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# Cloud Engineer

- **Company:** Cisco Systems, Inc.
- **Location:** Durham, NC, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $128,600.0 - $184,900.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Data Centers, Software Debugging, Linux, DevOps, Hyper-V, Information Technology Operations, IPv4, IPv6, Python (Programming Language), Network Security, Windows Servers, Open Source Technology, OpenStack, Performance Tuning, Windows PowerShell, Ansible, Virtualization Technology, Private Cloud Environment, Cloud-native Network Functions (CNF), Scripting, System Availability, Git, Data Center Networking, Containerization, Git Flow, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Terraform, Software Version Control, Cisco, Docker, Jenkins, Golang, Vmware
- **Published:** October 31, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.localjobnetwork.com/apply/add/88755188/1

## About the Role

* A Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or Engineering, combined with 7 years of experience such as network engineering or data center operations, or a Master's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, combined with 4 years of experience or PhD, combined with 1 year of related experience.
 * Experience in deploying, administering, and operating virtualization platforms (VMware, OpenStack, Hyper-V).
 * Experience in building, operating, tuning, and debugging Linux and Windows Server environments for high availability and performance.
 * Experience in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, GitOps); cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, DC, etc.) as well as container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.).
 * Experience with IPv4/IPv6, or similar; and experience with cloud network architecture and automation.
 * Experience with scripting languages (Python, Go, Bash, PowerShell) for infrastructure automation.

Preferred Qualifications

 * Experience with monitoring, observability, and incident response in Public/Private cloud or hybrid environments.
 * Validated drive for continuous learning, results-orientation, and teamwork. Ability and the passion to learn new technologies quickly.
 * Experience in working with global and multi-functional teams and departments.
 * Experience in automation and modern DevOps practices.
 * Experience with Source Code Control Management and CI/CD tools (Git, Jenkins, Argo, Harness, Atlantis, TFE, etc.).
 * Experience in development of next gen agentic AI ops agents.

## Description

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 kubernetes, terraform, network, cloud 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 implement infrastructure migration activities for cloud and data center relocation or consolidation projects, including assessing environments, creating migration strategies, and mitigating risks.
 * Deploy, configure, and maintain virtualization platforms (e.g., Kubernetes clusters, VMware, OpenStack), performing both live and cold infrastructure and services migrations and decommissioning with minimal service disruption.
 * Invent solutions using open source and commercial technologies to ensure service availability and quality against speed-to-market needs for rapid delivery of new features and releases.
 * Develop and lead tools, frameworks, infrastructure, templates, etc. for configuring, building and deploying platform and cloud applications in an automated manner.