Engineering Manager - Observability Platforms (Remote/Hybrid)

The application window is expected to close on: Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received. Splunk, a Cisco company, is building a safer and more resilient digital world with an end-to-end full stack platform made for a hybrid, multi-cloud world. Leading enterprises use our unified security and observability platform to keep their digital systems secure and reliable. Come help organizations be their best, while you reach new heights with a team that has your back. We're looking for an accomplished engineering leader to bring their experience and expertise in Observability, Software Development, and Site Reliability Engineering to evolve how Splunk developers observe their services. This role empowers you to be a motivator for positive change, driving innovation and improvement in how we observe our own products and internal services. Your ability to ideate, gain buy-in, and effectively roll out changes will be pivotal in shaping the future of our engineering culture and the experience felt by each and every customer. Meet the Team The team you would lead is responsible for the platform that Splunk engineers use to implement metrics & tracing telemetry in both their customer facing and internal services. The platform is a suite of purpose built micro-services running in the cloud. The team requires a combination of Software Development and Site Reliability Engineering skills. Your peers would be Engineering Managers that lead other parts of Developer Observability Platforms as well as Technical Leads and Product Managers. Your direct team would be working hybrid/primarily remote from various locations across the US. Your Impact Partner with technical, product, and people leadership to define and drive strategy / vision for the team. Quarterly planning, project definition & execution. Drive improvements to strive for operational excellence. Minimum Qualifications Bachelors + 8 years of related experience, or Masters + 6 years of related experience, or PhD + 3 years of related experience. At least 3 years of management experience. A combination of experience in Software Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering, and Observability. Experience supporting customers in a SaaS environment. Excellent communication skills and a history of collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams. US Citizen as the team has responsibilities in FedRAMP environments. Preferred Qualifications Experience in crafting and delivering software as a service and working with cloud infrastructure services such as AWS EC2, S3, Kubernetes, etc. Experience working with multiple cloud providers (like AWS, GCP, and Azure). Implemented multiple types of observability (logs, metrics, events, telemetry) for large-scale software deployments. Experience with some combination of DevOps or SRE concepts, Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, Golang, Python, Terraform, Prometheus, Puppet, Time Series Databases, Distributed computing paradigms. This is a hybrid/remote role. It is preferable but not required that you are located near a Splunk/Cisco office. Why Cisco? At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint. Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere. We are Cisco, and our power starts with you. Message to applicants ... (truncated, view full listing at source)