9 hours ago
Base Salary
$168k - $245k/yr
Responsibilities
- Engage with customers in technical discussions to gather and clarify requirements.
- Build and maintain testing environments for system and solution validation.
- Develop and enhance test frameworks and network performance benchmarking tools.
- Define metrics and gather data for network performance benchmarking.
- Conduct hands-on troubleshooting and root-cause analysis for complex customer issues.
- Provide deep-dive production support and own end-to-end product testing.
- Contribute to technical projects, open-source initiatives, and team knowledge sharing.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 7+ years of relevant experience, or a Master’s degree in STEM with 4+ years, or a PhD in STEM with 1+ years.
- At least 3 years of experience with Python automation scripting.
- At least 2 years of experience configuring, testing, or debugging networking systems and solutions.
- Experience with PyTest or similar open-source QA automation frameworks.
- Experience with control and data plane technologies, including L2/L3 networking, BGP, ECMP, and VXLAN-based EVPN fabrics.
- Preferred experience with commercial or open-source test frameworks and traffic generators.
- Preferred customer-facing experience and exposure to network operating systems, especially SONiC.
- Preferred familiarity with RDMA and HPC networks and understanding of RoCE and InfiniBand protocols.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance for eligible U.S. employees.
- 401(k) plan with Cisco matching contributions.
- Paid parental leave, short- and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance.
- Paid holidays, birthday time off, year-end shutdown, personal wellness days, vacation or flexible vacation time, and sick time.
- Optional paid volunteer days and additional paid time away for critical family or emergency issues.
- Eligibility for annual bonuses, Cisco restricted stock unit grants, and other benefits subject to applicable plans.
- The application window is expected to close on October 30, 2026.
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.