OpenStack Platform Engineer

Cisco

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Remote

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Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$128,600–$184,900 / yr
Posted
3 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Oct 27, 2026

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Similar $178k
This role $157k
$98k most similar roles pay here $227k

This role pays less than 57% of similar roles. Most pay $151,000–$204,012 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $157k versus about $178k 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 196 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · OpenStack Platform Engineer

As an OpenStack Platform Engineer on the CloudV team, you will drive the architectural evolution and stabilization of the OpenStack platform to transition it into a mature, enterprise-grade virtualization service. You will be responsible for end-to-end lifecycle automation to reduce manual intervention, develop observability frameworks and telemetry pipelines to monitor system health, and build new tenant-facing functionality to simplify cloud resource consumption. The role requires expertise in infrastructure, virtualization, and cloud engineering within a distributed environment. Key technologies include OpenStack, Docker, Python, and CI/CD or DevOps systems. You will also utilize tools such as Ansible, Terraform, Cisco Intersight, and UCS Manager while performing Linux administration and network configuration. This role solves the technical challenge of streamlining operational processes to ensure that running virtualized workloads is frictionless and efficient for all internal product teams.

What you'll do

  • Drive the architectural evolution and stabilization of the OpenStack platform into an enterprise-grade service.
  • Automate the end-to-end lifecycle of the platform to reduce manual intervention and improve reliability.
  • Develop observability frameworks and telemetry pipelines to provide insights into system health and performance.
  • Build new tenant-facing functionality to simplify how developers consume cloud resources.
  • Streamline operational processes to ensure running virtualized workloads is frictionless for all tenants.
  • Develop Python tools to facilitate platform integration and service operations at scale.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
  • 3+ years of industry experience in infrastructure, virtualization, or cloud engineering.
  • 1+ years of experience working with a public cloud such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
  • 1+ years of experience working with Docker.
  • 1+ years of experience working with CI/CD or DevOps systems.
  • Professional experience in managing OpenStack platforms and designing distributed software systems (preferred).
  • Proficiency with infrastructure management tools including Cisco Intersight, UCS Manager, Ansible, and Terraform (preferred).
  • Expertise in Linux administration, network administration, and Python programming (preferred).

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