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 cloud-based and hybrid infrastructure with a strong focus on network engineering and data center operations. Our team partners with product managers, security, and IT operations to deliver secure, scalable, and reliable solutions, while staying aligned with Cisco's security standards and industry best practices. We thrive on cross-functional collaboration, continuous learning, and delivering high-impact solutions that power Cisco's business.
Your Impact
- Design, develop, and implement cloud-based and data center network solutions, combining cutting-edge technologies to optimize architecture in line with Cisco's security standards and policies.
- Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and security teams to develop detailed specifications for new cloud-based products, services, and applications, focusing on network security optimization, scalability, and performance.
- 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 and decommissioning with minimal service disruption.
- Build and maintain enterprise storage systems (NAS/SAN), including volume/LUN creation, host mapping, multipathing, and data replication.
Minimum Qualifications
- A completed Degree in Computer Science, or Engineering, combined with 8+ years of experience such as network engineering or data center operations
- Experience in deploying, administering, and operating virtualization platforms (VMware, OpenStack, Hyper-V).
- Experience in building, operating, tuning, and troubleshooting Linux and Windows Server environments for high availability and performance.
- Experience in 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.
- Experience in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, GitOps).
- Experience with IPv4/IPv6 networking and experience with cloud network architecture and automation.
- Experience with scripting languages (Python, Bash, PowerShell) for infrastructure automation.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in data center operations, including hardware installation, rack management, cabling, power management, and environmental monitoring.
- Experience with container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.).
- Experience in automation and modern DevOps practices.
- Experience with Source Code Control Management and CI/CD tools (Git, Jenkins, Argo, Harness, etc.).
- Experience with Cloud Platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
- Experience in development of next gen agentic AI ops agents
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
- Completed degree in Computer Science or Engineering
- 8+ years of experience in network engineering or data center operations
- Experience deploying, administering, and operating VMware, OpenStack, and Hyper-V virtualization platforms
- Experience building, operating, tuning, and troubleshooting Linux and Windows Server environments
- Experience with enterprise storage systems such as NetApp or Dell EMC
- Experience with NAS and SAN storage architectures, including volume/LUN management, host mapping, multipathing, data replication, and snapshots
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Ansible, or GitOps
- Experience with IPv4/IPv6 networking and cloud network architecture and automation
- Experience using Python, Bash, or PowerShell for infrastructure automation
- Experience in data center operations, including hardware installation, rack management, cabling, power management, and environmental monitoring
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, or other container technologies
- Experience with automation and modern DevOps practices
- Experience with source code control and CI/CD tools such as Git, Jenkins, Argo, or Harness
- Experience with AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud
- Experience developing next-generation agentic AI operations agents
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.
