Cloud Engineer - Military Veterans

The successful applicant will provide ownership of and be performing work in FedRAMP or IL-5 type environments, and therefore, must be a U.S. Person ( i.e. U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent resident, asylee, or refugee). This position may also perform work that the U.S. government has specified can only be performed by a U.S. citizen on U.S. soil.

Application window is expected to close on 9/13/2024

Who We Are:

C isco Talos Intelligence Group is one of the largest commercial threat intelligence teams in the world . Talos defends Cisco customers against known and emerging threats, discovers new vulnerabilities in common software, and interdicts threats in the wild before they can further harm the internet at large . We are a small team within the Talos ecosystem that develops and maintains the cloud platforms used by groups throughout the Cisco Security Business Group .

Who you'll work with:

Y ou are an engineer who is passionate about DevOps and building deployment automation that enables automated configuration, management, and scalability of cloud microservices and infrastructure processes. The successful applicant for this position will bring system level mentality to provide DevOps support to our end-to-end solutions so that all products covered in this offering function co rrectly.

What you'll do:

• We want you to help engineer, implement and expand Cisco cloud infrastructure security micro-services.


• Maintain the full lifecycle of services for the day-to-day systems operation functions of the Talos Backend platform using tools such as Kubernetes, GitHub and GitHub Actions.


• Maintain services by monitoring and measuring availability, latency, and overall system health. You'll drive improvements by introducing new technologies or developing new tools.


• Resolve Talos Backend issues by implementing long term fixes and automation to avoid repeat failures in the future.


• Collaborate with Developers, QA and Automation team members to ensure successful completion, deployment, integration, maintenance, and operations of solutions, focusing on scalability and reliability.


• Support the preparation and maintenance of FedRAMP documentation, including System Security Plans (SSPs) and software architecture diagrams.


• You champion the Software Development Process, Test Driven Development, Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery processes.


• Participate in the weekly on-call rotation along with the rest of the team.

Minimum Qualifications :

• 4 + years' experience as a DevOps, Cloud Operations, Site Reliability, Systems or Software Engineer involved in the automation of systems processes.


• 4 + years' experience with AWS technologies, including but not limited to EKS, Spark, Lambda, etc.


• 4 + years of scripting languages (Python)

Preferred Qualifications :

• 2+ years' experience in DNS (Domain Name System)


• AWS GovCloud and FedRAMP experience is highly desirable


• You're no stranger to software development using Agile/Scrum practices


• Experience with open-source technologies such as Docker, Kafka, etc is also desired.


• Experience with security software (Web or email security a big plus)


• You have strong communication and collaboration skills


• You have at least BA/BS in Computer Science / Computer Engineering or related technical field.

Why Cisco Secure

We're global, we're adaptable, we're diverse, and our security portfolio is as extensive as it is groundbreaking. Have you heard of Threat, Detection & Response, Zero Trust by Duo, Common Services Engineering, or Cloud & Network Security? Those are only a few of our product teams! The only thing we're missing is YOU.

Join an enterprise security leader with a start-up culture, committed to driving innovation and giving you the opportunity to make an impact. We #InnovateToWin and we know we're better together, that's why we're dedicated to inclusivity, collaboration, and diversity in everything we do.

We're proud to be the Best Small and Mid-Size Enterprises Security Solution Cisco Secure continues to grow and evolve year after year with 100% of Fortune 100 Companies using our products, and we're excited to see the new heights we'll reach with your passion for security, your customer focus, and your desire to change things up!

There are so many amazing reasons to join Cisco. Lea rn more here !

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 have access 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, plus a day off for their birthday. Employees accrue up to 20 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) each year and have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues without tapping into their PTO. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community. Employees are also able to purchase company stock through our Employee Stock Purchase Program.

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.