Technical Systems Engineer - VMware/OpenStack (5-10 yrs)

Job Title : Technical Systems Engineer

Location : Bangalore (Hybrid Mode)

Experience Required : 5 10 Years

Employment Type : Contract

We are hiring a Technical Systems Engineer to join our DevOps team supporting Cisco's cloud infrastructure services. The selected candidate will work on automation tools, platform deployment, and infrastructure security across On-Prem (OpenStack/VMWare) and Public Cloud (AWS/GCP) environments.

Mandatory Qualifications :

- Python Development with the ability to work independently (Level 3 Proficiency)

- Linux Administration (RedHat Enterprise Linux 8/9, Alma Linux, Ubuntu, CentOS) for build, development, and operations (Level 3 Proficiency)

- Ansible Automation (Level 3 Proficiency)

- GitLab CI/CD Pipelines experience

- Operating System post-install customization and kernel hardening

- Strong understanding of infrastructure security concepts

Desired Skills :

- Experience in CIS Benchmarking

- Knowledge of Hypervisor technologies like KVM and ESXi

- Experience with automated code distribution pipelines

Key Responsibilities :

- Develop and maintain automation tools for cloud infrastructure services

- Customize Linux OS post-installation configurations

- Implement security hardening policies across Linux servers

- Design and deploy DevOps solutions

- Manage code repositories and CI/CD pipelines using GitLab

- Perform OS patching and vulnerability remediation

- Candidates with experience in cloud infrastructure, automation, and security are encouraged to apply.