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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Engineer - **Company:** Cisco Systems, Inc. - **Location:** Doral, FL, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $128,600.0 - $184,900.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** User Authentication, Build Automation, Bash Shell, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Databases, Linux, DevOps, Github, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), Key Management, Public Key Infrastructure, Role-Based Access Control, Reliability Engineering, Ansible, Prometheus, Policy as Code, Data Logging, Pulumi, Scripting, Grafana, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Backend, Cloudformation, Containerization, Gitlab-ci, Git Flow, Kubernetes, Hashicorp, Terraform, Splunk, Cisco, Docker, Jenkins - **Published:** July 30, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/us1c478486cce60a6c2e9c3d472d597f63/eaa ## About the Role * 7+ years of professional experience in platform engineering, DevOps, SRE, cloud infrastructure, or a closely related field. * Practical experience with at least one major cloud provider. Familiarity with core services such as compute, networking/VPC, IAM, Kubernetes, object storage, and key/secrets management. * Familiar with infrastructure-as-code - Terraform strongly preferred; equivalent experience with Terragrunt, Pulumi, CloudFormation, or similar is acceptable. * Knowledge of Kubernetes and Helm (or comparable container orchestration and packaging). * Experience building or maintaining CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar) and comfort with Git-based workflows. * Scripting/automation proficiency in at least one of: Go, Python, or Bash. * Proven grasp of security and identity fundamentals such as authentication vs. authorization, role-based access, TLS/PKI basics, and the principle of least privilege., * Experience with GitOps delivery (ArgoCD, Flux, or similar) and ApplicationSet/multi-source patterns. * Experience with policy-as-code (HashiCorp Sentinel, OPA/Rego, Kyverno, or similar). * Familiarity with PKI / certificate lifecycle, encryption-as-a-service, or dynamic secrets. * Image build automation with Packer + Ansible and hardened Linux base images. * Observability stack experience: Prometheus/Grafana, Telegraf, Fluent Bit, Splunk, or cloud-native analytics (Athena/Glue/QuickSight). ## Description Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received. 2018319 - Software Engineer (Remote) * The application window is expected to close on: August 18, 2026 * Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received. * This role is remote and can be performed from anywhere in the U.S. Meet the Team The Cryptographic Services Team develops and maintains Cisco's core backend PKI and secrets management services, enabling secure operations for multiple customer-facing and business-critical applications across the company. We are redefining the way product teams secure products and services through innovative technology. As part of the team, you'll support globally deployed services that are highly critical to Cisco and our customers. Your Impact As a Cloud Engineer, you will contribute to building, operating, and improving our containerized services. Working alongside experienced engineers, you'll be directly involved with all of our cloud technologies, automation, and container platforms, supporting the delivery of high-availability security services at scale. You will: * Build and maintain infrastructure-as-code (Terraform / Terragrunt or similar) for cloud infrastructure: networking, compute, Kubernetes clusters, storage, encryption keys, and databases. * Deploy and manage workloads on Kubernetes using Helm and GitOps (ArgoCD or equivalent) and build container and machine images via automated build pipelines (Docker, Packer/Ansible, or similar). * Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI or comparable), including short-lived/credential-less authentication patterns and secrets retrieval at runtime. * Author and test policy-as-code governance controls and help implement least-privilege and compliance requirements across environments. * Write operational tooling and automation (Go, Python, and/or Bash) for tasks like auditing, lease/token management, migrations, health checks, and incident response. * Improve observability: metrics, logging, dashboards, and alerting; help author and implement runbooks. * Participate in upgrades, capacity planning, hardening, and reliability work for a production security-critical service. * Write clear documentation and contribute to a culture of secure-by-default engineering. ## Related Videos - [How Cisco embraced a DevOps culture within its network engineering team](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/99-how-cisco-embraced-a-devops-culture-within-its-network-engineering-team) - [Docker network without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1418-docker-network-without-docker) - [Enabling automated 1-click customer deployments with built-in quality and security](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/83-enabling-automated-1-click-customer-deployments-with-built-in-quality-and-security) - [Docker Compose: Rediscovered](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1978-docker-compose-rediscovered) - [Docker build without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100114-docker-build-without-docker) - [Docker exec without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1094-docker-exec-without-docker) ## Related Articles - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [The Best X (Twitter) Accounts for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/294-the-best-x-twitter-accounts-for-developers) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Best Countries for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/267-best-countries-for-software-engineers) - [Why Upskilling And Reskilling is Important For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/428-why-upskilling-and-reskilling-is-important-for-developers)