Senior DevOps Architect — Global Cloud & CI/CD Leader

Cisco; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco is seeking a highly experienced DevOps Engineer in San Jose to architect and optimize scalable cloud infrastructure for our SaaS platforms. You will lead end-to-end CI/CD, champion Kubernetes-based microservices, and promote IaC and GitOps across squads.

Expect collaboration across security, networking, and software teams, with on-call responsibilities and a focus on reliability. The role emphasizes hands-on leadership in DevOps, cloud-native tooling, and AI-assisted operational

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; 8+ years DevOps experience or advanced degrees.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and automation tools.
• Proficient with Kubernetes and Docker in cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Implement end-to-end CI/CD workflows for large-scale SaaS platforms.
• Scale microservice platforms across regions with Kubernetes orchestration.
• Lead cross-functional DevOps projects with clear KPIs and outcomes.
• Promote DevOps best practices across engineering, QA, and product teams.
• Advocate IaC using Terraform, Helm, and GitOps workflows.
• Evaluate new DevOps tools to improve reliability and developer productivity.
• Participate in on-call rotation and incident response.
• Serve as SME within DevOps, driving ownership and continuous improvement.
• Integrate AI-assisted tooling, copilots, and AIOps into pipelines.

Skills

CI/CD pipelines

Kubernetes

Docker

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Scripting (Python, Bash, Go)

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform,Helm

GitOps

On-call rotation

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Jenkins

Github Actions

ArgoCD

Terraform

Job description

Cisco is seeking a highly experienced DevOps Engineer in San Jose to architect and optimize scalable cloud infrastructure for our SaaS platforms. You will lead end-to-end CI/CD, champion Kubernetes-based microservices, and promote IaC and GitOps across squads.

Expect collaboration across security, networking, and software teams, with on-call responsibilities and a focus on reliability. The role emphasizes hands-on leadership in DevOps, cloud-native tooling, and AI-assisted operational