Cleared DevOps Lead Engineer Hybrid

Cisco•Washington, DC

11d•$149,100 - $218,100•Hybrid

About The Position

The Cisco Workspace for Government (W4G) initiative is seeking an exceptional Lead DevOps Engineer passionate about building tools, implementing CI/CD, improving processes, and developing great teams to solve important problems for both Cisco and its customers. This role involves working on US Government classified environments, requiring U.S. citizenship. The Cisco Workspace for Government Application Infrastructure and Deployment Team focuses on enhancing the developer experience, supporting application CI/CD, and deploying products to US Government networks. As a cross-product DevOps team, the mission is to eliminate friction, simplify workflows through automation, and offer technical solutions to W4G Developers, enabling them to concentrate on product delivery.

Requirements

7+ years of professional experience in software engineering, DevOps, cloud infrastructure, or other relevant technical areas.
Self-starter with a willingness to ask forgiveness, not permission, who has a proven track record of collaborating in agile teams, participating in code reviews, leading technical discussions, and interfacing directly with clients to deliver high-quality features on schedule.
Proven ability to deploy or migrate production applications to cloud-based Kubernetes environments, ensuring scalability and high availability.
Understanding of cloud computing platforms and services, particularly AWS.
Extensive experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), emphasizing Terraform/OpenTofu.
Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Python, Ruby, or Go, with experience in CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, etc.) and the capability to apply well-established enterprise standards, processes, and procedures to ensure timely and high-quality delivery of engineering projects.
Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, routing fundamentals, containerization, and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.
Must be a U.S. Citizen.

Nice To Haves

Active U.S. Government Security Clearance.
Hands-on experience applying and integrating Large Language Models (LLMs) and AI-powered development tools into software engineering workflows. Ability to apply AI to accelerate development, improve code quality, automate routine tasks, enhance troubleshooting, and increase team productivity while maintaining strong engineering judgment and security standards.
Familiarity with designing, deploying, and scaling applications in the cloud.
Strong knowledge of software design and deployment principles.
Experience with microservices architecture and API design.
Familiarity with databases including both relational and NoSQL databases.
Proficiency in multiple scripting languages.
Security knowledge to ensure that systems are designed with security best practices.

Responsibilities

Help lead a modest engineering team.
Work alongside Program Leadership to lead and develop the current team into a high functioning team.
Bring innovation and order to complex technical situations.
Make core technical contributions to software systems.
Collaborate with multi-functional teams outside of the W4G Program to design, implement, and advise on solutions that meet partner and business needs.
Partner with the Engineering Manager, Software Architect, and Portfolio Owner team to create, deploy, and continuously improve our portfolio of products in development and production environments.
Define, implement, and enforce best practices for the W4G Program.
Refine architectural decisions into designs and communicate designs to both technical and non-technical partners.
Address technical challenges and refine designs to meet user requirements and implement standard methodologies.
Keep up to date with the latest methods and techniques in industry and collaborate with engineering leaders and engineers.

Benefits

medical, dental and vision insurance
a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
paid parental leave
short and long-term disability coverage
basic life insurance
10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees (non-exempt)
flexible vacation time off program (exempt)
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
annual bonuses (for non-sales roles)
performance-based incentive pay (for sales roles)