Cloud Engineer, RTP, North Carolina, Hybrid

Applications are accepted until further notice.

NOTE: Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

This is a hybrid role with two-three days per week at Cisco’s Research Triangle Park, NC office.

**Meet the Team**

The Cisco Common Platform Services (CCPS) organization is transforming how Cisco delivers software-as-a-service by providing a modern, consistent, and secure platform for all! With demonstrated ability, our global team brings innovative methodologies to building and managing hybrid cloud environments. We focus on platform management services, continuously evaluating infrastructure and operations to ensure efficiency and precision. Our expertise in IaaS and PaaS, combined with repeatable and portable delivery models, enables the rapid and secure deployment of applications.

Within CCPS, the Cloud Software & Solutions (CSS) group designs and develops OpenStack and Kubernetes platform solutions with an emphasis on quality, stability, simplification, user experience, scalability, performance, and portability. We are looking for a Cloud Engineer to join our team and build scalable cloud-native applications and services.

**Your Impact**

As a Cloud Engineer in the CSS group, you will play a central role in designing and developing cloud-native applications with Go and Python. Your work will include building microservices, distributed systems, APIs, serverless functions, and event-driven solutions, as well as creating automation tools and internal developer platforms. You’ll be responsible for ensuring robust monitoring, logging, and observability, and for writing thorough tests and documentation.

You will design and manage cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform and CloudFormation, deploying applications across platforms like AWS, Azure, and GCP. Maintaining CI/CD pipelines, optimizing performance and cost, upholding security and compliance standards, and addressing production issues are all part of your day-to-day work.

Teamwork is essential in this role. You’ll work closely with product teams to translate requirements into technical solutions, participate in architecture reviews and key technical decisions, and coordinate with DevOps and SRE teams to drive ongoing platform improvements.

**Minimum Qualifications:**

+ BS or MS or equivalent experience in Computer Science (or related field) with 2+ years of software development experience

+ Skilled in usage of Prometheus tool

+ Proficient in Go and Python; experienced with REST/gRPC/GraphQL APIs

+ Skilled with major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)

+ Familiar with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Pulumi, CloudFormation), databases (SQL/NoSQL), and version control (Git)

+ Knowledgeable in networking, security, distributed systems, CI/CD practices, and monitoring/observability tools

**Preferred Qualifications:**

+ Experience with testing frameworks, test-driven development, and using AI tools

+ Skilled with message queues, event streaming (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ, AWS SQS/SNS), and serverless computing (e.g., AWS Lambda)

+ Knowledge of service mesh (Istio, Linkerd) and configuration management tools (Ansible, Chef, Puppet)

+ Understanding of security scanning, vulnerability management, and compliance frameworks (SOC2, PCI-DSS, GDPR)

+ Experience with performance optimization and scalability challenges

**Why Cisco?**

At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.

**Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:**

The starting salary range posted for this position is $101,500.00 to $144,500.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits.

Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, which 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. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.

U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco’s policies:

+ 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees

+ 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco

+ Non-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees

+ Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)

+ 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next

+ Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members

+ Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:

+ .75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;

+ 1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;

+ 1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and

+ Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:

New York City Metro Area:

$123,600.00 - $200,100.00

Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:

$109,900.00 - $181,600.00

* For quota-based sales roles on Cisco’s sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.

** Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.

Cisco is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.

Cisco will consider for employment, on a case by case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.