4 days ago
Base Salary
$139k - $204k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and implement endpoint authentication components and enterprise integrations using Modern C++ and native Win32 APIs.
- Lead the design and security hardening of Windows Credential Providers, ADFS MFA adapters, and WTS multi-session services.
- Develop diagnostic utilities and administrative tooling with PowerShell and WMI/CIM.
- Partner with Product Management, Security Architecture, and Design to author Architectural Decision Records and automated test pipelines.
- Mentor engineers through code reviews and technical guidance.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 6+ years of professional systems software engineering experience using Modern C++ or C.
- Experience developing native Windows desktop or server applications with Win32 APIs, multithreading synchronization primitives, and IPC.
- Experience administering or integrating with Active Directory, Kerberos authentication protocols, or Windows Server environments.
- Experience authoring PowerShell scripts or using WMI/CIM for Windows automation, configuration, and troubleshooting.
- Preferred experience with Windows Credential Providers, LSA authentication packages, ADFS MFA adapters, WinDbg, ETW tracing, Visual Studio diagnostic tools, MSI installer customizations, Group Policy Administrative Templates, FIDO2/WebAuthn, passwordless logon, Microsoft Entra ID hybrid join, ADRs, code reviews, and engineering mentorship.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) with Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, disability coverage, and basic life insurance.
- Potential eligibility for Cisco restricted stock unit grants and annual bonuses for non-sales roles.
- Paid holidays, floating holidays, birthday leave, year-end shutdown, wellness days, vacation or flexible vacation time, sick time, family emergency leave, and optional paid volunteer days.
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.