Cisco Systems is hiring a Staff DevOps Engineer - Splunk to join our Web Engineering team. You will maintain the web stack across all environments, collaborating with vendors and internal partners to build and sustain public-facing websites and applications. We are revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era.

What You'll Do

Maintain the web stack across all environments.
Collaborate with vendors to manage production.
Focus on continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD).
Share responsibility for the quality and reliability of all deliverables.
Work closely with internal web engineering, IT, and Security Operations teams.
Proactively monitor and optimize web infrastructure performance using AI-augmented observability tools.
Develop AI literacy and prompt engineering skills to interact with AI assistants and tools integrated into the DevOps workflow.

What We're Looking For

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience with a strong computer science foundation.
6+ years as a DevOps or Site Reliability Engineer.

Nice to Have

Designing and building systems for websites, applications, and web properties.
Hands-on experience with Content Management Systems such as Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) and WordPress.
Proficient with AWS cloud services and tools (EC2, ALB, NLB, VPC, EKS, ECS, Route53, S3, EBS, EFS) and related products like Packer, Ansible, Linux, Docker.
Familiarity with version control systems (GitLab/GitHub, Bitbucket, SVN) and build tools.
Experience with web servers such as Apache and Nginx.
Knowledge of networking concepts including TCP/IP, HTTP/HTTPS, firewalls, and iptables within AWS and Linux environments.
Configuration management expertise, preferably with Ansible (also Chef, Puppet).
Strong understanding and practical experience with CI/CD pipelines and tools such as Jenkins, Selenium, Serenity, Cucumber, Sonar, and Gherkin.
Familiarity with Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) like Akamai or Amazon CloudFront.
Security and compliance knowledge, including IAM and cloud auditing/monitoring tools.
Experience with AI-powered observability platforms such as Splunk Observability Cloud and ThousandEyes, including AI/ML-driven event correlation and root cause analysis.
Basic understanding of AI and machine learning concepts, prompt engineering, and responsible AI usage.
Experience with AI-driven automation in CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure management.
Ability to quickly learn new skills and tools.
Strong troubleshooting skills for performance and stability issues.
Clear communication, thorough documentation, and collaborative peer review.

Technical Stack

Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), WordPress, AWS (EC2, ALB, NLB, VPC, EKS, ECS, Route53, S3, EBS, EFS), Packer, Ansible, Linux, Docker, GitLab/GitHub, Bitbucket, SVN, Apache, Nginx, Jenkins, Selenium, Serenity, Cucumber, Sonar, Gherkin, Akamai, Amazon CloudFront, Splunk Observability Cloud, ThousandEyes

Team & Environment

Cisco’s Web Engineering team, partnering with digital marketing functions. Work closely with internal web engineering, IT, and Security Operations teams.

Benefits & Compensation

Medical, dental and vision insurance
401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
Paid parental leave
Short and long-term disability coverage
Basic life insurance
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
4 paid days off for personal wellness
Non-exempt employees receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year
Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
Additional paid time away may be requested for critical family issues
Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
Annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies for non-sales roles
Performance-based incentive pay for sales roles
Compensation: $183,800.00 to $263,600.00 (starting range for U.S. and/or Canada locations) + equity: Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units.