Meet the Team
Develops software consistent with Cisco ‘Design Thinking Principles’ with a focus on simplification and UX (User Experience) at its core, using secure coding practices, ensuring user privacy, and following software development best practices. Partners with other teams including design and product management to create the right solution for the customers. Creates technical design documentation to be used by the team as well as contributing to user documentation to be used by end users. Debugs and addresses software issues during development and in production systems to support customers. Brings new ideas for product innovation and helps improve software development processes.
Your Impact
- Contributes to solution of straightforward business problems regarding operations, products, services or customers.
- Analyzes information, asks questions and checks for understanding using standard procedures within the job family.
- Establishes relationships and collaborates effectively with own team.
- Collaborates with others on projects and works on small-to-medium features from technical design through completion.
- Applies understanding of the software development lifecycle and how various agile engineering practices can be used in own projects (e.g., requirements analysis, design, coding, unit testing, acceptance testing).
- Participates in delivery of technical design features with guidance.
- May apply understanding of how related features in a product solves one or more customer needs.
- Writes functional clean code and unit tests with guidance.
- Performs parts of the coding, debugging, testing and troubleshooting throughout the development process under supervision.
- Assists in code reviews and addresses code review feedback.
- Executes tests for scale, reliability and velocity within own code.
- Applies depth of knowledge in secure coding principles and reviews others' code for compliance.
- Monitors and triages incident reports and participates in postmortems and potential on-call duties.
- Expert in one component of the codebase.
- Shares knowledge from independent learning with the team.
- Estimates time to complete assignments and communicates status, blockers, and delays to the team.
- Identifies paths to eliminate blockers and meet deadlines when needed.
- Collaborates with team members to share learnings or assist in problem solving/resolution.
Minimum Qualifications - Bachelors + 2 years of related experience OR Masters + 0 years of related experience.
- Excellent knowledge of test automation with Python and other automation test tools and methodologies is a must.
- Expertise in Optical Technologies DWDM, ROADM and Line systems is essential.
- Knowledge and testing skill in Optical technologies is must.
- Good understanding of customer deployments, operations and the ability to translate brown field/green field deployments into test strategy with high efficacy.
- Excellent problem solving skills, familiarity with Linux and modern software tools and techniques for development/debugging and solid software design and development skills.
- Experience in test engineering concepts and methodologies including test planning, test case design, test execution and test automation.
- Requires basic knowledge of theories, principles and concepts within a technical discipline; has exposure to current technologies through coursework or internship.
Preferred Qualifications - Industry certification such as CCNA/CCNP/CCIE/JCNA/JCIE will be a plus.
- Strong written, verbal communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Results oriented with a high degree of accountability, dedication and responsibility.
- Typically requires MS/BS in EE/CS combined with 1 - 4 years proven experience.
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.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree plus 2 years of related experience, or master's degree plus 0 years of related experience
- Excellent knowledge of Python-based test automation and other test automation tools and methodologies
- Expertise in optical technologies including DWDM, ROADM, and optical line systems
- Knowledge and testing skills in optical technologies
- Understanding of customer deployments and translating brownfield and greenfield deployments into effective test strategies
- Problem-solving skills and familiarity with Linux and modern software development and debugging tools
- Experience with test planning, test case design, test execution, and test automation
- Basic knowledge of technical theories, principles, and concepts, with exposure to current technologies through coursework or internship
- Industry certification such as CCNA, CCNP, CCIE, JCNA, or JCIE
- Strong written, verbal communication, and interpersonal skills
- Bachelor's or master's degree in electrical engineering or computer science with 1–4 years of proven experience
Cisco Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Cisco and has not been reviewed or approved by Cisco.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as broad, with medical options including PPOs, high-deductible plans, and regional HMOs. Feedback suggests robust wellness and mental-health resources, with some locations offering on-site support and second medical opinions.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is highlighted through paid holidays, paid time off, and additional recharge days such as “Days for Me,” with generous volunteer time also mentioned. Feedback suggests these programs help support rest, volunteering, and critical life events.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental and family support appears extensive, including paid child-bonding leave, family medical leave, and caregiving resources. Observations also point to family-planning assistance and adoption or surrogacy support in some regions.
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What We Do
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