Engineering Manager (Remote)
About The Position
The Engineering Manager will lead Splunk Cloud’s Fleet Automation team, which builds robust, resilient automated solutions for managing Splunk enterprise software at scale. The team works across multiple groups and uses AWS, Kubernetes, and AI technology to address automation challenges and support reliable customer services. This remote position may be performed from locations within the United States and requires reliable internet access and the ability to work independently. The manager will lead and develop software engineers responsible for deploying updates across cloud offerings; evolve team processes and improve operational health; partner with stakeholders on a roadmap balancing technical excellence and business priorities; and promote automation to replace manual processes and reduce operational risk. The manager will also coach incident response and root-cause analysis and foster an inclusive culture of continuous development.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field and 8+ years of applied experience in software or systems engineering, or a Master’s degree and 6+ years of applied experience.
- 2+ years of prior experience managing software engineers and/or site reliability engineers.
- Applied experience in Golang development within Kubernetes environments, including use of kubectl and Docker containers.
- Applied experience building and scaling secure cloud and container services on a major cloud provider.
- Applied experience delivering software systems that meet defined security, performance, and disaster recovery standards.
- Ability to work independently in a remote environment and maintain a reliable internet connection.
Nice To Haves
- Applied experience operating in a CI/CD environment and using AI-integrated engineering tooling.
- Applied experience establishing telemetry, monitoring, and alerting protocols to surface issues proactively.
- Applied experience in full-cycle recruiting and building high-performing engineering teams.
Responsibilities
- Lead, coach, and grow a high-performing team of software engineers responsible for deploying updates across cloud offerings.
- Own and evolve team processes to improve operational health, streamline hiring, and remove organizational impediments.
- Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to shape and maintain a roadmap that balances technical excellence with business priorities.
- Promote automation as the default approach, replacing manual processes with scalable solutions to reduce operational risk.
- Coach the team on incident response and root-cause analysis to support platform resilience.
- Foster an inclusive culture and continuous development to help attract and retain top talent.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k) plan with Cisco matching contribution
- Paid parental leave
- Short- and long-term disability coverage
- Basic life insurance
- Paid holidays
- Floating holiday for non-exempt employees
- Paid day off for employee’s birthday
- Paid year-end holiday shutdown
- Paid personal wellness days
- Paid vacation time for non-exempt employees
- Flexible vacation time off program for eligible exempt employees
- Paid sick time
- Additional paid time away may be requested for critical or emergency family issues
- Optional paid volunteer days
- Annual bonuses for eligible non-sales employees
- Potential Cisco restricted stock unit grants
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
