Software Engineering Lead

Cisco

Cisco cloud engineering leader building secure AWS foundations and Terraform platforms. Improving governance, security, provisioning, and developer productivity across enterprise cloud environments.

Posted 8/22/2026full-timeSeattle • Colorado, North Carolina, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $192,400 - $275,800 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and operating secure AWS cloud foundations, with a strong focus on developing and standardizing Terraform modules and implementing robust identity and access management controls. Proven ability to collaborate across teams and improve platform performance through effective metrics and CI/CD workflows.

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AWS Infrastructure DesignTerraform Module DevelopmentCI/CD Workflow ManagementIdentity And Access ManagementCloud Performance Measurement

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Hard Skills

AWSTerraformInfrastructure As CodeVersion ControlCloud SecurityGovernanceAccount ManagementComplianceAutomated Account-VendingConfiguration Management

Soft Skills

CollaborationProblem SolvingCommunication

Industry Keywords

Cloud FoundationsCompliance DriftSecurity-Ticket ResolutionProvisioning TimeCredential Age

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, build, and operate secure AWS cloud foundations
Develop, standardize, and scale reusable Terraform modules
Build automated account-vending capabilities and CI/CD workflows
Implement identity, access, tagging, logging, secrets-management, and configuration-management controls
Collaborate with engineering, security, finance, and compliance teams
Resolve risks, onboard cloud services, expand into new regions, and support organizational growth
Measure, communicate, and improve platform performance using provisioning time, compliance drift, credential age, security-ticket resolution, and reliability metrics

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree plus 12 years of related experience, or Master’s degree plus 8 years of related experience
Three or more years of professional experience designing, building, or operating infrastructure in AWS
Professional experience developing, testing, and maintaining infrastructure as code using Terraform
Experience implementing and improving AWS identity, access, security, governance, or account-management capabilities
Experience using version control and CI/CD workflows to test, deploy, and manage infrastructure changes
Comfortable with a hybrid work arrangement balancing onsite and remote work

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
Cisco restricted stock unit grants may be available
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 eligible exempt employees
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
Additional paid time away for critical or emergency family issues
Optional 10 paid volunteer days per full calendar year
Annual bonuses for non-sales roles, subject to Cisco’s policies