Release Engineering Technical Leader

Role Description

Cisco Isovalent is seeking a proactive Release Engineering Technical Leader to own the release process for the Isovalent / Hypershield Platform. This role is vital to ensuring a seamless product experience and streamlining installation processes to improve customer satisfaction. The Release Engineering Technical Leader will coordinate various teams to lead timely releases and successful deployments of the platform, leveraging automation and collaboration tools to drive efficient, timely releases.

Your Impact:

• Manage the end-to-end release process to deliver a unified customer experience.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to accelerate Cisco Hypershield deliverables and ensure timely releases.
• Streamline installation processes to reduce Proof-of-Concept timelines and improve customer satisfaction.
• Collaborate closely with development teams to build and maintain reliable software, utilizing GitHub for version control and collaboration.
• Implement automation strategies to enhance release efficiency and reliability.
• Develop, support, and improve the platform using Golang and Kubernetes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent industry experience.
• 8+ years of experience in release management or a similar role within a software development environment.
• Experienced with GitHub Actions, Kubernetes or OpenShift, and a scripting or programming language such as Python or Golang.

Requirements

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Experience with Golang strongly preferred. Ability to read and comprehend Golang and troubleshoot or debug Golang code strongly desired.
• Certifications in Kubernetes, project management, or related fields.
• Solid release management experience for cloud service providers is highly preferred.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in diverse team environments.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance.
• 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution.
• Paid parental leave.
• Short and long-term disability coverage.
• Basic life insurance.
• Paid time away including:
• 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees.
• 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco.
• Non-exempt employees receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees.
• Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations).
• 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next.
• Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer.
• Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.
• For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies.
• Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary.