Software Engineering Technical Leader at CISCO Systems
Raleigh, NC 27601
About the Job
Application window has been extended and expected to close 10/21/2024Who We AreAt Cisco, we are a global leader in networking and IT, driving innovation and redefining how people connect, communicate, and collaborate
Our mission is to shape the future of the internet by creating unprecedented value and opportunity for our customers, employees, investors, and ecosystem partners
We are committed to encouraging a diverse and partnership environment where everyone can thrive and encourage our collective success.What You'll DoAs a CVT Solution Qualification Engineer, you will collaborate with dedicated, dynamic, passionate, and complementary team members to work on the qualification and automation of influential technologies, XR platforms, and solutions for deployment in high-end Cisco Web and Service Provider customers, impacting an endless number of users worldwide.You will be responsible for designing, automating, configuring, and qualifying customer use cases based on IOS-XR for ASR9K, NCS5500, NCS5000, and 8000 platforms
This includes generating test plans and dynamically prioritizing tasks based on customer demands, maximizing the right technical expertise and skills in each area
You will design and develop innovative test frameworks and tools to support the test execution environment, as well as develop web-based GUIs that use analytics and machine learning to thoughtfully display and analyze execution results
Your role involves driving test cases both manually and through automation, raising, tracking, prioritizing, and verifying defects and fixes
You will proactively seek continuous improvements in test coverage, execution, and automation, optimizing performance and configuration dimensioning
Additionally, you will reproduce customer issues in internal test labs as requested by the customer support team, generate test execution reports and technical whitepapers, and collaborate with teams across multiple continents. Who You'll Work withAs a senior member of this team, you will work with a tight knit, highly skilled team that demonstrates an aptitude and appetite for learning new technologies, evidenced by the ability to expand upon core knowledge
Our engineers are passionate about what they do and go above and beyond to assist not just the customer, but also their teammates and peers
“Work hard, play harder” is the motto of the team
The team is a good mix of engineers with varying years of experience (from 3 years all the way to 20+years) in Cisco technologies and solutions, and each-and-every-one of them bring phenomenal value to the table
Our team has global presence located in US, Canada and India centers.In addition to working with a team of seasoned Networking professionals on day-to-day basis, you will also get to socialize with other groups, such as Product Management, Marketing, Sales, Customer Support, Advanced Services and Customer Team.Who You AreYou have passion to qualify and automate SP, web networking solutions and use cases to ensure smooth deployment by these customers
You have experience qualifying, deploying, troubleshooting, and/or maintaining SP/web networking technologies and especially XR platforms
Network design and/or deployment experience is desired.Minimum QualificationsBachelor’s degree in computer science with 8 years of professional experience or Master’s Degree in Computer Science with 6 years of professional experienceExperience in Networking Automation and Software Quality Assurance, protocol testing, and supporting Web/Service-provider customersExperience in Routing hardware/platforms/forwarding architecture and networking technologiesExpertise using Python or GoLangPreferred QualificationsCertificate in CCIE (Routing & Switching / Service Provider / Data Center)Experience on the following platforms: ASR9K, NCS5500, NCS5000, NCS540/NCS560, NCS6K, CRS, 8000Experience in OpenFlow, Netconf & REST APIBackground in network automation tools like pyATS, Ansible, Jenkins, Robot framework and Cisco NSOExposure in CentOS, Redhat, Ubuntu UNIX/Linux and expertise on Bash/Unix Shell ScriptingExperience in configuration/troubleshooting Protocols: ISIS/OSPF, BGP, L2/L3 VPN, EVPN, SegmentRouting, IPv6, MPLS-LDP/RSVP-TE, Multicast, SNMP, Telemetry, gNMI, gRPC, Netconf & OpenConfig Yang ModelsWhy 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! #WeAreCisco Location:RTP, North Carolina, USArea of InterestEngineer - SoftwareCompensation Range140400 USD - 200700 USD Job TypeProfessionalTechnology InterestNetworkingJob Id1426360Message 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, plus a day off for their birthday
Employees accrue up to 20 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) each year and have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues without tapping into their PTO
We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community
Employees are also able to purchase company stock through our Employee Stock Purchase Program.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.
