Senior Cloud Platform Tech Lead

Cisco Systems, Inc; Milpitas (CA); Hybrid; USD 187,000 - 268,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineering Tech Lead to design, build, and operate the cloud platform supporting analytics, automation, and decision-making systems.

You will own cloud infrastructure, networking, and deployment pipelines in a secure, scalable environment. You will partner with BizOps, software engineering, security, and data teams to improve platform automation, onboard AI solutions, and deliver reliable, developer-friendly tooling across AWS and Kubernetes

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or computer engineering with 8+ years of related experience, or a master’s degree in computer science or computer engineering with 6+ years of related experience.
• Significant experience designing, building, and operating cloud infrastructure, preferably on AWS, working across multiple environments.
• Experience with infrastructure as code and production Kubernetes, including containerized workloads.
• Experience with CI/CD and deployment automation, plus a strong understanding of cloud networking, security, and observability.
• Proficiency in languages such as Python, Go, or JavaScript/TypeScript.

Responsibilities

• Frame the cloud platform behind complex software systems, designing reliable architectures primarily on AWS and secure, multi-tenant Kubernetes environments.
• Automate infrastructure and delivery with Terraform or OpenTofu, CI/CD, Helm, and Argo CD GitOps workflows.
• Build a smooth, dependable developer experience by improving cloud-native networking, deployment tooling, monitoring, and operational support.
• Help bring agentic AI applications into production, with the infrastructure, identity patterns, and security controls they need to run safely.
• Partner with security and engineering teams to strengthen the platform, share practical guidance, and establish clear standards and documentation.

Skills

Cloud engineering

Project collaboration

Programming languages (Python/Go/TypeS

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or computer engineering

Master’s degree in computer science or computer engineering

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

Terraform/OpenTofu

CI/CD

Helm

Argo CD

GitOps

OpenTofu

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineering Tech Lead to design, build, and operate the cloud platform supporting analytics, automation, and decision-making systems.

You will own cloud infrastructure, networking, and deployment pipelines in a secure, scalable environment. You will partner with BizOps, software engineering, security, and data teams to improve platform automation, onboard AI solutions, and deliver reliable, developer-friendly tooling across AWS and Kubernetes