Software Engineer (Cloud DevOps)

Cisco — Bengaluru, Karnataka

Entry level · Freshers eligible · Full-time

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Quick answer: A graduate DevOps role on Cisco's Cloud Security control plane team, building and running the pipelines behind Umbrella and Secure Access. The tooling list under the fresher line reads deeper than the label suggests.

From Cisco's job posting

Cloud Security Engineering at Cisco drives the technology that is transforming the way customers secure their networks and, more importantly, their users.

We are seeking an Cloud DevOps Engineer to join our dynamic and innovative technology team. This role is ideal for a fresh graduate who has a strong foundation in computer science, software engineering, cloud technologies, and automation, along with a strong desire to learn and grow in the DevOps domain.

As a member of the SSE Control Plane organization, you will work with engineers responsible for the design, development, deployment, and operation of key microservices focused on cloud network experience, traffic optimization, and insights for products such as Cisco Umbrella and Cisco Secure Access.

This role provides an opportunity to learn modern cloud infrastructure, CI/CD practices, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), container technologies, observability, automation, and production operations while working with experienced engineers in a collaborative environment.

What You’ll Do

  • Assist development and operations teams in building, automating, and improving software delivery processes.
  • Learn and contribute to CI/CD pipelines that support reliable deployment from development to production.
  • Support cloud infrastructure operations under the guidance of senior engineers.
  • Help monitor application and infrastructure health using observability and monitoring tools.
  • Participate in troubleshooting issues across applications, platforms, and cloud environments.
  • Work with engineering teams to improve deployment, testing, automation, and operational workflows.
  • Learn best practices for cloud security, reliability, scalability, and incident response.
  • Contribute to scripts, tools, and automation that improve engineering productivity.
  • Collaborate with developers, DevOps engineers, and system administrators to support production services.
  • Continuously learn new technologies, tools, and practices in cloud, DevOps, and site reliability engineering.

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical field.
  • Fresh graduate or early-career candidate with strong interest in Cloud DevOps, SRE, infrastructure, or automation.
  • Exposure to one or more cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure through coursework, projects, internships, or self-learning.
  • Foundational understanding of software development and operating system concepts.
  • CI/CD (Jenkins): Hands-on experience building/modifying pipelines for Docker, Terraform, and Helm; proficient in troubleshooting build/deployment issues.
  • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform): Proficient in provisioning AWS infrastructure; deep understanding of modules, state management, and pipeline-driven deployments.
  • Containerization (Docker): Skilled in creating Docker files, containerizing multi-stack applications (Java, Python, ReactJS), and supporting VM-to-EKS migrations.
  • Kubernetes (EKS): Solid understanding of K8s objects (Deployments, Stateful Sets, Ingress, etc.); experienced in deploying and debugging applications on EKS.
  • Software Development (Java/Python): Proficient in writing and maintaining backend code; experienced in debugging application-level issues and integrating with RESTful APIs.
  • Familiarity with Unix/Linux systems and basic command-line usage.
  • Basic understanding of cloud computing concepts such as compute, storage, networking, and managed services.
  • Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Strong communication skills and willingness to work in a team-oriented environment.
  • Eagerness to learn, experiment, and adapt in a fast-paced technology environment.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Academic projects, internship experience, or personal projects related to cloud, DevOps, automation, or backend systems.
  • Familiarity with version control systems such as Git.
  • Basic understanding of networking concepts such as DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, TCP/IP, load balancing, and firewalls.
  • Exposure to monitoring or logging tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, ELK, or similar platforms.
  • Basic understanding of microservices architecture.
  • Interest in cloud security, distributed systems, production operations, and reliability engineering.
  • Ability to learn new tools and technologies quickly.

Who You’ll Work With

The members of the Cloud Security Control Plane Engineering team build and operate core control plane services for the Cisco Umbrella and Cisco Secure Access platforms.

You will work with a team that supports learning, experimentation, and engineering excellence. You will collaborate closely with Cloud Security Engineering teams and other engineering groups across Cisco. You will:

  • Work with developers, DevOps engineers, systems engineers, and cloud infrastructure teams.
  • Learn from senior engineers through hands-on tasks, reviews, and technical guidance.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand infrastructure, deployment, monitoring, and automation needs.
  • Contribute to building reliable, scalable, and secure cloud services.

What We’re Looking For

We are looking for a motivated fresh graduate who is curious, technically strong, and excited about building and operating cloud-scale systems. The ideal candidate should be comfortable learning new technologies, asking questions, solving problems, and working collaboratively with experienced engineers.

A successful candidate will bring

  • Strong fundamentals in computer science and engineering.
  • Passion for automation, cloud infrastructure, and software delivery.
  • Curiosity about how production systems are built, deployed, monitored, and operated.
  • A learning mindset and willingness to take ownership over time.
  • Good collaboration and communication skills.

Our Interview Process

To help reduce the stress of job searching, our interview process is straightforward and transparent. The process generally includes:

  • Screening call with a Cisco recruiter.
  • 30-minute call with the hiring manager.
  • Technical interviews with the team, conducted on-site or remotely.
  • One coding or problem-solving exercise.
  • Discussion around projects, fundamentals, cloud concepts, Linux, scripting, and DevOps interest.

Text from Cisco's official job posting, formatted by HireSetu. The employer's own page is the final word on details.

HireSetu's note

Fresher on paper, hands-on underneath

The degree requirement and the fresh-graduate line set the level. What sits underneath reads like someone who has already run a pipeline for real: writing and fixing Jenkins jobs, Terraform that provisions AWS with modules and remote state, containerising Java, Python and React apps, deploying to EKS and debugging what lands there.

One cloud course won't cover that spread. An internship, a college project or a self-built setup where you did these end to end puts you in the group this posting is written for. If your exposure is thinner, close part of the gap before you apply.

Where the week actually goes

Three things take most of the time: keeping pipelines green so developers can ship, changing infrastructure as code and getting those changes reviewed, and working out why something broke in a cluster or a cloud environment. Monitoring and observability sit inside that loop, so reading dashboards and logs is routine work.

You'd be joining a team that operates control plane services for Umbrella and Secure Access, so a bad change reaches something customers depend on. Expect careful reviews and a slower pace on production than on a personal project.

Lead the resume with one finished pipeline

Put a single piece of work done end to end at the top: a repo with a Jenkins pipeline, a Dockerfile, Terraform standing up the AWS pieces, deployed onto a Kubernetes cluster, plus a short write-up of what broke and how you found it. A GitHub link with that in it beats a long list of tool names.

After that, Git, Linux command line and one scripting language you can genuinely write. Pick up DNS, HTTP and load balancing at a conversational level too, since this team sits inside a security product.

Drafted with AI from Cisco's job posting and checked by Prashanth Jakkula before publishing. See our Editorial Policy.

How to apply

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  3. Upload your resume and check every auto-filled field; Workday often misreads dates and job titles.
  4. Answer the screening questions, submit, and look for the confirmation email from Workday.

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