Senior SRE: Cloud-Native Reliability Architect

Cisco Systems, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 168,000 - 282,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco ThousandEyes in the San Francisco area (hybrid) seeks a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to design and manage large-scale, highly available SaaS systems. You will collaborate with application teams to ensure performance, reliability, and security across multi-region microservice architectures.

You will deploy AWS cloud-native services, use CNCF tools like Kubernetes and Prometheus, and drive 'everything-as-code' automation, including deployment and chaos testing, shaping the platform's

Qualifications

• Bachelors + 7 years of related experience, or Masters + 4 years of related experience, or PhD + 1 year of related experience, or equivalent related work experience
• Proficiency in software development with languages such as Python or Go
• Shown ability to build and implement scalable, well-tested, and security-focused solutions that integrate security protocols throughout the development and deployment lifecycle
• Strong understanding of Unix/Linux systems, including kernel, system libraries, file systems, and client-server protocols
• Knowledge of Site Reliability principles: Incident Response, Change Management, Distributed Systems, Deployment Strategies, and SLOs

Responsibilities

• Lead design and management of large-scale distributed systems
• Deploy AWS cloud-native services and CNCF-standard tools (Kubernetes, Prometheus, Service Mesh)
• Develop automation for deployment, chaos testing, and everything-as-code strategies
• Influence platform reliability by resolving operational obstacles and ensuring scalability

Skills

Python

Go

Kubernetes

Prometheus

Service Mesh

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

Kubernetes

Prometheus

Service Mesh

Job description

Cisco ThousandEyes in the San Francisco area (hybrid) seeks a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to design and manage large-scale, highly available SaaS systems. You will collaborate with application teams to ensure performance, reliability, and security across multi-region microservice architectures.

You will deploy AWS cloud-native services, use CNCF tools like Kubernetes and Prometheus, and drive 'everything-as-code' automation, including deployment and chaos testing, shaping the platform's