Site Reliability Engineering Technical Leader

Cisco

. Lead feasibility assessment, technical planning, and phased migration of eligible workloads from AWS-hosted Kubernetes clusters to the internal Kubernetes platform .

Posted 10/1/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $186,900 - $267,700 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in leading the migration and operational support of Kubernetes workloads, with a strong focus on performance, reliability, and incident response. Proficient in designing and implementing production-quality Go software for distributed systems while collaborating effectively across teams.

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Kubernetes MigrationGo ProgrammingIncident ResponseLinux NetworkingObservability Tools

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Hard Skills

KubernetesGoDistributed SystemsIncident ResponsePerformance AnalysisAutomationOperational ReadinessLoad BalancingService DiscoveryTraffic Management

Soft Skills

Technical LeadershipStakeholder AlignmentSound Judgment

Tools & Technologies

AWSDockerGitLab CI/CDOpenTelemetryPrometheusDatadog

Industry Keywords

Site Reliability EngineeringInfrastructure EngineeringProduction SystemsNetwork SecurityPerformance Optimization

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDNSDockerGRPCKubernetesLinuxNode.jsPrometheusGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead feasibility assessment, technical planning, and phased migration of eligible workloads from AWS-hosted Kubernetes clusters to the internal Kubernetes platform
Establish technical direction and staged delivery plans
Support the operation and reliability of specialized Kubernetes workloads with non-standard load-balancing, networking, and traffic requirements
Support the application after migration, including production readiness, incident response, performance improvements, and operational improvements
Solve complex issues across applications, Kubernetes, Linux, networking, containers, and infrastructure
Improve scalability, reliability, security, performance, and operability of Kubernetes-hosted services
Partner with Node Connectivity, firmware, cloud infrastructure, security, SRE, and product teams
Prioritize support and coordinate cross-system changes
Contribute to broader Kubernetes SRE and platform reliability initiatives
Design, implement, and maintain production-quality Go software for distributed, concurrent, and networked systems
Drive operational readiness through SLIs/SLOs, comprehensive testing, on-call support, root-cause analysis, and long-term corrective actions

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of professional software, site reliability, or infrastructure engineering experience, including technical leadership of substantial production systems
Experience designing, deploying, and operating large distributed services on Kubernetes
5+ years of programming experience in Go or a similar systems programming language
Experience supporting production services through incident response, performance analysis, Kubernetes reliability practices, observability, automation, and operational readiness
Knowledge of Linux and networking concepts, including IPv4/IPv6, TCP, routing, DNS, and TLS
Sound judgment in architecture, incident response, prioritization, and technical tradeoffs
Ability to align stakeholders across teams without relying on formal authority
Preferred: Experience operating Kubernetes across AWS, on-premises, or hybrid environments using AWS/EKS, Docker, Kustomize, GitLab CI/CD, or similar deployment systems
Preferred: Experience with Kubernetes networking, ingress, load balancing, service discovery, and traffic management for high-throughput or geographically distributed services
Preferred: Experience with gRPC, Protocol Buffers, mutual TLS, PKI, VPNs, tunneling, or network security
Preferred: Experience with OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Datadog, or similar observability tools, distributed routing, packet processing, performance optimization, or failure testing

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental and vision insurance
401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
Paid parental leave
Short- and long-term disability coverage
Basic life insurance
Cisco restricted stock unit grants may be available, subject to eligibility and continued employment
10 paid holidays per full calendar year
1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
Paid birthday day off
Paid year-end holiday shutdown
4 paid personal wellness days
16 days of paid vacation per full calendar year for non-exempt employees
Flexible vacation time off program with no defined limit for eligible exempt employees
80 hours of sick time on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
Up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward
Additional paid time away for critical or emergency family issues
Optional 10 paid volunteer days per full calendar year
Annual bonuses for non-sales roles, subject to Cisco policies
Incentive compensation for sales-plan employees, subject to applicable Cisco plan