Cloud Engineering Technical Leader

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, DNS, OSaaS and Kubernetes platform solutions with an emphasis on quality, stability, simplification, user experience, scalability, performance, and portability. We are looking for a Software Leader joining our team and building scalable cloud-native applications and services. Your Impact

• Provide functional leadership and people management for a distributed team of professionals embedded across various Scrum teams. Participate and guiding team in on‑call rotations, incident response, and post‑incident reviews to ensure platform reliability.
• Guiding and participate in the design, implementation, and evolution of OpenStack-based private cloud solutions and hybrid cloud infrastructure with a focus on high availability and performance.
• Guiding and participate in design, deploy and maintain the enterprise DNS architecture, including authoritative DNS, recursive DNS, forwarding, delegation, DNSSEC, and DNS service integrations to support hybrid cloud environments.
• Guiding and participate in automate workflows and operational tasks related to cloud and OS platform services, integrating security checks into CI/CD pipelines.
• Guiding and participate in develop and maintain infrastructure as code and automation frameworks for cloud infrastructure services using Terraform, Ansible, and Python.

Minimum Qualifications

• 7+ years (BS) or 5+ years (MS) of experience in software development or cloud/platform engineering roles.
• Proficiency in Python/Java/Go (Golang) or other programming languages used in cloud platforms. And experience with Infrastructure as Code and automation tools (e.g., Terraform).
• Deep expertise in DNS protocols, architecture, and enterprise DNS technologies such as Infoblox, BIND, or BlueCat, including DNSSEC and hybrid cloud DNS patterns.
• Deep understanding of OpenStack internals, Linux Kernel and networking fundamentals.
• Strong hands-on experience with Linux system administration (RHEL, Ubuntu) and security hardening practices.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of cloud service providers (AWS, Azure, GCP) and cloud-native security solutions.
• Knowledge of security hardening standards (e.g., Security Technical Implementation Guides) across Linux operating systems and cloud infrastructure to ensure compliance with enterprise security requirements.
• Experience integrating DNS with IPAM, DHCP, cloud networking, and platform automation.
• Knowledge of Kubernetes security best practices and platform hardening.
• Experience with CI/CD, GitOps, or developer platform enablement.

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.