Engineering Manager, Cloud Operations

Cisco

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Work type
Remote
Location
Minneapolis, MNSaint Paul, MNRTP, NCBoxborough, MA
Salary
$166,300–$238,300 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
8 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Dec 31, 2026

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This role pays less than 55% of similar roles. Most pay $162,000–$246,150 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $202k versus about $204k for comparable roles.

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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 307 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Engineering Manager, Cloud Operations

The Engineering Manager- Cloud Operations- Fedramp joins the Webex Contact Center FedRAMP team to build and operate secure, reliable cloud services for U.S. government customers. This role involves leading a multidisciplinary team of Cloud Engineers, DevOps, Infrastructure Operations Engineers, and Systems Administrators to maintain cloud-based, hybrid, and data center infrastructure. Key responsibilities include mentoring staff, overseeing incident response, and championing automation to reduce manual operational work. The manager will optimize performance and streamline deployment workflows while ensuring compliance with FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, and SOC 2 standards. Required technical skills include experience with AWS, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform. Candidates should also possess proficiency in Jenkins, Git, Python, and shell scripting to support mission-critical services in a highly regulated environment.

What does a Engineering Manager earn in Remote?

Median $238500 from 39 postings across 20 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Lead and mentor a team of Cloud Engineers, DevOps, and Systems Administrators to foster a culture of reliability.
  • Oversee the operations and maintenance of cloud-based, hybrid, and data center infrastructure.
  • Troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues and optimize system performance to ensure high availability.
  • Champion automation and infrastructure-as-code practices to reduce manual operational work and streamline deployments.
  • Manage incident response, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions in a 24x7 production environment.
  • Maintain compliance with FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, and SOC 2 standards for secure government cloud services.
  • Establish clear communication protocols during incidents and provide technical updates to stakeholders.
  • Manage operational readiness processes including on-call rotations, runbooks, and monitoring standards.

What we're looking for

  • Must be a U.S. citizen.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or related field plus 8 years of cloud operations or DevOps experience with 3+ years of leadership.
  • Master's degree plus 6 years of experience with 2+ years in a leadership capacity.
  • 2+ years of experience leading technical teams including mentoring and performance management.
  • Experience operating production cloud/hybrid environments and leading incident response in a 24x7 setting.
  • Experience with automation and infrastructure-as-code for infrastructure deployments and operational workflows.
  • Experience working with security/compliance to support FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, or SOC 2-aligned environments.
  • Experience operating AWS infrastructure including Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and Terraform (preferred).

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