Cloud Engineering Technical Leader

Cisco

Confirmed live 2 days ago High trust
Remote

Quick summary

Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$186,900–$267,700 / yr
Posted
10 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago
Closes
Sep 30, 2026

Market check

Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $196k
This role $227k
$139k most similar roles pay here $281k

This role pays more than 73% of similar roles. Most pay $159,337–$233,500 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $227k versus about $196k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Cisco

Cisco Systems is the world''s leading networking technology company, designing and manufacturing networking hardware, telecommunications equipment, and cybersecurity solutions for businesses and governments. Industry: Networking Technology & Cybersecurity

Cisco currently has 196 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $167,700–$245,200 across 196 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Cloud Engineering Technical Leader

The Cloud Engineering Technical Leader joins the Security Business Group's cloud engineering team to design, build, and operate scalable infrastructure for products and services. This role provides technical leadership for complex initiatives, focusing on architecture, implementation, and operation of cloud-based platforms across public and private environments. The individual will develop scalable architectures that balance availability, performance, security, and cost while driving infrastructure automation, deployment strategies, and capacity planning. Key responsibilities include mentoring engineers, identifying operational risks, and translating requirements from cross-functional partners into technical solutions. The role requires expertise in cloud-native technologies, infrastructure as code, containerization, orchestration, and automated deployment practices. Candidates should be proficient with platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP to solve problems related to high availability, performance optimization, and security standards for large-scale production environments.

What you'll do

  • Lead the technical design and implementation of complex cloud engineering initiatives across multiple teams.
  • Design and develop scalable cloud architecture focusing on availability, performance, security, and reliability.
  • Drive infrastructure automation for development, deployment, and operational requirements.
  • Analyze cloud infrastructure utilization to improve system performance and optimize costs.
  • Translate business and technical requirements from stakeholders into actionable cloud architecture solutions.
  • Apply security standards and procedures to cloud infrastructure, production access, and change management.
  • Identify and mitigate technical and operational risks associated with cloud platforms and production environments.
  • Mentor engineers and provide guidance on cloud engineering, automation, and security best practices.

What we're looking for

  • A Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of experience, a Master's with 6+ years, or a PhD with 3+ years is required.
  • At least 5 years of experience designing, developing, and implementing cloud-based software, systems, or platform solutions is required.
  • Experience designing and operating cloud infrastructure for availability, performance, scalability, reliability, and security is required.
  • Experience leading the technical design and implementation of sophisticated cloud engineering initiatives across multiple teams is required.
  • Experience with infrastructure automation, deployment strategies, capacity planning, or cloud infrastructure optimization is required.
  • Preferred experience includes operating infrastructure on public or private clouds such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
  • Preferred experience with cloud-native technologies, infrastructure as code, containerization, and orchestration is desired.
  • Familiarity with cloud security best practices, production access controls, and risk mitigation is preferred.

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