Site Reliability Engineer

Cisco

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Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
Raleigh, NC
Salary
$128,600–$184,900 / yr
Posted
3 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $183k
This role $157k
$116k most similar roles pay here $242k

This role pays less than 73% of similar roles. Most pay $152,150–$214,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $157k versus about $183k for comparable roles.

Based on 238 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 · Site Reliability Engineer

As a Site Reliability Engineer on the Customer Experience engineering team, you will manage and support complex, large-scale environments across compute, virtualization, and multi-cloud infrastructure to deliver outcomes for Cisco IQ customers. You will oversee a monitoring platform for network, collaboration, data center, and security operations while performing proactive management to reduce inefficiencies and improve system availability. Your daily responsibilities include automating tasks using Python, Ansible, and Terraform, managing Linux systems like Alma and CentOS, and utilizing Splunk to write SPL queries and build dashboards. You will also handle infrastructure architecture improvements, patch distributions, and high-priority troubleshooting for hardware and network issues. The role requires proficiency in Cisco UCS, HyperFlex, VMware, Microsoft, Kubernetes, and AWS from a network integration perspective to optimize customer stacks and ensure compliance with predefined standards.

What does a Site Reliability Engineer earn?

Median $186200 from 131 postings across 36 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Manage and support large-scale compute, virtualization, and multi-cloud infrastructure environments.
  • Use Splunk to write queries, configure alerts, and build dashboards for proactive monitoring.
  • Automate customer stacks using Python, Ansible, Terraform, and other orchestration tools.
  • Perform system administration tasks including patching, software distribution, and security configuration.
  • Develop and review technical documentation such as High-Level Designs and Implementation Plans.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues related to hardware, networking, and operating systems during outages.
  • Monitor infrastructure performance to reduce inefficiencies and ensure high system availability.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree and 4+ years of professional experience.
  • Hands-on experience with Splunk and ServiceNow.
  • Experience as a Linux Administrator or hands-on experience with Linux (Alma, CentOS).
  • Experience with software programmability, automation (Python, Ansible, Terraform), orchestration, and/or virtualization technologies.
  • Experience in ITIL-aligned customer support processes.
  • Experience with compute, virtualization, and container environments including Cisco UCS, HyperFlex, VMware, Microsoft, and Kubernetes (preferred).
  • Working knowledge of Cisco technologies (preferred).
  • Proven ability to mentor junior engineers and lead high-visibility strategic consulting engagements (preferred).

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