Lead II Site Reliability Engineer - ThousandEyes

Cisco ThousandEyes is seeking a Technical Leader for their Production Engineering SRE team to spearhead efforts in designing, implementing, and maintaining highly available, secure, and performant distributed systems. This role combines technical leadership in DevSecOps, reliability engineering, and security architecture with team mentorship responsibilities. The position offers an opportunity to work with cutting-edge cloud-native technologies while leading initiatives to improve system reliability and security posture.

As a Lead SRE, you'll be responsible for implementing DevSecOps practices, developing secure CI/CD pipelines, and establishing security standards for containerized systems. You'll lead the design of scalable architectures, conduct security reviews, and drive reliability improvements through chaos engineering and fault tolerance testing. The role requires deep expertise in cloud technologies, security principles, and modern development practices.

The ideal candidate brings 8+ years of SRE/DevSecOps experience, expert knowledge of Kubernetes and cloud-native technologies, and strong programming skills. You'll work within Cisco ThousandEyes, a Digital Experience Assurance platform that helps organizations deliver flawless digital experiences across all networks. The platform is deeply integrated with Cisco's technology portfolio and provides AI-powered assurance insights.

This position offers competitive compensation ($198,600-$282,900) and comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with matching, and flexible vacation time. Join a team that values diverse perspectives and is expanding the boundaries of discovering top talent by focusing on potential rather than traditional qualifications alone.