Platform Engineer

About the role

The Engineering Infrastructure team is seeking a skilled software engineer to join our growing team in RTP. This role involves designing, developing, and maintaining the software stack for our infrastructure to ensure seamless CI/CD operations for Collaboration Devices. You will collaborate with product development teams in RTP to deliver a platform tailored to their specific technical requirements and unique deployment needs. Additionally, you will drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance system performance and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain the software stack of our infrastructure to ensure seamless CI/CD operations for Collaboration Devices.
• Collaborate with product development teams in RTP to deliver a platform for their specific technical requirements and unique deployment needs.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance system performance and reliability.
• Act as a key technical liaison in the US, bridging the gap between global infrastructure efforts and local product development priorities.
• Take part in delivering the market-leading video collaboration devices.

Requirements

• Bachelor's + 7 years of experience in software engineering or infrastructure development, or Master's + 4 years of experience.
• Expertise in Linux system administration (Ubuntu, RHEL/CentOS), including networking and storage integration.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Puppet or Ansible.
• Experience in Linux Containers and Kubernetes operation and troubleshooting.
• Strong skills in a few programming languages (preferably Python and Go).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Proxmox, Jenkins, Slurm, Ceph, and Elasticsearch.
• Experience with on-prem hosted infrastructure and bare-metal servers.
• Familiarity with Nix/NixOS environments.
• An analytical mindset with a focus on continuous improvement and operational efficiency.
• A self-motivated individual with a track record of taking initiative to drive technical progress.

Benefits

This role offers a competitive salary range of $137,000.00 to $200,500.00, subject to location and performance. Additional benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Cisco also provides generous paid time off, including 10 paid holidays, 1 birthday off, and 4 personal wellness days. For quota-based sales roles, additional incentives are available.

Pay

The starting salary range for this position is $137,000.00 to $200,500.00, reflecting the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canadian locations, not including incentive compensation, equity, or benefits.

Schedule

Details on the specific schedule are not provided in the job posting.