Cisco

Cloud Engineer

Cisco$167K — $245K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years hands-on experience with distributed databases like CassandraDB, OpenSearch, and Kafka.
  • 5+ years managing AWS infrastructure at a large scale.
  • 5+ years in infrastructure automation and DevOps with CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code tools.
  • 5+ years supporting live production systems for SaaS applications.
  • 3+ years leading technical projects including task estimation and stakeholder communication.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement large-scale data solutions across AWS and private cloud environments.
  • Lead cloud engineering projects to enhance service reliability using tools like Terraform and Ansible.
  • Conduct capacity planning and optimize performance for high-throughput production systems.
  • Manage automated workflows for backups and incident management in live environments.
  • Consult with application teams on data access patterns and cloud migration strategies.

Benefits

  • Flexible work environment with options for remote work.
  • Opportunity to work with modern technologies and architectures.
  • Collaborative team culture focusing on continuous learning and improvement.
Full Job Description
Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Your Impact

You are a distributed big data enthusiast who believes that if you have to do it twice, you should automate it. You thrive on solving complex "stateful" problems in a "stateless" world and are passionate about building resilient infrastructure that can survive regional outages.

Some of the things you will work on:
  • Architect & Deploy:Design and implement large-scale solutions for Cassandra, Kafka, and OpenSearch across hybrid environments (AWS & Private Cloud).
  • Automate Everything:Lead cloud engineering projects using Terraform, Ansible, and Kubernetes to improve service reliability and deployment velocity.
  • Scale & Optimize:Lead capacity planning and performance tuning for high-throughput production systems.
  • Ensure Integrity:Manage automated workflows for backups, security patching, and incident management with a focus on quality assurance in live environments.
  • Stakeholder Leadership: Act as a consultant to application teams, guiding them on data access patterns and cloud migration strategies.

Minimum Qualifications
  • 8+ years hands on experience (deploy, monitor, scale, and upgrades) with distributed database technology such as CassandraDB, Opensearch, Kafka, PostgreSQL
  • 5+ Years managing AWS infrastructure at scale.
  • 5+ Years experience with infrastructure automation and DevOps practices such as CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI) and Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes), Python
  • 5+ years experience supporting live production systems for customer facing software as a service
  • 3+ years of experience leading technical projects, including responsibility for task estimation, milestone tracking, and stakeholder communication processes.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Exposure to modern data platforms including data pipelines, streaming systems, AL/ML and GenAI workloads
  • Experience writing data driven applications in Java or Python and familiarity with data access patterns in software
  • Experience in regulated US Federal environments


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