Senior Cloud Engineer - SysAdmin
Cisco · Galway, Ireland · Product and Engineering
About this role
Cisco is hiring a senior-level Cloud Engineer in the software engineering function based in Galway, Ireland. The posting calls out experience with Python, Bash, Terraform, Ansible.
- Role
- Cloud Engineer
- Function
- software engineering
- Level
- senior
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Galway, Ireland
- Department
- Product and Engineering
- Posted
- Apr 16, 2026
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Job description
from Cisco careersMeet the Team
Join Cisco's Cloud and Data Center Engineering team—a collaborative group of engineers, architects, and operations specialists dedicated to designing, implementing, and optimizing Cisco's compute, storage, and data centre infrastructure. Our team partners with IT operations, security, and infrastructure teams to deliver secure, scalable, and reliable systems, while staying aligned with Cisco's security standards and industry best practices. We thrive on automation, operational excellence, and delivering high-impact solutions that power Cisco's business.
Your Impact
As a Senior Cloud Engineer - SysAdmin, you will:
Design, develop, and implement compute and storage solutions across cloud and data centre environments, optimizing architecture in line with Cisco's security standards and policies.
Manage and automate compute operations, including server provisioning, lifecycle management, and optimization of performance and resource utilization.
Build and maintain enterprise storage systems (NAS/SAN), including volume/LUN creation, host mapping, multipathing, data replication, and performance tuning.
Plan and execute compute and storage migration activities for data center relocation or consolidation projects, including assessing environments, creating migration strategies, and mitigating risks.
Deploy, configure, and maintain virtualization platforms (e.g., VMware, OpenStack), performing both live and cold VM migrations, capacity planning, and decommissioning with minimal service disruption.
Write and maintain automation scripts and tools to streamline server operations, storage management, and data centre workflows, reducing manual effort and improving operational efficiency.
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