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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
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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 serve as a technical partner to application teams, providing guidance 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 does a Cloud Engineer earn?
Median $142400 from 31 postings across 10 companies.
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 maximum scale and performance for backend services.
Strengthen 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. citizen for work performed on U.S. soil.
Bachelor's degree required.
8+ years of experience with distributed database technologies such as CassandraDB, Opensearch, Kafka, PostgreSQL, or Redis.
5+ years of experience managing AWS infrastructure at scale.
5+ years of experience with infrastructure automation and DevOps practices including 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, milestone tracking, and stakeholder communication.
Experience with modern data platforms, Java/Python programming, or regulated US Federal environments (preferred).