Meet the Team
The Cisco Common Platform Services (CCPS) organization is transforming how Cisco delivers cloud-scale SaaS by providing a modern, consistent, and secure cloud platform foundation. Within CCPS, the Cloud Software & Solutions (CSS) group designs and builds enterprise Kubernetes and OpenStack platform solutions built for stability, scale, and performance.
We believe that great platforms are built by diverse, collaborative teams where continuous learning and psychological safety thrive. You will partner with development, security, and infrastructure peers across the globe to build and secure the golden container foundations that power Cisco’s next-generation cloud services.
Your Impact
- Design, maintain, and optimize secure container base images and platform components across Kubernetes and OpenStack environments.
- Lead container vulnerability management—identifying CVEs, evaluating severity, executing patch workflows, and verifying security fixes.
- Build automated pipelines using Python, Docker, and CI/CD tools to continuously scan, validate, and test container images across their build and release lifecycles.
- Debug container runtime, Linux networking, storage, and orchestration challenges across distributed multi-tenant environments.
- Leverage AI coding assistants (GitHub Copilot, OpenAI Codex) to accelerate code generation, automate repetitive scripts, and build reusable platform tools.
- Partner with engineering, QA, and security teams to embed secure-by-default standards and maintain clear documentation for release readiness.
Minimum Qualifications (Must-Have Skills):
8+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, DevSecOps, Cloud Infrastructure, or Software Engineering (Bachelor’s/Master’s degree or equivalent practical experience welcomed).
- Proven experience building, packaging, and operating containerized services using Docker/Podman and Kubernetes in production.
- Hands-on experience with container image scanning, CVE triage, patch validation, and image lifecycle management.
- Strong programming capability in Python to develop maintainable automation, custom scripts, and test suites.
- Solid Linux troubleshooting skills across container runtimes, networking, storage, and resource management.
- Experience embedding container builds, security scans, and automated checks into modern CI/CD release pipelines.
- Daily comfort using AI coding tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, OpenAI Codex) to accelerate development and debugging.
Preferred Qualifications (Optional Skills):
- Experience with OpenStack infrastructure and its containerized services.
- Familiarity with container vulnerability scanners (e.g., Trivy, Grype, Clair).
- Exposure to software supply-chain security (SBOM generation, Cosign/Sigstore image signing, and provenance).
- Infrastructure as Code experience using Helm, Terraform, or Ansible.
- Relevant industry certifications (CKA/CKAD, Red Hat, Linux Foundation, or Cloud Security).
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.
Disclaimer
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Skills Required
- 8+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, DevSecOps, Cloud Infrastructure, or Software Engineering
- Production experience building, packaging, and operating containerized services with Docker or Podman and Kubernetes
- Experience with container image scanning, CVE triage, patch validation, and image lifecycle management
- Strong Python programming skills for automation, custom scripts, and test suites
- Strong Linux troubleshooting skills across container runtimes, networking, storage, and resource management
- Experience integrating container builds, security scans, and automated checks into CI/CD release pipelines
- Daily proficiency with AI coding tools such as GitHub Copilot or OpenAI Codex
- Experience with OpenStack infrastructure and containerized services
- Familiarity with Trivy, Grype, or Clair container vulnerability scanners
- Experience with software supply-chain security, including SBOM generation, Cosign or Sigstore image signing, and provenance
- Infrastructure as Code experience using Helm, Terraform, or Ansible
- Relevant certifications such as CKA, CKAD, Red Hat, Linux Foundation, or Cloud Security certifications
- Bachelor's or master's degree, or equivalent practical experience
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 — Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive, with medical, dental, vision, mental-health resources, and expert second-opinion services. These offerings are positioned as a core pillar of the Total Rewards package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is portrayed as expansive, with quarterly company-wide “Days for Me,” paid holidays and vacation, volunteer time, emergency leave, and a year-end shutdown in many locations. This breadth helps employees disconnect and recharge.
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Parental & Family Support — Family support is emphasized through extended paid parental leave for primary caregivers, caregiving assistance, adoption support, and resources for parents and caregivers. These programs are presented as global offerings, with specifics determined locally.
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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.
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