Meet the Team
Join Cisco's Cloud and Data Center Engineering team—a collaborative group of engineers, architects, and operations specialists dedicated to designing, implementing, and optimizing Cisco's compute, storage, and data centre infrastructure. Our team partners with IT operations, security, and infrastructure teams to deliver secure, scalable, and reliable systems, while staying aligned with Cisco's security standards and industry best practices. We thrive on automation, operational excellence, and delivering high-impact solutions that power Cisco's business.
Your Impact
As a Cloud Engineer - SysAdmin, you will:
Design, develop, and implement compute and storage solutions across cloud and data centre environments, optimizing architecture in line with Cisco's security standards and policies.
Manage and automate compute operations, including server provisioning, lifecycle management, and optimization of performance and resource utilization.
Build and maintain enterprise storage systems (NAS/SAN), including volume/LUN creation, host mapping, multipathing, data replication, and performance tuning.
Plan and execute compute and storage migration activities for data center relocation or consolidation projects, including assessing environments, creating migration strategies, and mitigating risks.
Deploy, configure, and maintain virtualization platforms (e.g., VMware, OpenStack), performing both live and cold VM migrations, capacity planning, and decommissioning with minimal service disruption.
Write and maintain automation scripts and tools to streamline server operations, storage management, and data centre workflows, reducing manual effort and improving operational efficiency.
Develop and maintain infrastructure-as-code solutions for compute and storage provisioning using configuration management and automation tools.
Build and maintain comprehensive monitoring and alerting systems for compute, storage, and data centre health, analyze system trends, and proactively address performance issues.
Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams (network, security, application teams, data centre ops) while following ITIL-based request, change, and incident management processes.
Validate system performance and data integrity, conduct tuning and optimization, and ensure high availability, reliability, and disaster recovery capabilities.
Produce clear documentation for runbooks, standard operating procedures, and migration activities; share learnings and support problem resolution across teams.
Apply agile methodologies to manage timelines and deliverables, and ensure compliance with security, change management, and operational standards.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field plus 3 years of relevant systems administration or infrastructure operations experience, OR Master's degree in a related field plus 2 years of relevant experience.
Hands-on experience designing, deploying, and maintaining compute and storage infrastructure in cloud or data centre environments.
Expert-level working knowledge of virtualization platforms (e.g., VMware, OpenStack) and associated management tasks.
Strong hands-on experience with enterprise storage systems (NAS/SAN) and storage architecture concepts.
Demonstrated proficiency in scripting and automation for infrastructure management and operational tasks.
Experience collaborating within cross-functional, agile teams.
Strong understanding of security, compliance, and change management processes.
Preferred Qualifications
Expert-level experience in deploying, administering, and operating virtualization platforms (VMware, OpenStack, Hyper-V).
Advanced expertise in building, operating, tuning, and troubleshooting Linux and Windows Server environments for high availability and performance.
In-depth knowledge of enterprise storage systems (e.g., NetApp, Dell EMC) and advanced storage architectures (NAS, SAN), including volume/LUN management, host mapping, multipathing, data replication, and snapshots.
Strong proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Bash, PowerShell) for infrastructure automation.
Experience developing and maintaining infrastructure-as-code solutions using configuration management tools (Ansible, Terraform, etc.).
Hands-on experience in data centre operations, including hardware installation, rack management, cabling, power management, and environmental monitoring.
Solid understanding of Cisco-based network architectures and fundamental networking concepts as they relate to compute/storage connectivity.
Experience with capacity planning, performance tuning, and optimization of compute and storage resources.
Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools for infrastructure performance (e.g., Grafana, Prometheus, ELK stack).
Knowledge of disaster recovery and business continuity planning for compute and storage systems.
CollabHiring
Why Cisco?At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.
Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.
We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field plus 3 years of relevant systems administration or infrastructure operations experience, OR Master's degree in a related field plus 2 years of relevant experience.
- Hands-on experience designing, deploying, and maintaining compute and storage infrastructure in cloud or data centre environments.
- Expert-level working knowledge of virtualization platforms (e.g., VMware, OpenStack) and associated management tasks.
- Strong hands-on experience with enterprise storage systems (NAS/SAN) and storage architecture concepts.
- Demonstrated proficiency in scripting and automation for infrastructure management and operational tasks.
- Experience collaborating within cross-functional, agile teams.
- Strong understanding of security, compliance, and change management processes.
- Expert-level experience in deploying, administering, and operating virtualization platforms (VMware, OpenStack, Hyper-V).
- Advanced expertise in building, operating, tuning, and troubleshooting Linux and Windows Server environments for high availability and performance.
- In-depth knowledge of enterprise storage systems (e.g., NetApp, Dell EMC) and advanced storage architectures, including volume/LUN management, host mapping, multipathing, replication, and snapshots.
- Strong proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Bash, PowerShell) for infrastructure automation.
- Experience developing and maintaining infrastructure-as-code solutions using configuration management tools (Ansible, Terraform, etc.).
- Hands-on experience in data centre operations, including hardware installation, rack management, cabling, power management, and environmental monitoring.
- Solid understanding of Cisco-based network architectures and fundamental networking concepts related to compute/storage connectivity.
- Experience with capacity planning, performance tuning, and optimization of compute and storage resources.
- Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools for infrastructure performance (e.g., Grafana, Prometheus, ELK stack).
- Knowledge of disaster recovery and business continuity planning for compute and storage systems.
Cisco Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Cisco and has not been reviewed or approved by Cisco.
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Healthcare Strength — Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, mental health support via an EAP, and access to on-site or virtual health centers indicate robust healthcare offerings. Wellness programs, fitness resources, and specialized services further reinforce coverage depth.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous PTO, a global minimum for paid parental leave, and unique programs like company-wide recharge days and paid volunteer time expand time-away options. Additional offerings such as Critical Time Off and adoption assistance add flexibility for life events.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Restricted stock units and a discounted employee stock purchase plan are meaningful elements of total compensation. The prominence of equity can materially augment overall pay packages alongside salary and bonuses.
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What We Do
Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) enables people to make powerful connections--whether in business, education, philanthropy, or creativity. Cisco hardware, software, and service offerings are used to create the Internet solutions that make networks possible--providing easy access to information anywhere, at any time. Cisco was founded in 1984 by a small group of computer scientists from Stanford University. Since the company's inception, Cisco engineers have been leaders in the development of Internet Protocol (IP)-based networking technologies. Today, with more than 71,000 employees worldwide, this tradition of innovation continues with industry-leading products and solutions in the company's core development areas of routing and switching, as well as in advanced technologies such as home networking, IP telephony, optical networking, security, storage area networking, and wireless technology. In addition to its products, Cisco provides a broad range of service offerings, including technical support and advanced services. Cisco sells its products and services, both directly through its own sales force as well as through its channel partners, to large enterprises, commercial businesses, service providers, and consumers.
