Meet the Team

Splunk Cloud's Fleet Automation team builds robust and resilient automated solutions for managing Splunk's enterprise software at scale. We're fast-paced, high-velocity, and work with state-of-the-art AI technology, tackling automation challenges that span multiple groups across Splunk to keep services running smoothly and expediently for our customers. With a substantial AWS and Kubernetes footprint powering large-scale containerized systems, the team blends deep infrastructure expertise with a builder's mindset. It's a tight-knit group that thrives on solving hard, cross-cutting problems rather than settling for manual workarounds. This is an incredible opportunity to bring your leadership and cloud experience to a team that directly drives the growth and reliability of Splunk Cloud.

Your Impact

• Lead, coach, and grow a high-performing team of software engineers responsible for deploying updates across our cloud offerings.
• Own and evolve team processes to improve operational health, streamline hiring, and remove organizational impediments.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to shape and maintain a roadmap that balances technical excellence with business priorities.
• Champion automation as a default mindset, replacing manual processes with scalable solutions to reduce operational risk.
• Coach the team on incident response and root-cause analysis to ensure platform resilience.
• Utilize your interpersonal skills to foster a culture of inclusivity and continuous development, ensuring the team remains a destination for top talent.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field with 8+ years of applied experience in software or systems engineering, or a Master’s degree with 6+ years of applied experience.
• 2+ years of prior experience managing software engineers and/or site reliability engineers.
• Applied experience in Golang development within Kubernetes environments, including the use of kubectl and Docker containers.
• Applied experience building and scaling secure cloud and container services on a major cloud provider.
• Applied experience delivering software systems that meet defined security, performance, and disaster recovery standards.

Preferred Qualifications

• Applied experience operating in a CI/CD environment and utilizing AI-integrated engineering tooling.
• Applied experience establishing telemetry, monitoring, and alerting protocols to surface issues proactively.
• Applied experience in full-cycle recruiting and building high-performing engineering teams.

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.

Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:

The starting salary range posted for this position is $186,900.00 to $267,700.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits.

Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.

U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco’s policies:

• 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
• 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
• Non-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees
• Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)
• 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
• Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
• Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies.

Employees On Sales Plans Earn Performance-based Incentive Pay On Top Of Their Base Salary, Which Is Split Between Quota And Non-quota Components, Subject To The Applicable Cisco Plan. For Quota-based Incentive Pay, Cisco Typically Pays As Follows

• .75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;
• 1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;
• 1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and
• Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:

New York City Metro Area

$186,900.00 - $307,800.00

Non-Metro New York State & Washington State

$166,300.00 - $274,100.00

• For quota-based sales roles on Cisco’s sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.
• Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.