Engineering Tech Lead — Cloud Networking & IaC

Cisco Systems, Inc; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 152,000 - 222,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) matching

Parental leave

Disability coverage

Stock grants

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a seasoned Network Engineer to drive long-term architecture and build self-service provisioning for connectivity across multi-cloud environments.

You will lead large initiatives, mentor engineers, and shape standards in code quality, testing, and observability. This role requires 8+ years of experience, strong Go/Python, and hands-on work with Terraform, AWS/GCP/Azure, and L3/L4 networking.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of related experience with a Bachelors or 6+ with Masters or 3+ with PhD
• Experience building and operating large-scale production systems in Go and/or Python
• Experience with L3/L4 networking and cloud networking (AWS/GCP/Azure)
• Experience building infrastructure as code with Terraform at scale, including reusable modules and CI/CD

Responsibilities

• Set long-term technical direction for connectivity platform from architecture to build vs. buy decisions
• Write services, APIs, and infrastructure as code to provision VPCs, VNETs, load balancers, private endpoints, and transit
• Lead large initiatives from self-service provisioning to network architecture for future growth
• Mentor engineers through code reviews, design feedback, pairing, and coaching
• Participate in weekly on-call rotation to handle incidents and reduce toil

Skills

Go

Python

Layer 3/4 networking

Cloud networking AWS/GCP/Azure

Terraform

CI/CD

Leadership

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Master's degree in related field

PhD in related field

Tools

Terraform

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a seasoned Network Engineer to drive long-term architecture and build self-service provisioning for connectivity across multi-cloud environments.

You will lead large initiatives, mentor engineers, and shape standards in code quality, testing, and observability. This role requires 8+ years of experience, strong Go/Python, and hands-on work with Terraform, AWS/GCP/Azure, and L3/L4 networking.