Site Reliability Engineer, Linux

Cisco

Site Reliability Engineer ensuring stability of Linux infrastructure at Cisco. Automating deployments and leading infrastructure modernization projects across Kubernetes clusters.

Posted 7/29/2026full-timeRemote • 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 Linux host lifecycle management, infrastructure automation using Python or Ruby, and configuration management with Ansible. Proven ability to debug complex system issues and ensure compliance with FedRAMP requirements in a hybrid cloud environment.

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Linux AdministrationInfrastructure AutomationAnsible Configuration ManagementDebugging Complex SystemsFedRAMP Compliance

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Hard Skills

LinuxPythonRubyAnsibleKubernetesInfrastructure-as-CodeConfiguration ManagementDebuggingHybrid CloudImage Creation

Tools & Technologies

Kubernetes ClustersInfrastructure Tooling

Industry Keywords

FedRAMPProduction EnvironmentService ArchitectureNetwork ServicesEngineering Velocity

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleCloudKubernetesLinuxPythonRuby

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Automate Linux host lifecycle management, including configuration, patching, and image creation, to ensure consistent and reliable deployments across our hybrid environment.
Migrate Ansible components from our existing monorepo into isolated, purpose-built repositories to improve maintainability and accelerate infrastructure delivery.
Debug complex production issues across OS, performance, and service layers to minimize downtime and enhance the overall stability of our network services.
Design, build, and improve infrastructure tooling that increases engineering velocity and streamlines adoption of best practices
Partner with security and compliance teams to embed FedRAMP requirements into our infrastructure-as-code, ensuring that secure practices are built into every deployment.
Lead the transition of workloads to Kubernetes clusters by optimizing container base images and host configurations to support our evolving service architecture.
Own the reliability of critical infrastructure end to end, iterating and adapting as necessary to evolving requirements

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in STEM and 5+ years of relevant experience, or Master's degree in STEM and 3+ years of relevant experience or equivalent related work experience
5+ years of experience working with Linux in a production environment.
Experience with Python or Ruby for infrastructure automation and scripting.
Experience with Ansible for configuration management at scale.
Experience debugging complex system issues across OS, performance, and service layers.
Ability to work in a hybrid cloud and on-prem environment.

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, 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