2025407 – Software Engineer (Hybrid)

• Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.
• This role operates in cleared government spaces so eligible applicants must be U.S. Citizen
• This role is listed as hybrid, eligible applicants are required in office on a semi-regular basis.

Meet the Team

You will be a member of the Global Certification Team (GCT), which consists of experts from the Defense Programs team, ComSec team, CC team, FIPS team, and IPv6 team. You'll have the opportunity to architect, design, develop, and test some of the world's newest and most popular systems.

Your Impact

As a Software Engineer, you will maintain and handle the lab infrastructure that supports the team and help bring Cisco products through certification. You will build and test networks, analyze products, work with engineering business units, and travel to Government test centers for onsite testing. You will use modern tooling, including automation frameworks and AI-assisted engineering assistants, to research, design, document, and validate technical solutions. You will work independently and as part of a team, managing multiple priorities while learning how many technologies interact.

• Maintain and manage the lab infrastructure supporting the team.
• Build test networks, including configuration, installation, and setup of routers and switches.
• Assist in certification-related projects, including internal lab testing, product analysis, and communication with engineering business units.
• Perform onsite testing at Government test centers (travel up to 15% of the time).
• Research, design, develop, and document technical solutions, procedures, and organisational change documentation, using automation and AI-assisted tools.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Experience working with Cisco products
• Demonstrable Experience of IP routing protocols and switching technologies (e.g., LAN/WAN, STP, OSPF, BGP, VRRP/HSRP, IPv4, IPv6)
• Ability to build test networks, including configuration and setup of routers and switches
• Understanding of security concepts and frameworks: SSHv2, PKI, IPSec, TLS, AAA, Zero Trust, NIST 800-53, STIGs
• Community college or higher education in Information Technology/Systems, Computer Science, or engineering, or a similar background, or 4 years additional work experience in a related field

Preferred Qualifications:

• CCNP or Cisco DevNet Associate certification; familiarity with network automation (Ansible, Terraform), APIs and data models (REST, NETCONF/RESTCONF, YANG, JSON/YAML), and Git
• Experience with data center and cloud technologies: Cisco UCS, Nexus, VXLAN/EVPN, ESXi/Hyper-V, Docker/Kubernetes awareness, Windows Server/Active Directory, and at least one of AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Foundational scripting experience with Python and/or Bash
• Familiarity with AI-assisted tooling and responsible, secure AI usage; ability to detail environments with Visio, draw.io, or diagrams-as-code
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills; detail oriented, self-motivated, strong time management, and able to work independently and in a team

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. 

Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:

Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks.  Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.

U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco’s policies:

• 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees

• 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco

• Non-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees

• Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)

• 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next

• Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members

• Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. 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 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:

New York City Metro Area:

Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:

* For quota-based sales roles on Cisco’s sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.

** Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.