Cisco Spaces is a cloud platform that revolutionizes how businesses interact with physical spaces. The Engineering Lab Administrator for Smart Spaces Platform Cloud is responsible for setting up, managing, and maintaining the cloud-based engineering lab environments to support testing, development, and research for this platform.
Requirements
- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Proficiency in scripting and automation (Python, Bash, PowerShell) for deploying and managing cloud resources.
- Experience with configuring network devices (routers, switches, firewalls) from vendors such as Cisco, Juniper, and understanding of various network protocols (TCP/IP, VLANS, BGP, OSPF etc.).
- Familiarity with network simulation and monitoring tools such as Grafana, Wireshark, GNS3, Cisco Packet Tracer, etc. and virtualization technologies, containerization (e.g., Docker), and orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes).
- A background in cloud networking (VPCs, subnets, VPNs), storage solutions (S3, Blob Storage), and computing services (EC2, VMs).
- Experience with IaC and cloud deployment tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM templates).
Responsibilities
- Design, deploy, and maintain cloud-based lab environments using platforms like AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, or other cloud providers.
- Configure and manage cloud and on-prem resources (VMs, containers, storage, networks) for development, testing, and research purposes.
- Ensure lab environments are scalable, secure, and cost-effective, including monitoring usage and optimizing resource prioritisation.
- Provide support to engineers and developers working on cloud-based projects.
- Solve cloud infrastructure issues, including network connectivity, configuration errors, and software malfunctions.
- Collaborate with development teams to simulate production environments for testing and debugging.
- Automate the provisioning and de-provisioning of cloud resources using orchestration tools (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker, Ansible).
Other
- 3+ years of relevant experience.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, (or equivalent experience)
- CCNA/CCNP/CWNA/CCIE
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