What are the responsibilities and job description for the Test and Release Automation Engineer, San Jose, CA - Hybrid position at Cisco Meraki?
Application window is expected to close on 05/01/25
Who we are
Our employees fuel the magic of the Meraki community. They have fostered an environment that empowers Merakians to challenge limits, embrace risks, and assist our customers in pursuing their missions. You will part of Cisco Spaces - a ground-breaking cloud platform that revolutionizes the way businesses interact with physical spaces! By seamlessly connecting people and things, Cisco Spaces enables IT and business teams to drive impactful outcomes at a global scale by demonstrating their existing Cisco infrastructure.
Our guiding principles are rooted in our four core values: 'care deeply,' 'everybody in,' 'simplify everything,' and 'be brave.' These pillars have propelled us to the forefront of cloud-managed IT leadership and have played a pivotal role in shaping a more inclusive future for all!
Job Summary:
We are seeking a skilled Test and Release Automation Engineer to join our Spaces Cloud Platform team and enhance the development, deployment, and maintenance of our cloud-based infrastructure. The ideal candidate will be responsible for implementing CI/CD pipelines, automating infrastructure management, optimizing system performance, and ensuring the security and scalability of our applications.
What You Will Do:
Infrastructure & Automation:
At Cisco Meraki, we’re challenging the status quo with the power of diversity, inclusion, and collaboration. When we connect different perspectives, we can imagine new possibilities, inspire innovation, and release the full potential of our people. We’re building an employee experience that includes appreciation, belonging, growth, and purpose for everyone.
Compensation Range:
$138,800—$240,000 USD
Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:
When available, the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including equity or benefits. For non-sales roles the hiring ranges reflect base salary only; employees are also eligible to receive annual bonuses. Hiring ranges for sales positions include base and incentive compensation target. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location and additional factors, including but not limited to skillset, experience, and relevant education, certifications, or training. Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U.S. or Canada hiring location. The recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.
U.S. employees have access to quality medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance and numerous wellbeing offerings.
Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one floating holiday (for non-exempt employees), plus a day off for their birthday. Non-Exempt new hires accrue up to 16 days of vacation time off each year, at a rate of 4.92 hours per pay period. Exempt new hires participate in Cisco’s flexible Vacation Time Off policy, which does not place a defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use, but is subject to availability and some business limitations. All new hires are eligible for Sick Time Off subject to Cisco’s Sick Time Off Policy and will have eighty (80) hours of sick time off provided on their hire date and on January 1st of each year thereafter. Up to 80 hours of unused sick time will be carried forward from one calendar year to the next such that the maximum number of sick time hours an employee may have available is 160 hours. Employees in Illinois have a unique time off program designed specifically with local requirements in mind. All employees also have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community.
Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:
1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.
For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.
Who we are
Our employees fuel the magic of the Meraki community. They have fostered an environment that empowers Merakians to challenge limits, embrace risks, and assist our customers in pursuing their missions. You will part of Cisco Spaces - a ground-breaking cloud platform that revolutionizes the way businesses interact with physical spaces! By seamlessly connecting people and things, Cisco Spaces enables IT and business teams to drive impactful outcomes at a global scale by demonstrating their existing Cisco infrastructure.
Our guiding principles are rooted in our four core values: 'care deeply,' 'everybody in,' 'simplify everything,' and 'be brave.' These pillars have propelled us to the forefront of cloud-managed IT leadership and have played a pivotal role in shaping a more inclusive future for all!
Job Summary:
We are seeking a skilled Test and Release Automation Engineer to join our Spaces Cloud Platform team and enhance the development, deployment, and maintenance of our cloud-based infrastructure. The ideal candidate will be responsible for implementing CI/CD pipelines, automating infrastructure management, optimizing system performance, and ensuring the security and scalability of our applications.
What You Will Do:
Infrastructure & Automation:
- Design, build, and manage cloud infrastructure using tools like Terraform, Ansible, and Kubernetes.
- Automate provisioning, configuration, and deployment using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices.
- Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and optimize cloud-based environments.
- Develop Test automation and integrate into Canary and CI/CD.
- Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or similar tools.
- Implement automated testing and deployment processes to ensure reliability and stability.
- Work closely with development teams to streamline and optimize the software delivery process.
- Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK stack.
- Ensure infrastructure security by managing firewalls, access control, and vulnerability scanning.
- Apply best practices for backup, disaster recovery, and high availability.
- Collaborate with software developers, QA engineers, and IT teams to optimize system performance.
- Continuously improve DevOps processes, tools, and best practices to improve efficiency and reliability.
- Participate in on-call rotations and incident response as needed.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, (or equivalent experience)
- 8 years of experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
- Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Bash, or Shell) and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible).
- Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI/CD and monitoring and logging tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK Stack.
- Strong understanding of networking, security, and system administration principles.
- Certifications in AWS (AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Solutions Architect) or Kubernetes (CKA, CKAD).
- Familiarity with configuration management tools like Chef or Puppet and serverless computing and microservices architecture
At Cisco Meraki, we’re challenging the status quo with the power of diversity, inclusion, and collaboration. When we connect different perspectives, we can imagine new possibilities, inspire innovation, and release the full potential of our people. We’re building an employee experience that includes appreciation, belonging, growth, and purpose for everyone.
Compensation Range:
$138,800—$240,000 USD
Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:
When available, the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including equity or benefits. For non-sales roles the hiring ranges reflect base salary only; employees are also eligible to receive annual bonuses. Hiring ranges for sales positions include base and incentive compensation target. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location and additional factors, including but not limited to skillset, experience, and relevant education, certifications, or training. Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U.S. or Canada hiring location. The recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.
U.S. employees have access to quality medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance and numerous wellbeing offerings.
Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one floating holiday (for non-exempt employees), plus a day off for their birthday. Non-Exempt new hires accrue up to 16 days of vacation time off each year, at a rate of 4.92 hours per pay period. Exempt new hires participate in Cisco’s flexible Vacation Time Off policy, which does not place a defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use, but is subject to availability and some business limitations. All new hires are eligible for Sick Time Off subject to Cisco’s Sick Time Off Policy and will have eighty (80) hours of sick time off provided on their hire date and on January 1st of each year thereafter. Up to 80 hours of unused sick time will be carried forward from one calendar year to the next such that the maximum number of sick time hours an employee may have available is 160 hours. Employees in Illinois have a unique time off program designed specifically with local requirements in mind. All employees also have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community.
Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:
- 75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;
1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.
For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.
Salary : $138,800 - $240,000
