DevOps Engineering Leader Sr Tools Engineer

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DevOps Engineering Leader- Sr Tools Engineer

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+ Location:Milpitas, California, US
+ Area of InterestEngineer - Software
+ Compensation Range210600 USD - 305100 USD
+ Job TypeProfessional
+ Technology InterestSoftware Development
+ Job Id1446710

The application window is expected to close on 11/30/2025

However, the job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

**Senior Tools Engineer**

**Meet the Team**

The SaaS Engineering organization within the Cisco Networking Group is committed to revolutionizing the deployment of generative AI applications.

Our mission is to improve IT visibility and deliver comprehensive analytics for the AI infrastructure stack.

By using ground-breaking technologies, we are developing next-generation SaaS-based controllers designed to efficiently manage Data Centers with AI/ML solutions like Nexus Hyper-Fabric.

https://www.cisco.com/site/us/en/products/networking/data-center-networking/nexus-hyperfabric/hyperfabric-ai/index.html

**Your Impact**

As a highly skilled DevOps Tools engineer, you will support the entire team with your extensive technical knowledge and passion for your work.

You are committed to designing, deploying, and maintaining a modern build pipeline in a SaaS production environment.

You will collaborate closely with Operations and QA teams to develop a highly reliable and observable build system.

Your work will impact our org’s engineering quality and velocity, and ultimately the quality of product we deliver to our customers.

**You will:**

• Optimize and maintain builds and CI/CD pipelines using your expertise in Kubernetes, Docker, Gradle, and Jenkins.

• Extract health metrics from the CI/CD pipelines and create informative dashboards and alerts.

• Deploy infrastructure in the build environment to enhance performance, security, and visibility.

• Design and develop features for the Infrastructure

**Minimum Qualifications:**

**•** Expertise with CI/CD systems like Jenkins or Github Action.

• Expertise with containerization technologies such as Docker, orchestration tools like Kubernetes.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field.

• 7+ years of experience supporting software build systems.

• Experience programming with two or more languages such as Go, Python, Bash, Java, C, C++.

• Experience with multi-language builds using Gradle OR other build automation tools like Maven or Ant.

• Experience with cloud providers like AWS, Azure, GCP.

**Preferred Qualifications**

• Understanding of key operating systems concepts.

• Linux system administration.

• Experience with IaC using tools such as Terraform or Ansible.

• Experience with AI agents, MCP, similar technologies.

• Experience with Gradle.

**Why Cisco?**

At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond.

We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds.

These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.

Simply put – we power the future.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions.

Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless.

We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale.

Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.

**Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:**

When available, the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including equity or benefits.

For non-sales roles the hiring ranges reflect base salary only; employees are also eligible to receive annual bonuses.

Hiring ranges for sales positions include base and incentive compensation target.

Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location and additional factors, including but not limited to skillset, experience, and relevant education, certifications, or training.

Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U.S. or Canada hiring location.

The recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees haveaccess (https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/about/careers/we-are-cisco/benefits-and-perks.html) to quality medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance and numerous wellbeing offerings.

Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one floating holiday (for non-exempt employees), plus a day off for their birthday.

Non-Exempt new hires accrue up to 16 days of vacation time off each year, at a rate of 4.92 hours per pay period.

Exempt new hires participate in Cisco’s flexible Vacation Time Off policy, which does not place a defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use, but is subject to availability and some business limitations.

All new hires are eligible for Sick Time Off subject to Cisco’s Sick Time Off Policy and will have eighty (80) hours of sick time off provided on their hire date and on January 1st of each year thereafter.

Up to 80 hours of unused sick time will be carried forward from one calendar year to the next such that the maximum number of sick time hours an employee may have available is 160 hours.

Employees in Illinois have a unique time off program designed specifically with local requirements in mind.

All employees also have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues.

We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components.

For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:

.75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;

1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;

1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay up to 125% of target.

Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.
Cisco is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.
Cisco will consider for employment, on a case by case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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