Software Engineering Technical Leader
Core
Design, automate, configure, and qualify customer use cases for IOS-XR platforms (ASR9K, NCS5500, 8000) by building test frameworks, web-based GUIs, and validating solutions in Cisco labs.
Role type
Senior IC Technical Leader (Network Automation & Validation)
Builds
Automated test frameworks, web-based GUIs, and validated network solutions for high-end Cisco Web and Service Provider customers.
Domain
Telecommunications / Network Engineering / Automation
Required skills
Python, Layer 2/Layer 3 networking protocols (BGP, OSPF, ISIS, MPLS, Segment Routing, Multicast), network automation (pyATS), test framework design, root cause analysis, hardware-based forwarding validation
Preferred skills
CI/CD pipeline tools (Git, Jira, Jenkins), network monitoring (Grafana, InfluxDB), network programmability (gNMI, gRPC, NETCONF, YANG, REST API), Linux/Unix shell scripting, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), AI/ML concepts (via careerplan.io/jobs/1443405-1-software-engineering-technical-leader-at-cisco)
Technologies
IOS-XR, ASR9K, NCS5500, 8000, Nexus, pyATS, Ixia, Spirent, Grafana, InfluxDB, Docker, Kubernetes, CentOS, Redhat, Ubuntu
Responsibilities
Reproduce customer environments in internal labs using hardware and traffic generators; Design and develop innovative test frameworks and tools; Monitor and optimize performance of customer network environments; Collaborate globally with internal teams and account management to align on customer use cases
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
