AI Operations Engineering Technical Leader

Overview

Cisco is looking for a highly experienced and innovative DevOps Engineer to join its global DevOps team, to architect and build scalable, secure cloud infrastructure and lead the adoption of best-in-class DevOps practices for its SaaS platforms.

What you'll do

• Implement end-to-end CI/CD workflows in a large-scale, distributed environment, enabling on-demand and scheduled builds and deployments with zero downtime.
• Scale microservice-based platforms across multiple geographic regions, with a focus on container orchestration (Kubernetes), cost optimization, and automated scaling solutions.
• Lead cross-functional DevOps projects from inception to completion, defining success criteria, coordinating execution, and measuring outcomes against clear KPIs.
• Collaborate with engineering, QA, and product teams to streamline delivery pipelines and promote DevOps best practices throughout the development lifecycle.
• Advocate automation in every layer of the infrastructure stack using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles and tools such as Terraform, Helm, and GitOps frameworks.
• Continuously evaluate and adopt emerging DevOps tools and technologies to increase system resilience, reduce operational overhead, and enhance developer productivity.
• Integrate AI-assisted tooling, copilots, and AIOps into day-to-day DevOps, CI/CD workflows, infrastructure automation, testing, and incident response.
• Participate in on-call rotation.
• Serve as a subject matter expert within the DevOps organization, promoting a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering (or related field/industry) + 8 years of DevOps experience, OR Master's degree + 5 years of related experience, OR PhD + 3 years of related experience.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and automation tools.
• Strong proficiency in Kubernetes and Docker.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Solid scripting and automation skills (e.g., Python, Bash, Go).

Nice to have

• Deep expertise in CI/CD tooling and practices, including hands-on experience with systems like Jenkins, GitHub, ArgoCD, or similar.
• Demonstrated success scaling containerized microservices across regions with cost and performance optimizations.
• Proven leadership in cross-functional engineering projects with measurable outcomes.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and mentoring skills.

Details

• Location: Bangalore, India.
• On-call rotation participation required.