Meet the Team:
The Cisco SD-WAN Cloud team develops and supports a cloud-agnostic platform that enables secure, automated, and high-performance connectivity across branches, data centers, and leading cloud providers. By using automation, Infrastructure as Code, and self-service capabilities, the team simplifies SD-WAN deployment, accelerates cloud onboarding, and improves application performance through intelligent traffic optimization. Operating across the US and India, they deliver continuous innovation through agile development cycles, building scalable solutions that help customers seamlessly manage and optimize their cloud connectivity environments.
Your Impact:
- Develop scalable and secure software solutions that improve product reliability, performance, and customer experience.
- Drive feature delivery and quality improvements through effective problem-solving, root cause analysis, and defect resolution.
- Accelerate engineering efficiency by implementing automation, CI/CD practices, and robust testing frameworks.
- Collaborate across multi-functional teams to deliver flawless integrations and high-quality product releases.
- Advocate product quality and operational perfection through comprehensive testing, monitoring, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Minimum Requirements: (Must Have)
- Strong proficiency in Python with experience developing automation frameworks, test scripts, and backend tools. Experience with Django, REST APIs
- Good understanding of Networking fundamentals, including SD-WAN, Routing, TCP/IP, and Cloud Networking, with the ability to validate network functionality, solve issues, and support cloud-based deployments.
- Hands-on experience in test automation and quality engineering, including designing and performing functional, integration, regression, and end-to-end automated tests using modern automation frameworks and tools.
- Strong experience with Linux/Unix environments, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices, including test automation integration, build validation, deployment automation, and release verification in cloud environments.
- Ability to work in an Agile development environment, collaborating closely with developers, product teams, and quality engineers to automate workflows, improve test coverage, accelerate releases, and ensure high product quality.
Optional Skills: (Good to have)
- Experience with web technologies such as Angular is a plus.
- Good knowledge of Cloud and DevOps technologies, including AWS
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.
Skills Required
- Strong proficiency in Python and experience developing automation frameworks, test scripts, and backend tools
- Experience with Django and REST APIs
- Good understanding of networking fundamentals including SD-WAN, routing, TCP/IP, and cloud networking
- Hands-on experience in test automation and quality engineering (functional, integration, regression, end-to-end automated tests)
- Strong experience with Linux/Unix environments, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices (test automation integration, build validation, deployment automation, release verification)
- Ability to work in an Agile development environment and collaborate with cross-functional teams
- Experience with Angular
- Good knowledge of cloud and DevOps technologies, including AWS
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 — Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, mental health support via an EAP, and access to on-site or virtual health centers indicate robust healthcare offerings. Wellness programs, fitness resources, and specialized services further reinforce coverage depth.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous PTO, a global minimum for paid parental leave, and unique programs like company-wide recharge days and paid volunteer time expand time-away options. Additional offerings such as Critical Time Off and adoption assistance add flexibility for life events.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Restricted stock units and a discounted employee stock purchase plan are meaningful elements of total compensation. The prominence of equity can materially augment overall pay packages alongside salary and bonuses.
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What We Do
Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) enables people to make powerful connections--whether in business, education, philanthropy, or creativity. Cisco hardware, software, and service offerings are used to create the Internet solutions that make networks possible--providing easy access to information anywhere, at any time. Cisco was founded in 1984 by a small group of computer scientists from Stanford University. Since the company's inception, Cisco engineers have been leaders in the development of Internet Protocol (IP)-based networking technologies. Today, with more than 71,000 employees worldwide, this tradition of innovation continues with industry-leading products and solutions in the company's core development areas of routing and switching, as well as in advanced technologies such as home networking, IP telephony, optical networking, security, storage area networking, and wireless technology. In addition to its products, Cisco provides a broad range of service offerings, including technical support and advanced services. Cisco sells its products and services, both directly through its own sales force as well as through its channel partners, to large enterprises, commercial businesses, service providers, and consumers.
