Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Cisco

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Closes in 3 days Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type: Hybrid
Location: San Francisco, CASan Jose, CANew York, NY
Salary: $167,700–$245,200 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 3 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Closes: Sep 30, 2026 (soon)
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $180k

This role $206k

$130k most similar roles pay here $258k

This role pays more than 71% of similar roles. Most pay $145,375–$214,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $206k versus about $180k for comparable roles.

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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 193 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $167,700–$245,200 across 193 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Site Reliability Engineer

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As a Senior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) on the Splunk Agent Resilience team, you will build, operate, and improve the reliability, scalability, and operational excellence of the deployment platform and production infrastructure. You will manage the operational backbone for both cloud and air-gapped customer deployments, focusing on installation, upgrades, troubleshooting, and lifecycle management. Your daily work involves managing Kubernetes-based systems, developing automation to enhance efficiency, and performing root cause analysis during incident responses. To succeed, you will utilize Python or Go for internal tooling development and manage infrastructure using Terraform. You must possess expertise in Kubernetes, Helm, CI/CD platforms, and cloud providers like AWS or GCP. The role addresses the technical challenge of providing scalable evaluation and guardrails to ensure AI agents behave as intended while improving observability and reducing risks within the product area.

What does a Site Reliability Engineer earn in California?

Median $214000 from 61 postings across 15 companies.

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Skills

Kubernetes Helm Python Go Terraform CI/CD AWS GCP MLOps DNS Load Balancing Monitoring Logging Observability Infrastructure as Code Distributed Systems

What you'll do

Operate and improve Kubernetes-based production infrastructure and deployment systems.
Manage customer deployments across both cloud and air-gapped environments including installation and upgrades.
Build and enhance monitoring, logging, alerting, and overall system observability.
Develop automation and internal tools using Python or Go to improve operational efficiency.
Perform root cause analysis and participate in production incident response.
Tune infrastructure components such as databases and services for better performance and resilience.
Manage infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform.
Debug complex issues across networking, storage, and application layers.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree with 7+ years experience, Master's with 4+ years, or PhD with 1+ year of equivalent related experience.
At least 4 years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, Platform/Cloud/Infrastructure Engineering, or related fields.
3+ years of experience operating Kubernetes in production and using Helm.
Experience building and maintaining CI/CD platforms and deployment automation.
Experience working with AWS, GCP, or similar cloud platforms.
Experience improving production reliability, scalability, and availability (preferred).
Strong scripting or programming skills in Python and/or Go (preferred).
Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform (preferred).

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