Senior Cloud SRE Engineer – Data Center Platform

Cisco Systems, Inc.; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 168,000 - 245,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) matching

Paid parental leave

Disability coverage

Life insurance

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. in Milpitas seeks a senior backend engineer for the Intersight team to help shape data center management software. You will contribute to SaaS and on-premises appliance products, and design scalable systems with Go/Java server-side architectures.

The role requires deep cloud experience, Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform/Ansible, and strong Python/Go skills. You will work in small, agile teams delivering high-impact features.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or higher with matched years of experience in scalable cloud platforms.
• Experience designing production-ready solutions in cloud-native environments.
• Proficient in Linux, Docker, Kubernetes/EKS, networking and CI/CD.
• Strong Python, Go or similar languages and software fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to backend development for Intersight SaaS and on-premises appliances.
• Influence feature development and product quality for customer success.
• Lead and mentor colleagues; collaborate across Agile teams.
• Maintain awareness of industry practices for scaling and new tech.
• Work on Agile teams with continuous integration and deployment.

Skills

Python

Go

Linux

Docker

Kubernetes

EKS

Terraform

Ansible

CI/CD

Observability

Education

Bachelor's +7 years related experience

Master's +4 years related experience

PhD +1 year related experience

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. in Milpitas seeks a senior backend engineer for the Intersight team to help shape data center management software. You will contribute to SaaS and on-premises appliance products, and design scalable systems with Go/Java server-side architectures.

The role requires deep cloud experience, Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform/Ansible, and strong Python/Go skills. You will work in small, agile teams delivering high-impact features.