Site Reliability Engineer

Cisco

Site Reliability Engineer enabling scalable collaboration experiences for Cisco's SaaS products. Collaborating with global teams to ensure reliability and performance of backend services.

Posted 7/16/2026full-timeSan Jose • California, North Carolina, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $126,500 - $182,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in deploying and operating critical collaboration services in cloud and hybrid environments, with a strong focus on CI/CD pipeline optimization and incident response. Proficient in using observability data for capacity planning and resource optimization while championing operational best practices.

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Site Reliability EngineeringCloud OperationsDockerKubernetesCI/CD Pipelines

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Hard Skills

Production Services OperationPythonGoBashLinux SystemsNetworkingDistributed SystemsInfrastructure-as-CodeGit-based WorkflowsIncident Response

Soft Skills

LeadershipProblem SolvingCommunication

Tools & Technologies

Monitoring ToolsObservability Tools

Industry Keywords

Operational ExcellenceCapacity PlanningResource OptimizationRoot Cause AnalysisDocumentation Standards

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDistributed SystemsDockerGoKubernetesLinuxPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the deployment and operation of critical collaboration services across cloud and hybrid environments
Design, evolve, and optimize CI/CD pipelines and automation
Lead incident response for complex production issues, perform root cause analysis
Use observability data to guide capacity planning, scaling strategies, and resource optimization
Define and champion operational best practices, documentation standards, and a culture of reliability and operational excellence

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
5+ years in Site Reliability Engineering, Cloud Operations, or Systems Engineering
Strong hands-on experience operating production services using Docker and Kubernetes in cloud or hybrid environments
Proficiency in one or more programming or scripting languages (e.g., Python, Go, Bash)
Experience with monitoring, observability, and incident response in production environments
Working knowledge of Linux systems, networking, distributed systems, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, and Git-based workflows

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
Flexible vacation time off program
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