Meet the Team
The Architecture and Cloud Excellence (ACE) Team drives all lifecycle processes and systems anchored on delivering the best customer and partner experience. From Market-to-Lead and Lead-to-Opportunity to Renew-to-Booking and Support-to-Advocacy, we build the platforms that power Cisco’s business. We are responsible for provisioning infrastructure, configuring hardware and software, maintaining security posture, and supervising the underlying infrastructure across both private cloud (ELK, Kafka, MongoDB, etc.) and public clouds (AWS/GCP).
Your Impact
As a Cloud Engineer, you will play a critical role in handling our public and private cloud environments. You will have a multifaceted impact by crafting, building, and deploying scalable cloud applications and automating infrastructure. You will work closely with architects to implement technical efforts, including large-scale data processing and advanced analytics. This role is ideal for a technical engineer who is passionate about cloud-native technologies, containerization, and driving operational excellence in an agile environment.
- Design, build, and deploy AWS applications, including large-scale data processing and advanced analytics solutions.
- Participate in the full software development lifecycle for public and private cloud solutions, including planning, requirements, development, and quality assurance.
- Solve technical incidents, perform root cause analysis, and implement preventive measures to ensure system reliability.
- Educate and mentor teams on the implementation of new cloud-based initiatives and provide technical training.
- Collaborate with global teams to address complex challenges across diverse cloud architectures.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or Mathematics.
- 4–8 years of experience in architecting, designing, developing, and implementing cloud solutions on AWS platforms.
- Proficiency with private cloud technologies such as OpenStack and VMware.
- Strong hands on technical skills in ELK, MongoDB, and Kafka.
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and other container management systems.
Preferred Qualifications
- Understanding of the five pillars of the AWS Well-Architected Framework.
- Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub) and cloud security protocols (IAM, security groups, encryption).
- Knowledge of Salesforce API and Salesforce Architecture.
- AWS Practitioner certification or other relevant industry certifications.
- Strong communication, problem-solving, and project management skills with the ability to work collaboratively across multiple time zones.
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 or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or Mathematics
- 4-8 years of experience architecting, designing, developing, and implementing cloud solutions on AWS
- Proficiency with private cloud technologies such as OpenStack and VMware
- Strong hands-on technical skills in ELK (Elasticsearch/Logstash/Kibana), MongoDB, and Kafka
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and other container management systems
- Understanding of the AWS Well-Architected Framework
- Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub) and cloud security protocols (IAM, security groups, encryption)
- Knowledge of Salesforce API and Salesforce Architecture
- AWS Practitioner certification or other relevant industry certifications
- Strong communication, problem-solving, and project management skills
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 — Health coverage is described as robust with multiple plan options and access to onsite/virtual LifeConnections Health Centers on major campuses. Company materials also highlight mental-health resources and comprehensive preventive care, supporting strong core medical benefits.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time away includes company‑wide recharge days, a paid birthday, a year‑end shutdown, and paid Critical Time Off for emergencies. Paid volunteer days further expand opportunities to step away and recharge.
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Parental & Family Support — Policies include a global minimum for paid parental leave for primary caregivers, caregiving concierge services, and on‑site children’s learning centers in select locations. In the U.S., family‑building support is consolidated under Carrot with a defined lifetime maximum, indicating structured assistance across fertility, preservation, adoption, and surrogacy.
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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.
