Platform Engineer

Cisco

. Build, upgrade, and operate production Kubernetes clusters, including on-premises and bare-metal environments .

Posted 10/28/2026full-timeLondon • United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in building and operating production Kubernetes clusters, with strong capabilities in Linux administration, networking, and virtualization. Proficient in automating infrastructure using Terraform and Ansible, and skilled in monitoring and troubleshooting complex systems.

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Kubernetes OperationsLinux AdministrationInfrastructure as CodeKubeVirt ExperienceMonitoring and Alerting

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Hard Skills

KubernetesLinux AdministrationTerraformAnsibleKubeVirtKVM/QEMUPythonGoBashCI/CD

Soft Skills

Good Communication SkillsSelf-MotivatedFocus on Execution

Tools & Technologies

PrometheusGrafanaArgo CDFluxCSIHelmGit

Certifications & Qualifications

CKACKADCKS

Industry Keywords

Platform EngineeringDevOpsSREVirtualizationNetworking

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleFluxGrafanaKubernetesLinuxOpenShiftPrometheusPythonTerraformVMwareGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build, upgrade, and operate production Kubernetes clusters, including on-premises and bare-metal environments
Own Linux nodes, networking, ingress, storage, RBAC, and security baselines
Run KubeVirt in production, including VM lifecycle, templates, scheduling, live migration, and disk attach
Enable additional VM networks beyond the default pod network, including tenant or environment isolation
Integrate clusters with data-centre networking and storage using CSI, including snapshot and clone workflows for VM disks
Automate infrastructure and cluster lifecycle using Terraform and/or Ansible and GitOps with Argo CD or Flux
Contribute to Kubernetes APIs, operators, CRDs, and admission controls used by the product
Package and standardise deployments with Helm reusable templates
Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting with tools such as Prometheus and Grafana
Help define SLIs/SLOs for cluster and VM operations
Troubleshoot Linux, KVM/QEMU, Kubernetes, networking, and storage issues
Support incident response with the operations team
Partner with operations on monitoring, alerting, and capacity planning
Document how the platform is built, operated, and used

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field and 4+ years of experience in platform engineering, DevOps, SRE, or Linux systems engineering (or equivalent work experience)
Strong Linux administration and troubleshooting experience (RHEL-family or similar), including host networking such as bridging, VLANs or equivalent, bonding, and MTU
Experience operating Kubernetes in production, including upgrades, debugging, and day-2 operations
Experience with Linux virtualization (KVM/QEMU, KubeVirt, OpenShift Virtualization, or similar), including VM lifecycle, not containers only
Experience with Kubernetes networking and persistent storage (CNI, CSI, PVCs)
Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform and/or Ansible)
Experience with Git plus CI/CD and/or GitOps (Argo CD, Flux, or similar)
Scripting or automation experience in Python, Go, and/or Bash
Preferred: Production experience with KubeVirt or OpenShift Virtualization, including live migration, CDI/DataVolumes, and instance types
Preferred: Experience with Multus (or equivalent) and multi-homed VMs, including tenant or environment isolation on L2/L3
Preferred: Experience with operators, CRDs, or admission webhooks
Preferred: Experience with CSI snapshot/clone, template libraries, or high-churn VM disk provisioning
Preferred: Traditional hypervisor background (VMware, KVM) and/or experience moving VM estates onto Kubernetes
Preferred: Experience with Cluster API, Rancher, OpenShift, or another Kubernetes lifecycle tool
Preferred: Observability experience with Prometheus, Grafana, Loki/ELK, or OpenTelemetry
Preferred: Experience with policy and security, including NetworkPolicy, admission control, and secrets management
Preferred: CKA, CKAD, CKS, or equivalent Linux/Kubernetes certifications
Good communication skills, while being self-motivated with a focus on execution

Benefits

Comp & perks

Opportunities to grow and build at Cisco
Collaboration with a worldwide network of doers and experts
Work on meaningful solutions with global-scale impact