Cloud Platform Engineer

Meet the Team

The Cisco Common Platform Services (CCPS) organization is transforming how Cisco delivers software-as-a-service by providing a modern, consistent, and secure platform for all! With

demonstrated

ability, our global team brings innovative methodologies to building and managing hybrid cloud environments. We focus on platform management services, continuously evaluating infrastructure and operations to ensure efficiency and precision. Our

expertise

in IaaS and PaaS, combined with repeatable and portable delivery models, enables the rapid and secure deployment of applications.

Within CCPS, the Cloud Software & Solutions (CSS) group designs and develops

cloud platforms

with an emphasis on quality, stability, simplification, user experience, scalability, performance, and portability. We are looking for a

DNS

Engineer to join our team

for the DNS engineering, automation, and continuous improvement of enterprise DNS platforms and services

.

Your Impact

Design, build, and evolve enterprise DNS architecture, including authoritative DNS, recursive DNS,

forwarding

, delegation, and DNS service integrations.

Work on

the

platform

modernization, automation, and engineering improvements across provisioning, configuration management, validation, monitoring, and recovery.

Develop and

maintain

infrastructure as code and automation frameworks.

Drive engineering standards for

the

reliability

, performance, security, and maintainability.

Troubleshoot complex DNS platform and design issues, including resolution behavior, delegation models, zone design, DNSSEC, caching, and integration dependencies.

Partner with software, network, cloud, and security teams to design DNS solutions for new services and platform changes.

Minimum Qualifications

4

+ years

(BS) or 2+ years (MS)

of experience in software development or cloud/platform engineering roles

.

Deep

expertise

in DNS protocols, architecture, and design principles, including authoritative DNS, recursive DNS, delegation, forwarding, caching, and DNS record behavior.

Strong experience with automation and infrastructure as code using Python, Ansible, Terraform, or similar tools.

Strong Linux and systems engineering background.

Strong problem-solving and debugging skills across DNS, networking, and distributed systems domains.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with DNSSEC, GSLB, Anycast DNS, and hybrid cloud DNS patterns.

Experience integrating DNS with IPAM, DHCP, cloud networking, and platform automation.

Familiar

ity

with Kubernetes

CoreDNS

.

Familiarity with CI/CD, policy-based automation, and engineering validation frameworks.

Experience working in regulated, security-sensitive, or large enterprise environments.

At Cisco,

we’re

revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond.

We’ve

been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that

power how

humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint. Simply put – we power the future.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to

that

our worldwide network of doers and experts, and

you’ll

see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless.

We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale.

Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.

Why Cisco?

At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.