Site Reliability Engineer

Cisco

. Develop software and tools that empower Duo's product development teams to run and maintain services in production .

Posted 11/11/2026full-timeNorth Sydney • AustraliaMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Python development, Site Reliability Engineering, and cloud platforms, with a strong focus on automation, infrastructure as code, and operational reliability. Proven ability to collaborate effectively across teams and take ownership of complex technical challenges.

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Python DevelopmentSite Reliability Engineering (SRE)Infrastructure As Code (Terraform)Container Orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker)Cloud Platforms (AWS)

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Hard Skills

Python DevelopmentSite Reliability Engineering (SRE)Infrastructure As Code (Terraform)Container Orchestration (Kubernetes)Containerization (Docker)AI Coding Agents ProficiencyDisaster Recovery TestingMonitoring and AlertingProduction Incident ResponseSecurity Controls

Soft Skills

Strong OwnershipProactive Identification of Reliability ImprovementsEffective Collaboration

Tools & Technologies

AWSKubernetesDockerTerraformHelmKustomizeArgo CD

Industry Keywords

Cloud SolutionsSaaS SolutionsMulti-Region InfrastructureSecurity Best PracticesOperational Tooling

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDockerKubernetesPythonTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop software and tools that empower Duo's product development teams to run and maintain services in production
Collaborate with internal partners and peer stakeholders to engineer automated solutions that remove toil, enhance stability, and ensure scalability
Build automation and operational tooling for fast, reliable releases, including automated rollbacks and zero-downtime deployments
Improve service reliability across infrastructure and automation areas and adapt services across regions
Test high availability and disaster recovery measures to minimize single points of failure
Monitor resources to gauge scalability
Contribute to new tools, frameworks, and automation toolsets for complex operational challenges
Take ownership of tasks and support less experienced colleagues as a technical resource
Participate in a rotating on-call SRE schedule
Troubleshoot production and security issues
Collaborate across time zones on incident reviews and reliability improvements

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelors + 5 years of related experience, or Masters + 3 years of related experience, or PhD + 0 years of related experience
4+ years of Python development
3+ years of experience with public cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and SaaS solutions
2+ years in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) or a related IT field
Experience with infrastructure as code, especially Terraform
Experience with container orchestration including Kubernetes and Docker
Proficiency using AI coding agents, with the judgment to verify outputs for correctness and security
Strong ownership, proactive identification of reliability improvements, and effective collaboration across engineering teams
Preferred: Experience operating Kubernetes with kubectl, Helm, Kustomize, and Argo CD
Preferred: Designing and owning secure cloud solutions following best practices for least-privilege access, encryption, and defence in depth
Preferred: Prior experience deploying cloud services, monitoring, alerting, and production incident response
Preferred: Familiarity with disaster recovery, security controls, or multi-region infrastructure

Benefits

Comp & perks

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