Lead DevOps Engineer

Cisco

Lead DevOps Engineer for Cisco's Workspace for Government project supporting US Government initiatives. Collaborating with teams and ensuring robust infrastructure and software deployment.

Posted 7/4/2026full-timeAnnapolis Junction • Maryland, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $146,700 - $214,800 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDockerGoKubernetesPythonRubyTCP/IPTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Help lead a modest engineering team
Collaborate with Program Leadership to develop the team into a high functioning team
Bring innovation and order to complex technical situations
Make core technical contributions to software systems
Collaborate with multi-functional teams to design, implement, and advise on solutions
Partner with Engineering Manager, Software Architect, and Portfolio Owner team
Define, implement, and enforce best practices
Refine architectural decisions into designs
Communicate designs to both technical and non-technical partners
Address technical challenges and refine designs to meet user requirements

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of professional experience in software engineering, DevOps, cloud infrastructure, or other relevant technical areas
Proven ability to deploy or migrate production applications to cloud-based Kubernetes environments, ensuring scalability and high availability
Understanding of cloud computing platforms and services, particularly AWS
Extensive experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), emphasizing Terraform/OpenTofu
Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Python, Ruby, or Go
Experience in CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, etc.)
Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, routing fundamentals, containerization, and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes
Self-starter with a willingness to ask forgiveness, not permission
Proven track record of collaborating in agile teams, participating in code reviews
Experience directly interfacing with clients to deliver high-quality features on schedule

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, dental and vision insurance
a 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, plus 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 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
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
up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time
For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies

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Hard Skills & Tools

Software EngineeringCloud InfrastructureKubernetesTerraformPythonRubyGoCI/CDTCP/IPContainerization

Soft Skills

CollaborationCommunicationSelf-StarterAgile Team ParticipationProblem-Solving