Senior Site Reliability Engineer North Carolina

Cisco•Durham, NC

34d•$118,700 - $160,600

About The Position

The application window is expected to close on December 31st, 2025. NOTE: Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received. Meet the Team We are the Data Center Network Services team within Cisco IT that supports network services for Cisco Engineering and business functions worldwide. Our mission is simple - build the network of the future that is adaptable and agile on Cisco's networking solutions. Cisco IT networks are deployed, monitored, and managed with a DevOps approach to support rapid application changes. We invest in transformative technologies that enable us to deliver services in a fast and reliable manner. The team philosophy is collaborative and fun, where thinking creatively and tinkering on new ideas are encouraged. Your Impact You will design, develop, test and deploy new software capabilities within Data Center Network. You are engaging and comfortable collaborating with fellow engineers across multiple subject areas as well as internal clients. You will develop innovative, high-quality capabilities enabling our clients to have the best possible experience.

Requirements

Bachelor of Engineering or Technology with 5 years plus proven experience and demonstrated ability in designing and building scalable network applications
Strong coding skills with expertise in scripting using Python and Ansible
Experience in tools including JIRA, GIT, and Jenkins
Expertise with Continuous Integration and Development (CI/CD), and setting up CI/CD pipelines
Solid grasp of software engineering concepts including common data structures/standard algorithms, object-oriented design, distributed computing and cloud computing paradigms

Nice To Haves

Good understanding of the Build & Release Operations
Good understanding of DevOps principles
Comfortable with Agile practices and beliefs in "quality driven" development
Basic understanding of Unix/Linux
Domain knowledge about contemporary network technologies, network management and protocols
Experience on application/platform instrumentation, measurement, log data processing, and monitoring
CCNA or CCNP is a plus

Responsibilities

design, develop, test and deploy new software capabilities within Data Center Network
collaborating with fellow engineers across multiple subject areas as well as internal clients
develop innovative, high-quality capabilities enabling our clients to have the best possible experience

Benefits

U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco's plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance.
Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.
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
Non-exempt employees receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees
Exempt employees participate in Cisco's flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)
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
For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco's policies.