Senior Cloud Engineer

Cisco

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Quick summary

Work type
Remote
Location
San Jose, CA
Salary
$167,700–$245,200 / yr
Posted
2 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Oct 13, 2026

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $168k
This role $206k
$105k most similar roles pay here $260k

This role pays more than 82% of similar roles. Most pay $149,500–$187,025 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $206k versus about $168k 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 · Senior Cloud Engineer

As a Senior Cloud Engineer within the Collaboration Business Unit, you will join a global team of software engineers and SREs to deliver high-scale collaboration experiences. You will architect and deploy resilient, large-scale data solutions across Cassandra, Kafka, and OpenSearch in hybrid AWS and private cloud environments. Your daily responsibilities include automating infrastructure using Terraform, Ansible, and Kubernetes, while optimizing high-throughput systems for performance through automated backups, security patching, and incident management. You will also serve as a technical partner to guide application teams on data access patterns and migration strategies. The role requires proficiency in Python, Java, and CI/CD tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI. This position addresses the challenge of maintaining reliable backend services for a global hybrid workforce within complex, high-scale distributed systems.

What you'll do

  • Architect and deploy resilient, large-scale data solutions using Cassandra, Kafka, and OpenSearch.
  • Automate cloud infrastructure across hybrid AWS and private cloud environments using Terraform, Ansible, and Kubernetes.
  • Optimize high-throughput systems to ensure scalability and performance for global backend services.
  • Manage system reliability through automated backups, security patching, and incident management.
  • Advise application teams on data access patterns and cloud migration strategies.
  • Lead technical projects including task estimation, milestone tracking, and stakeholder communication.
  • Support live production systems for customer-facing software as a service (SaaS).

What we're looking for

  • Must be a U.S. Person (citizen, national, permanent resident, asylee, or refugee).
  • Bachelor's degree required.
  • 8+ years of experience with distributed database technologies such as CassandraDB, Opensearch, Kafka, and PostgreSQL.
  • 5+ years of experience managing AWS infrastructure at scale.
  • 5+ years of experience with infrastructure automation, CI/CD tools, and Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform, Ansible, and Kubernetes.
  • 5+ years of experience supporting live production systems for customer-facing software as a service.
  • 3+ years of experience leading technical projects including task estimation and stakeholder communication.
  • U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent resident, asylee, or refugee.

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