Lead, Cloud Networking & AI-Driven Automation

020 Cisco Systems, Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 187,000 - 268,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking an experienced network solutions engineer to own troubleshooting and automation for large-scale datacenter and cloud networking environments.

You will drive engineering collaboration, design scalable solutions, and lead root-cause analysis in high-impact scenarios. The role requires deep knowledge of routing, switching, telemetry, and OpenConfig/gNMI, with focus on automation using Python and AI-assisted workflows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher with 8+ years of related experience or equivalent
• Experience with routing and switching in production or lab environments
• Experience with structured data, telemetry, time-series & anomaly detection
• Proficient in Python and automation tooling for parsing workflows and troubleshooting
• Experience with AI-assisted tools or GenAI/LLM-based APIs for operational support

Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical focal point for customer solutions and scalable designs
• Collaborate with engineering teams to diagnose and resolve complex issues across datacenter and cloud networking stacks
• Support high-priority customers with data-backed analysis and clear narratives
• Apply telemetry, alerting, and automation to improve MTTR
• Develop Python-based tools for parsing, correlating, and visualizing operational data

Skills

Python programming

Routing & switching

Telemetry & data analysis

AI-assisted workflows

Linux troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Master's degree in related field

PhD in related field

Tools

gNMI

OpenConfig

Linux

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking an experienced network solutions engineer to own troubleshooting and automation for large-scale datacenter and cloud networking environments.

You will drive engineering collaboration, design scalable solutions, and lead root-cause analysis in high-impact scenarios. The role requires deep knowledge of routing, switching, telemetry, and OpenConfig/gNMI, with focus on automation using Python and AI-assisted workflows.