Join the Cisco Global SE Demo Team building a new global platform to enable sales, partners and customers to run demonstrations from the same multi-tenant infrastructure. You will work hands-on across Linux, Kubernetes, automation and day-2 operations. This role owns cluster lifecycle, node networking, storage, CI/CD, and the APIs other teams will use to create virtual machines, networks, and related lab environments for demonstrations, labs, and training on our platform. We work as a small hands-on engineering and design team at the core of the platform and we share ownership and reliability across upgrades, incidents and capacity planning with the operations team.
Your Impact
- Build, upgrade, and operate production Kubernetes clusters, including on-premises and bare-metal environments.
- Own cluster fundamentals, including Linux nodes, networking, ingress, storage, RBAC, and security baselines.
- Run KubeVirt in production, including VM lifecycle, templates, scheduling, live migration, and disk attach.
- Enable additional networks for VMs beyond the default pod network, including isolation between tenants or environments.
- Integrate the cluster with data-centre networking and storage (CSI), including snapshot and clone workflows for VM disks.
- Automate infrastructure and cluster lifecycle using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform and/or Ansible) and GitOps (Argo CD or Flux).
- Contribute to Kubernetes APIs used by the product (operators, CRDs, admission, or similar) so VMs and networks can be automated without manual node changes.
- Package and standardise deployments with Helm as reusable templates.
- Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting (for example Prometheus and Grafana) and help define SLIs/SLOs for cluster and VM operations.
- Fix across Linux, KVM/QEMU, Kubernetes, networking, and storage, and support incident response with the operations team when required.
- Partner with the operations team on monitoring, alerting, and capacity planning.
- Document how the platform is built, operated, and used.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field and 4+ years of experience in platform engineering, DevOps, SRE, or Linux systems engineering (or equivalent work experience).
- Strong Linux administration and troubleshoting experience (RHEL-family or similar), including host networking such as bridging, VLANs or equivalent, bonding, and MTU.
- Experience operating Kubernetes in production, including upgrades, debugging, and day-2 operations.
- Experience with Linux virtualization (KVM/QEMU, KubeVirt, OpenShift Virtualization, or similar), including VM lifecycle, not containers only.
- Experience with Kubernetes networking and persistent storage (CNI, CSI, PVCs).
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform and/or Ansible).
- Experience with Git plus CI/CD and/or GitOps (Argo CD, Flux, or similar).
- Scripting or automation experience in Python, Go, and/or Bash.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Production experience with KubeVirt or OpenShift Virtualization, including live migration, CDI/DataVolumes, and instance types.
- Experience with Multus (or equivalent) and multi-homed VMs, including tenant or environment isolation on L2/L3.
- Experience with operators, CRDs, or admission webhooks, treating the platform as an API rather than cluster install only.
- Experience with CSI snapshot/clone, template libraries, or high-churn VM disk provisioning.
- Traditional hypervisor background (VMware, KVM) and/or experience moving VM estates onto Kubernetes.
- Experience with Cluster API, Rancher, OpenShift, or another Kubernetes lifecycle tool.
- Observability experience with Prometheus, Grafana, Loki/ELK, or OpenTelemetry.
- Experience with policy and security, including NetworkPolicy, admission control, and secrets management.
- CKA, CKAD, CKS, or equivalent Linux/Kubernetes certifications.
- Good communication skills, while being self-motivated with a focus on execution.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience
- 4+ years of experience in platform engineering, DevOps, SRE, or Linux systems engineering
- Strong Linux administration and troubleshooting experience, including host networking such as bridging, VLANs, bonding, and MTU
- Experience operating Kubernetes in production, including upgrades, debugging, and day-two operations
- Experience with Linux virtualization, including KVM/QEMU, KubeVirt, OpenShift Virtualization, or similar
- Experience with Kubernetes networking and persistent storage, including CNI, CSI, and PVCs
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and/or Ansible
- Experience with Git plus CI/CD and/or GitOps using Argo CD, Flux, or similar
- Scripting or automation experience in Python, Go, and/or Bash
- Production experience with KubeVirt or OpenShift Virtualization, including live migration, CDI/DataVolumes, and instance types
- Experience with Multus or equivalent and multi-homed VMs with tenant or environment isolation
- Experience with operators, CRDs, or admission webhooks
- Experience with CSI snapshots and cloning, template libraries, or high-churn VM disk provisioning
- Traditional hypervisor experience with VMware or KVM and/or experience migrating VM estates onto Kubernetes
- Experience with Cluster API, Rancher, OpenShift, or another Kubernetes lifecycle tool
- Observability experience with Prometheus, Grafana, Loki/ELK, or OpenTelemetry
- Experience with policy and security, including NetworkPolicy, admission control, and secrets management
- CKA, CKAD, CKS, or equivalent Linux/Kubernetes certification
- Good communication skills, self-motivation, and focus on execution
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as broad, with medical options including PPOs, high-deductible plans, and regional HMOs. Feedback suggests robust wellness and mental-health resources, with some locations offering on-site support and second medical opinions.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is highlighted through paid holidays, paid time off, and additional recharge days such as “Days for Me,” with generous volunteer time also mentioned. Feedback suggests these programs help support rest, volunteering, and critical life events.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental and family support appears extensive, including paid child-bonding leave, family medical leave, and caregiving resources. Observations also point to family-planning assistance and adoption or surrogacy support in some regions.
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