**Meet the Team** Join Cisco’s Cloud Engineering team—a collaborative group of engineers, architects, and security professionals dedicated to designing, building, and optimizing cloud-based solutions that power Cisco’s next-generation products and services. Our team works closely with product managers, IT, security, and business stakeholders to deliver secure, scalable, and high-performing cloud infrastructure, while staying at the forefront of industry trends and best practices. **Your Impact** As a Cloud Engineer, you will: + Design, develop, and implement cloud-based solutions in line with Cisco’s security standards andindustrybest practices. + Architect cloud solutions that combine multiple technologies to deliveroptimalperformance, scalability, and reliability. + Lead and contribute to the rollout of public and private cloud management platforms, evaluating their performance and implementing enhancements. + Collaborate with cross-functional teams—including product management, engineering, and security—to develop specifications for new cloud-based products andidentifysecurity optimization opportunities. + Guidemigration of existing services to the cloud, and automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration, and server management. + Build andmaintainCI/CD pipelines to automate software build, test, and deployment processes. + Utilize configuration management software (e.g., Ansible, Terraform, Puppet, Chef) to deploy and update cloud environments. + Manage container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes and Docker for scalable application deployment. + Monitor system performance,troubleshootissues, and ensure high availability and reliability of services. + Ensure security, compliance, and change management processes are followed in production environments. + Foster a culture of continuous improvement, automation, and operational excellence. **Minimum Qualifications** + Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field plus 5 years of related experience; ORMaster’sdegree plus 3 years of related experience; ORPhD in a relevant field. + Proficiencyin software, systems, and platform engineering withexperiencedesigning and developing cloud-based solutions. + Experience building code in multiple languages and using configuration management software to deploy updates in the cloud. + Familiarity with CI/CD concepts and automation tools. + Experience collaborating within cross-functional and agile teams. + Knowledge of security, compliance, and change management procedures in cloud environments. **Preferred Qualifications** + Strong hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (e.g.,Jenkins, GitLab CI, Drone). + Proficiencyin scripting and programming languages such as Python, YAML, and shell scripting. + Experience with containerization and orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker, Helm). + Proficiencywith infrastructure-as-code tools (Ansible, Terraform, Puppet, Chef). + Deep knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and their DevOps services. + Familiarity with network automation and programmability (REST APIs). + Experience with monitoring and logging tools (Grafana) and source code repository management (Git). + Demonstrated ability to automate infrastructure provisioning, deployment processes, and server management. + Experience guiding cloud migration projects and leading quality control/testing efforts for scripts and automation. + Ability to measure and report on key DevOps metrics (deployment frequency, change failure rate, MTTR, lead time). + Strong communication, problem-solving, and teamwork skills. + Commitment to staying current with emerging DevOps tools and cloud best practices. **Why Cisco?** At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint. Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere. We are Cisco, and our power starts with you. Cisco is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. Cisco will consider for employment, on a case by case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.