OpenStack Platform Engineer

The application window is expected to close on: 09/28/2026

** Meet the Team*
* The CloudV team drives the evolution of our standardized Open Stack virtualization infrastructure, empowering product teams across the organization to deliver high-impact solutions. As part of a platform in its early lifecycle, this role tackles complex technical challenges involving core functionality, tenant user experience, and the development lifecycle. The primary focus remains on streamlining operational processes to ensure running virtualized workloads is frictionless and efficient for all tenants.

You will contribute to a foundational technology stack within a distributed and diverse environment of developers and operators committed to infrastructure excellence.

** Your Impact*
* As a Software Engineer on the CloudV team, you will play a pivotal role in the architectural evolution and stabilization of the Open Stack platform, driving its transition from an early-lifecycle product to a mature, enterprise-grade virtualization service. By owning the end-to-end lifecycle automation of the platform, you will directly reduce manual intervention and enhance the reliability of the underlying infrastructure for all internal product teams.

Your contributions to observability frameworks and telemetry pipelines will provide critical insights into system health, enabling proactive issue resolution and superior performance metrics. Ultimately, your work on new tenant-facing functionality will simplify how developers consume cloud resources, fostering a more agile and frictionless innovation environment across the organization.

** Minimum Qualifications*
* + Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field

+ 3+ years of industry experience in infrastructure, virtualization, or cloud engineering

+ 1+ years of experience working with a public cloud such as AWS, Azure, or GCP

+ 1+ years of experience working with Docker

+ 1+ years of experience working with CI/CD or Dev Ops systems

** Preferred Qualifications*
* + Professional experience in the management and operation of Open Stack platforms and the design of distributed software systems.

+ Proficiency with infrastructure management and automation tools including Cisco Intersight, UCS Manager, Ansible, and Terraform.

+ Demonstrated expertise in Linux administration, network administration, and specialized Linux networking configurations.

+ Technical background in virtualization technologies and containerization platforms such as Docker for infrastructure services.

+ Proficiency in Python programming and the development of tools to facilitate platform integration and service operations at scale.

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** 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.

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.

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