Our mission is to shape the future of the internet by creating unprecedented value and opportunity for our customers, employees, investors, and ecosystem partners
We are committed to encouraging a diverse and partnership environment where everyone can thrive and encourage our collective success.What You'll DoAs a CVT Solution Qualification Engineer, you will collaborate with dedicated, dynamic, passionate, and complementary team members to work on the qualification and automation of influential technologies, XR platforms, and solutions for deployment in high-end Cisco Web and Service Provider customers, impacting an endless number of users worldwide.You will be responsible for designing, automating, configuring, and qualifying customer use cases based on IOS-XR for ASR9K, NCS5500, NCS5000, and 8000 platforms
This includes generating test plans and dynamically prioritizing tasks based on customer demands, maximizing the right technical expertise and skills in each area
You will design and develop innovative test frameworks and tools to support the test execution environment, as well as develop web-based GUIs that use analytics and machine learning to thoughtfully display and analyze execution results
Your role involves driving test cases both manually and through automation, raising, tracking, prioritizing, and verifying defects and fixes
You will proactively seek continuous improvements in test coverage, execution, and automation, optimizing performance and configuration dimensioning
Additionally, you will reproduce customer issues in internal test labs as requested by the customer support team, generate test execution reports and technical whitepapers, and collaborate with teams across multiple continents. Who You'll Work withAs a senior member of this team, you will work with a tight knit, highly skilled team that demonstrates an aptitude and appetite for learning new technologies, evidenced by the ability to expand upon core knowledge
Our engineers are passionate about what they do and go above and beyond to assist not just the customer, but also their teammates and peers
“Work hard, play harder” is the motto of the team
The team is a good mix of engineers with varying years of experience (from 3 years all the way to 20+years) in Cisco technologies and solutions, and each-and-every-one of them bring phenomenal value to the table
Our team has global presence located in US, Canada and India centers.In addition to working with a team of seasoned Networking professionals on day-to-day basis, you will also get to socialize with other groups, such as Product Management, Marketing, Sales, Customer Support, Advanced Services and Customer Team.Who You AreYou have passion to qualify and automate SP, web networking solutions and use cases to ensure smooth deployment by these customers
You have experience qualifying, deploying, troubleshooting, and/or maintaining SP/web networking technologies and especially XR platforms
Network design and/or deployment experience is desired.Minimum QualificationsBachelor’s degree in computer science with 8 years of professional experience or Master’s Degree in Computer Science with 6 years of professional experienceExperience in Networking Automation and Software Quality Assurance, protocol testing, and supporting Web/Service-provider customersExperience in Routing hardware/platforms/forwarding architecture and networking technologiesExpertise using Python or GoLangPreferred QualificationsCertificate in CCIE (Routing & Switching / Service Provider / Data Center)Experience on the following platforms: ASR9K, NCS5500, NCS5000, NCS540/NCS560, NCS6K, CRS, 8000Experience in OpenFlow, Netconf & REST APIBackground in network automation tools like pyATS, Ansible, Jenkins, Robot framework and Cisco NSOExposure in CentOS, Redhat, Ubuntu UNIX/Linux and expertise on Bash/Unix Shell ScriptingExperience in configuration/troubleshooting Protocols: ISIS/OSPF, BGP, L2/L3 VPN, EVPN, SegmentRouting, IPv6, MPLS-LDP/RSVP-TE, Multicast, SNMP, Telemetry, gNMI, gRPC, Netconf & OpenConfig Yang ModelsWhy 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! #WeAreCisco Location:RTP, North Carolina, USArea of InterestEngineer - SoftwareCompensation Range140400 USD - 200700 USD Job TypeProfessionalTechnology InterestNetworkingJob Id1426360Message 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, plus a day off for their birthday
Employees accrue up to 20 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) each year and have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues without tapping into their PTO
We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community
Employees are also able to purchase company stock through our Employee Stock Purchase Program.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.
