Senior Manager, Site Reliability Engineering (FedRAMP) - ThousandEyes

The application window is expected to close on: 08/31/2026 Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received .

The Cisco ThousandEyes FedRAMP team builds and operates our US GovCloud platform. This team is responsible for architecting, delivering, and maintaining our FedRAMP offering.

Cisco ThousandEyes is a Digital Experience Assurance platform that empowers organizations to deliver flawless digital experiences across every network - even the ones they don't own. Powered by AI and an unmatched set of cloud, internet and enterprise network telemetry data, ThousandEyes enables IT teams to proactively detect, diagnose, and remediate issues - before they impact end- user experiences.

ThousandEyes is deeply integrated across the entire Cisco technology portfolio and beyond, helping customers deploy at scale while also delivering AI-powered assurance insights within Cisco's leading Networking, Security, Collaboration, and Observability portfolios

As part of this role, you will be responsible for maintaining services in a FedRAMP compliant environment, therefore, must be a U.S. citizen. This position may also perform work that the U.S. government has specified can only be performed by a U.S. citizen on U.S. soil.

- Lead, inspire, and develop a talented SRE team, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence.

- Drive strategic vision for the management and continued expansion of FedRAMP-compliant infrastructure and systems, ensuring excellence in operations and security processes.

- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including development, product management, and security to define and implement FedRAMP-compliant processes and strategies across the broader Cisco ThousandEyes platform.

- Provide oversight and direction for how ThousandEyes approaches the continuous monitoring, logging, and auditing of systems to ensure compliance with FedRAMP controls.

- Stay current with industry best practices, evolving security threats, and updates to FedRAMP guidelines, and apply this knowledge to enhance the security posture of all platforms and systems.

- You have led a distributed team of 5+ engineers, can demonstrate strong technical vision for your team, and ensure consistent delivery on objectives.

- You have a total of 5+ years of experience building and supporting mission-critical services with a focus on automation, availability, and performance, and you have worked on large-scale distributed systems including multi-tiered architecture.

- You have experience identifying and analyzing cyber security risks, familiarity with security best practices, vulnerability management, and incident response processes.

- You have experience formulating a team's technical strategy and roadmap; you've collaborated and partnered effectively with several other teams to execute on shared goals.

- You understand how to balance tactical needs with strategic growth and quality-based initiatives that can span multiple quarters.

- Experience building and/or operating FedRAMP environments.

- Strong understanding of the FedRAMP framework, its controls, and compliance requirements.

The starting salary range posted for this position is $210,600.00 to $305,100.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits.