Site Reliability Engineer, Linux (Remote)

Cisco is a leading technology company revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect. The Site Reliability Engineer (Linux) role is crucial for ensuring the stability of over 6,000 servers while transitioning to Kubernetes, focusing on OS configuration and automation to enhance operational efficiency.

Responsibilities:

• Automate Linux host lifecycle management, including configuration, patching, and image creation, to ensure consistent and reliable deployments across our hybrid environment
• Migrate Ansible components from our existing monorepo into isolated, purpose-built repositories to improve maintainability and accelerate infrastructure delivery
• Debug complex production issues across OS, performance, and service layers to minimize downtime and enhance the overall stability of our network services
• Design, build, and improve infrastructure tooling that increases engineering velocity and streamlines adoption of best practices
• Partner with security and compliance teams to embed FedRAMP requirements into our infrastructure-as-code, ensuring that secure practices are built into every deployment
• Lead the transition of workloads to Kubernetes clusters by optimizing container base images and host configurations to support our evolving service architecture
• Own the reliability of critical infrastructure end to end, iterating and adapting as necessary to evolving requirements

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in STEM and 5+ years of relevant experience, or Master's degree in STEM and 3+ years of relevant experience or equivalent related work experience
• 5+ years of experience working with Linux in a production environment
• Experience with Python or Ruby for infrastructure automation and scripting
• Experience with Ansible for configuration management at scale
• Experience debugging complex system issues across OS, performance, and service layers
• Ability to work in a hybrid cloud and on-prem environment
• Experience with Kubernetes cluster management and containerization (Docker)
• Knowledge of systems-level languages such as Go or C
• Familiarity with compliance frameworks like FedRAMP or NIST
• Proven ability to lead technical projects from ambiguous requirements to production
• Strong sense of ownership and a proactive approach to identifying and solving systemic reliability issues