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Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless.
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 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.
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.
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
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.
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