Engineering Manager (Remote)

Cisco; San Jose (CA); Remote; USD 187,000 - 268,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco is seeking an engineering leader to drive a high-performing team responsible for deploying updates across cloud offerings. You will shape the roadmap with cross-functional partners and champion automation to reduce operational risk.

The role emphasizes Golang development, Kubernetes-based services, and a strong background in CI/CD, security, and incident response for scalable, reliable cloud infrastructure.

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Golang development

Team leadership

Incident response

Cloud architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Master's degree

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

kubectl

Job description

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.

• medical, dental and vision insurance
• 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
• paid parental leave
• short and long-term disability coverage
• basic life insurance
• grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.