Cisco

AI Operations Engineer - 8 to 12 yrs

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2 days ago
Bengaluru, IndiaSenior / Staff+

Responsibilities

  • Implement end-to-end build and deployment workflows for large-scale distributed systems.
  • Scale containerized microservices across geographic regions using Kubernetes, automated scaling, and cost optimization.
  • Lead cross-functional DevOps projects, including defining success criteria, coordinating execution, and measuring KPIs.
  • Collaborate with engineering, QA, and product teams to improve delivery pipelines and DevOps practices.
  • Automate infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code tools including Terraform and Helm and GitOps frameworks.
  • Evaluate DevOps technologies to improve resilience, reduce operational overhead, and increase developer productivity.
  • Integrate AI-assisted tooling, copilots, and AIOps into DevOps, automation, testing, and incident response.
  • Participate in an on-call rotation and serve as a DevOps subject matter expert.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field/industry and 7 years of DevOps experience, or a master’s degree and 4 years of related experience, or a PhD and 2 years of related experience.
  • Strong understanding of deployment pipelines and automation tools.
  • Strong proficiency with Kubernetes and Docker.
  • Knowledge of AWS, Azure, and GCP cloud platforms.
  • Solid scripting and automation skills with Python, Bash, or Go.
  • Hands-on experience with AI developer tools such as AI coding assistants.
  • Preferred: deep expertise with Jenkins, GitHub, Argo CD, or similar tooling.
  • Preferred: experience scaling containerized microservices across regions with cost and performance optimization.
  • Preferred: leadership of cross-functional engineering projects with measurable outcomes.
  • Preferred: experience building applications or services.
  • Preferred: strong communication, collaboration, mentoring, and leadership skills.

Benefits

  • Cisco describes opportunities for growth and large-scale impact within a global, collaborative organization.
  • The role includes participation in an on-call rotation.

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About Cisco

10,000+ employees

Cisco designs and sells networking, security, and collaboration platforms for enterprises, service providers, and governments, spanning routers and switches, Wi‑Fi, firewalls, zero‑trust, observability, and cloud-managed IT (Meraki) plus Webex. Its business model mixes hardware, software subscriptions, and support/consulting services. Founded in 1984 and headquartered in San Jose, California, Cisco is a public company traded on Nasdaq and serves customers across data centers, campuses, and service provider networks.

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