Job Description

Who we are
Cisco 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 Are
You 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! #WeAreCisco
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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.
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.75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;
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