Lead Site Reliability Engineer, GCP – Hybrid Cloud

Cisco

Lead Site Reliability Engineer managing GCP and on-prem Kubernetes environments for Cisco's Enterprise AI team. Ensuring architectural integrity and scalability of hybrid-cloud solutions.

Posted 5/30/2026full-timeSan Jose • California, North Carolina, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $165,000 - $241,400 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AssemblyCloudDockerElasticSearchGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesMicroservicesTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the architectural design of scalable hybrid-cloud environments, managing GCP and On-premise Kubernetes clusters with Anthos Service Mesh (ASM) and Istio
Direct the implementation of Identity and Access Management (IAM) policies and GCP Quota management to ensure secure and cost-effective resource utilization
Architect multi-region, load-balanced microservices with DDoS hardening, end-to-end encryption, and automated secrets management
Design a comprehensive observability strategy using Elasticsearch and Kibana to provide proactive alerts on service performance and cost envelope management
Partner with development leads to integrate 'Security by Design' into the automation and AI agent lifecycle using Apigee for secure API management

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
7+ years of experience in Cloud/On-prem Operations, SRE, or DevOps
Expert-level proficiency with Terraform, Kubernetes (GKE & On-prem), and Docker
Hands-on expertise with Anthos Service Mesh (ASM), Istio, and Apigee
Deep understanding of IAM implementation and GCP Quota management
GCP Professional Cloud Security Engineer or Network Engineer certification preferred
Experience with the ELK stack (Elasticsearch/Kibana) for large-scale observability preferred
Strong financial acumen for cloud cost optimization and proactive budget alerting preferred
Experience managing complex traffic between cloud platforms and on-premise data centers preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental and vision insurance
401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
Paid parental leave
Short and long-term disability coverage
Basic life insurance
10 paid holidays per full calendar year
1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
1 paid day off for employee’s birthday
Paid year-end holiday shutdown
4 paid days off for personal wellness
16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year for non-exempt employees
Flexible vacation time off program with no defined limit for exempt employees
80 hours of sick time off

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Hard Skills & Tools

KubernetesAnthos Service MeshIstioTerraformDockerGCPIAMGCP Quota managementELK stackmicroservices

Soft Skills

financial acumenproactive budget alertingcollaborationleadership

Certifications

GCP Professional Cloud Security EngineerGCP Professional Network Engineer