Site Reliability Engineer – Kubernetes Platform

About the role

The Meraki SRE Platform Engineering team at Cisco is looking for a Site Reliability Engineer to help design, build, and operate a Kubernetes‑based platform that powers the company’s cloud services. You will work closely with senior engineers and cross‑functional teams to improve reliability, scalability, and security.

Key responsibilities

• Design, implement, and operate Kubernetes platforms across multiple environments.
• Support day‑to‑day reliability and performance of platform services, including monitoring and alerting.
• Develop automation and tooling to reduce manual effort and increase operational efficiency.
• Define and track Service Level Indicators (SLIs), Service Level Objectives (SLOs), and error budgets.
• Maintain compliance and security requirements, supporting audits and continuous monitoring.
• Contribute to Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and CI/CD pipeline improvements.
• Collaborate with Security, Platform, and Application teams to resolve issues and deliver new capabilities.
• Participate in on‑call rotations for customer requests and paging alerts.

Required profile

• 3–4 years of experience in SRE, DevOps, or platform engineering.
• Hands‑on experience with Kubernetes in production environments.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure.
• Strong knowledge of Linux systems, networking, and containerization.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (e.g., Terraform).
• Proficiency in scripting or programming languages like Python or Go.

Required skills

• Kubernetes
• AWS or Azure
• Linux
• Networking
• Containerization
• Terraform
• Python
• Go
• Prometheus (observability)
• Grafana (observability)

What we offer

• Opportunity to work on a global cloud platform at a leading technology company.
• Access to cutting‑edge tools and a collaborative, innovative environment.
• Career growth within Cisco’s extensive network of experts and resources.