Principal DevOps Engineer, Security

Cisco is hiring a Principal DevOps Engineer, Security to join our fully remote team in the United States. As a Principal DevOps Engineer, Security, 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 (West Coast)). 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: • Monitor systems and respond to incidents • Partner with engineering on scalability and security • Improve observability, alerting, and reliability • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code • Automate deployments and reduce operational toil What we offer: • Paid parental leave • Generous paid time off and company holidays • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage • Flexible working hours across US time zones • 100% remote, work-from-anywhere-in-the-US culture 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: • 7+ years of experience, including leading teams or projects • Experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure • Hands-on with Kubernetes, Terraform, or similar • Scripting skills (Bash, Python, or Go) • On-call and incident response experience Nice to have: • Familiarity with modern collaboration tools (Slack, Notion, Linear) • A track record of taking ownership and shipping independently