2 days ago
Durham, NC, USAMid Level / Senior
H1B sponsor
Base Salary
$129k - $185k/yr
Responsibilities
- Oversee the software release lifecycle to ensure products are delivered efficiently, on time, and within scope.
- Coordinate cross-functional and geographically distributed teams while managing the technical complexities of software releases.
- Serve as the primary contact between technical teams and stakeholders, providing updates on release status, issues, and resolutions.
- Analyze release processes and performance metrics, identify improvements, and implement automation to increase efficiency and product quality.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or electrical engineering with 5+ years of related experience, or a master’s degree with 3+ years of related experience.
- Prior experience with software development, QA automation, or release engineering.
- Programming experience in Python, C++, Java, or a similar language.
- Experience using Jira or other bug-tracking and project-management tools.
- Preferred qualifications include networking concepts and protocols, system integration and CI/CD tools, cross-functional distributed-team experience, release-metrics analytics, and strong communication skills.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance; a 401(k) plan with Cisco matching contributions; paid parental leave; disability coverage; and basic life insurance.
- Paid holidays, floating holiday eligibility, birthday and wellness time off, vacation or flexible vacation programs, sick time, family emergency leave, and optional volunteer days.
- Potential annual bonuses, Cisco restricted stock unit grants, and additional benefits subject to plan eligibility and company policies.
- The role requires onsite work in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, with possible hybrid days and weekly in-office attendance.
About Cisco
Cisco designs and sells networking, security, and collaboration platforms for enterprises, service providers, and governments, spanning routers and switches, Wi‑Fi, firewalls, zero‑trust, observability, and cloud-managed IT (Meraki) plus Webex. Its business model mixes hardware, software subscriptions, and support/consulting services. Founded in 1984 and headquartered in San Jose, California, Cisco is a public company traded on Nasdaq and serves customers across data centers, campuses, and service provider networks.