Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Senior Site Reliability Engineer Overview

Join Cisco as a Senior Site Reliability Engineer based in London, United Kingdom, where you’ll play a key role in ensuring the stability, scalability, and performance of our critical infrastructure systems. At Cisco, we foster an environment where innovative ideas and bold thinking thrive, empowering you to work on impactful projects that shape the future of technology for our customers worldwide.

About the Role

This position involves designing, developing, and maintaining reliable and scalable infrastructure solutions that support Cisco’s diverse product offerings and services. You will be responsible for monitoring system health, troubleshooting issues, and implementing enhancements to guarantee high availability and resilience across our platforms.

Automation is a core part of this role, including streamlining deployment, configuration, and management tasks to improve operational efficiency. Collaboration with software development teams is essential to embed reliability practices into the software development lifecycle, ensuring robust and fault-tolerant systems.

You will also participate in incident management activities, conducting root cause analysis to prevent future outages and improve overall system robustness. Developing tools and frameworks for system monitoring, alerting, and automation will be a key part of your contribution, along with staying current with industry best practices and integrating them into our processes.

Qualifications and Skills

• Significant experience in site reliability engineering, systems engineering, or similar roles.
• Proficiency in scripting and programming languages such as Python, Bash, or equivalent.
• Deep understanding of cloud computing platforms, containerization, and orchestration tools like Kubernetes and Docker.
• Experience with infrastructure as code solutions such as Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.
• Strong knowledge of networking fundamentals, security protocols, and system architecture design.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex distributed systems and resolve performance bottlenecks effectively.
• Excellent teamwork and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across different technical teams.
• A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Benefits & Perks

• Health and well-being programs supporting your physical and mental health.
• Paid time off and leave policies that promote work-life balance.
• Opportunities for ongoing professional development and training.
• An inclusive workplace culture that values diversity and innovation.
• Additional perks such as employee discounts and wellness initiatives to enhance your overall experience.

Work Environment

This role is based onsite in London, United Kingdom, offering a collaborative and dynamic work setting.

Application and Sponsorship Information

Currently, Cisco is not accepting new applications for this position. Interested candidates are encouraged to check back later for updates or explore other opportunities within the company.

Regarding visa sponsorship, the page does not specify any details about sponsorship availability or policies for this role.

Note: Cisco is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion, and all qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected characteristics.

Degree Requirement: Bachelor’s

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