Senior Cloud Platform Engineer – Python, Kubernetes, Terraform
Core
Design, maintain, and optimize secure container base images and platform components across Kubernetes and OpenStack environments while leading vulnerability management and building automated pipelines.
Role type
Senior IC platform engineer (DevSecOps)
Builds
Secure container foundations, automated build/release pipelines, and platform components for Cisco's cloud-scale SaaS
Domain
Cloud infrastructure, container orchestration, DevSecOps
Required skills
Kubernetes, Docker/Podman, Python, Linux troubleshooting, CI/CD pipeline automation, container image scanning, CVE triage, patch validation, AI coding tools
Preferred skills
OpenStack, container vulnerability scanners (Trivy, Grype, Clair), software supply-chain security (SBOM, Cosign/Sigstore), Infrastructure as Code (Helm, Terraform, Ansible), industry certifications (CKA/CKAD, Red Hat, Linux Foundation, Cloud Security)
Technologies
Kubernetes, OpenStack, Docker, Podman, Python, Terraform, Helm, Ansible, GitHub Copilot, OpenAI Codex, Trivy, Grype, Clair, Cosign, Sigstore
Responsibilities
Design and maintain secure container base images and platform components; Lead container vulnerability management including CVE identification and patch workflows; Build automated pipelines for scanning, validating, and testing container images; Debug container runtime, Linux networking, storage, and orchestration challenges; Leverage AI coding assistants to accelerate code generation and build reusable tools; Partner with engineering, QA, and security teams to embed secure-by-default standards
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC