Senior Cloud Tech Lead – AWS, Kubernetes & AI Readiness

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

Benefits offered by this job

Life insurance

Vision insurance

Parental leave

Paid holidays

Sick time

401(k)

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. in San Jose, CA is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineering Technical Leader to design, build, and operate a scalable cloud platform supporting analytics, automation, and decision systems.

You will own cloud infrastructure, networking, and deployment pipelines, with emphasis on secure, multi-tenant Kubernetes environments on AWS. Collaborate with BizOps, software engineering, security, and data teams to improve platform automation, onboarding of AI solutions, and strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or computer engineering with 8+ years of related experience, or a master's degree with 6+ years.
• Significant experience designing, building, and operating cloud infrastructure, preferably on AWS.
• 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 Python, Go, or JavaScript/TypeScript.

Responsibilities

• Frame the cloud platform behind complex software systems, designing reliable architectures on AWS and secure, multi-tenant Kubernetes environments.
• Automate infrastructure and delivery with Terraform/OpenTofu, CI/CD, Helm, and Argo CD GitOps workflows.
• Improve cloud-native networking, deployment tooling, monitoring, and operational support for a smooth developer experience.
• Help bring agentic AI applications into production with the infrastructure, identity patterns, and security controls they need.
• Partner with security and engineering teams to strengthen the platform and document standards.

Skills

AWS

Cloud architecture

Terraform

CI/CD

Kubernetes

Python

Go

JavaScript/TypeScript

Security

Observability

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE

Master's degree in CS/CE

Tools

OpenTofu

Argo CD

Helm

GitOps

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. in San Jose, CA is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineering Technical Leader to design, build, and operate a scalable cloud platform supporting analytics, automation, and decision systems.

You will own cloud infrastructure, networking, and deployment pipelines, with emphasis on secure, multi-tenant Kubernetes environments on AWS. Collaborate with BizOps, software engineering, security, and data teams to improve platform automation, onboarding of AI solutions, and strong