Cloud Operations Engineer, Talos Full-time Job

Job Description Preferred Locations - Bay area, Fulton, Maryland, or Dallas, TX areas. May be able to consider remote in United States. Cisco Systems, worldwide leader in networking and IT, is increasingly growing into all aspects of the security space. As the Internet of Everything grows into its projected $19 trillion market, each element must be secured. Cisco is building an interconnected threat intelligence platform to safely connect these devices while leaving bad actors out of the picture. Talos, Cisco's elite threat intelligence and research group, detects and correlates threats in real-time using the world's largest threat detection network, protecting against known and emerging cyber security threats to better protect the internet. At Talos, we make it our mission to be proactive in making the internet a safer place and fight the good fight for customers and users alike. As a Cloud Operations Engineer, you will be a part of highly technical team which runs the Talos cloud infrastructure. This operations team supports multiple DEVOPS teams to provide the platform for several microservices. This position requires a skilled senior cloud engineer who has hands on experience in designing, implementing, and managing several cloud components within AWS and Azure. Responsibilities:Perform capacity, availability, issue resolution and organizational change processes for cloud environmentsEnsure that management and monitoring tools are integrated with AWS and AzureScale components by forecasting needs and adding or removing components as needed to minimize costsAssist application developers with solving PaaS related issues as neededUpgrade installed services and infrastructure on regular basisInstall, configure, and support multiple environments - PROD, Stage, Sandbox etc.Work within small teams, based on agile/scrum methodologiesProvide direction and architecture guidance on best practices to deploy solutions in AWS and Azure environmentsWork with minimal guidanceBe a part of on-call rotation for incident supportRequirements:Bachelors + 5 years of related experience, or Masters + 3 years of related experience, or equivalent experience2+ years of strong in-depth technical experience in various AWS services like - EKS, EMR, S3, Aurora, VPC, Lambda, IAM, EC2, RDS etc.1+ years of experience with container-based development and orchestration platforms. (Kubernetes, ECS, Docker Swarm)Experience creating automation using AWS SDKs in Python, Ruby, or similarExperience with scripting languages like Python, Go etc.Solid ability to create automation with Terraform, Ansible etc.Candidate for this position shall have AWS certificationsExperience with MapRStrong verbal, written communications, and technical documentation experienceProven history of working within timelines and the ability to succeed under pressureExperience with architecting, implementing, and maintaining highly available mission critical environments for 24O7 availabilitySecurity background preferredWhy Cisco?At Cisco, each person brings their unique talents to work as a team and make a difference. Yes, our technology changes the way the world works, lives, plays, and learns, but our edge comes from our people. Cisco is proud to be an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. We see inclusion and diversity as essential to fueling the power of connection. Learn about inclusion and collaboration in action at Cisco. Benefits and Perks:We strive to keep our teams happy and healthy. Many roles have the option to be Remote or Hybrid. Cisco provides competitive pay, excellent medical, dental and vision coverage, 401(k) match, 20 days of paid time off plus holidays, support for parents and paid time to volunteer. View the benefits overview. Join us! #WeAreCisco#CiscoSecureEng23#TalosEngFY23  Read More