Senior Software Engineer

Who we areCisco is transforming the networking industry To make this happen we are heavily investing in team responsible for The Network Intuitive We are disrupting the industry by building a new networking platform that can learn adapt and secure itself at the speed of today s businesses We are Cable Engineering BU We provide our customers with state-of-the-art CCAP Core containing both a CMTS Core for DOCSIS and an EQAM Core for Video This team s work span Cable Automation and Orchestration products SMARTPHY and OPSHUB and more Who You AreYou are a senior software engineer who believes in creating customer delight thru simple and easy to use solutions The ideal candidate must enjoy working in a fast-paced dynamic environment with a take-charge can-do attitude and is able to demonstrate flexibility and resiliency Successful candidate must be self-sufficient and be able to work with minimal supervision Work with geographically distributed teams across different time zones What You ll Do Build high performant platform middleware highly scalable complex systems - end to end Contribute to a future-ready high quality and performant code base Bring technical solutions to the leadership team feedback on solutions recommended new product ideas with the team through design review pair programming code review and tech talk Develop simple solutions to address complex problems Explore Third Party Open-Source software Who You ll Work With Work closely with platform application development test and with various cross technology teams to design development strategies and plans followed by designing writing code reflecting the requirements and functionality of the product Work with other functions such as Architects Product owners customers Quality Engineering to help prioritize define and implement features with the right quality Responsibilities Be part of a team of engineers involved in the development and testing of software for our Cable Automation and Orchestration architecture Operate in an Agile methodology with an eye toward robust and disciplined software security development Contribute to Third party Open-source software evaluation Review security portions and vulnerabilities of the third part software and address them Strong ability and desire to learn new tools and technologies as required is an absolute must Develop and improve automated vulnerability tests package composition analysis enforcement of security coding standards with CI CD build eco system e g Jenkins dockers Ansible maven gradle programming languages and security tools e g Rapid7 BurpSuite Black duck Static Analysis Gap analysis and alignment of SMARTPHY OPSHUB apps and services compliance with security standards e g ISO PII GDPR FIPS DoD NIST SP800 UCAPL Cisco security baselines customer RFPs and vulnerability scan reports Familiarity with security protocols and algorithms Conduct threat modelling monitor and analyze vulnerability exposure of SMARTPHY OPSHUB apps and services Identify threats defects and weakness in systems and design Review and improve product security hardening and configuration documentations Lead and automate the lifecycle management and refresh of third party software and certificates Minimum Qualifications Proficient with software development in at least two programming languages e g Java Python GO Develop and improve automated vulnerability tests package composition analysis Hands on experience with Kubernetes Docker Ansible Kafka Cassendra POD-level debugging Enforcement of security coding standards with CI CD build eco system e g Jenkins dockers Ansible maven gradle programming languages and security tools e g Rapid7 BurpSuite Black duck Static Analysis Experience with Linux package management operations Third Party Software TPS monitoring and analyzing vulnerability exposure and Identifying threats in systems and design Experience in or passion for microservices architecture and building a PaaS solution Expert in use of standard SCM tools Git and CI CD Jenkins Maven etc process Strong motivation to innovate and improve customer and product experience Strong problem solving and software development troubleshooting skills Ability to think in code and discuss ideas and algorithms is a must Past experience working in an Agile Scrum environment Familiarity with Cisco SMI and Operations Hub platforms or any other PaaS solutions is a plus Why Cisco WeAreCisco We are all unique but collectively we bring our talents to work as a team to develop innovative technology and power a more inclusive digital future for everyone How do we do it Well for starters - with people like you Nearly every internet connection around the world touches Cisco We re the Internet s optimists Our technology makes sure the data traveling at light speed across connections does so securely yet it s not what we make but what we make happen which marks us out We re helping those who work in the health service to connect with patients and each other schools colleges and universities to teach in even the most challenging of times We re helping businesses of all shapes and sizes to connect with their employees and customers in new ways providing people with access to the digital skills they need and connecting the most remote parts of the world - whether through 5G or otherwise We tackle whatever challenges come our way We have each other s backs we recognize our accomplishments and we grow together We celebrate and support one another - from big and small things in life to big career moments And giving back is in our DNA we get 10 days off each year to do just that We know that powering an inclusive future starts with us Because without diversity and a dedication to equality there is no moving forward Our 30 Inclusive Communities that bring people together around commonalities or passions are leading the way Together we re committed to learning listening caring for our communities whilst supporting the most vulnerable with a collective effort to make this world a better place either with technology or through our actions So you have colorful hair Don t care Tattoos Show off your ink Like polka dots That s cool Pop culture geek Many of us are Passion for technology and world changing Be you with us WeAreCiscoMessage 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 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 5 of incentive target for each 1 of attainment between 50 and 75 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