Junior Platform Engineer, Tooling

Cisco is hiring a Junior Platform Engineer, Tooling to join our fully remote team in the United States. As a Junior Platform Engineer, Tooling, you'll keep our infrastructure reliable, scalable, and secure. This is a freelance, work-from-home role open to candidates across the US (Remote — US (EST)). About the role You'll keep our infrastructure reliable, scalable, and secure, partnering with a friendly, distributed team across US time zones. We care about outcomes over hours and give you the autonomy, tools, and support to do your best work from home. What you'll do: • Improve observability, alerting, and reliability • Automate deployments and reduce operational toil • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code • Monitor systems and respond to incidents • Partner with engineering on scalability and security What we offer: • Paid parental leave • 401(k) retirement plan with company match • 100% remote, work-from-anywhere-in-the-US culture • Home office and wellness stipends • Annual learning and professional development budget How we work We're remote-first and async-friendly. Expect clear documentation, regular feedback, supportive teammates, and real opportunities to grow your career. Cisco is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for everyone.

Minimum qualifications: • 0–2 years of experience or equivalent training • Hands-on with Kubernetes, Terraform, or similar • Scripting skills (Bash, Python, or Go) • Experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure • Strong troubleshooting skills Nice to have: • A track record of taking ownership and shipping independently • A growth mindset and eagerness to keep learning