What are the responsibilities and job description for the Software Architect position at Cisco Systems, Inc.?
Job Details
The application window is expected to close on April 14th, 2025, with a preferred location in Denver, Colorado.
Cisco seeks a Software Architect to collaborate with a group of developers on automation solutions using software products and tools from both Cisco and non-Cisco. These solutions may include Cisco NSO, NFV solutions for automating Cisco and third-party VNFs, Ansible, OpenStack, ONAP, integration middleware, workflow management, and UI/portal systems.
Who You'll Work With:
The Team interacts with Customer, Business Units, Sales team and Technical Services during the lifecycle of a project through Presales prioritization/Proof-Of-Concept/Project delivery/Optimization. This team collaborates with large service provider and enterprise customers to transform their networks into virtualized, automated, cloud-enabled, self-healing, and secure systems. The automation solutions encompass both physical and virtual infrastructures, including Network Function Virtualization (NFV), hardware/software disaggregation, cloud, data center, WAN, mobility, and security infrastructure.
Minimum Requirements:
Ideal candidate will analyze customer requirements to advise on solution options, design and implement solutions using Cisco and third-party products, and integrate them into existing OSS/BSS systems. They will handle packaging, deployment, and testing in various environments, and provide day-2 support and ongoing optimization.
Desired Skills
#WeAreCisco where every individual brings their unique skills and perspectives together to pursue our purpose of powering an inclusive future for all.
Our passion is connection-we celebrate our employees' diverse set of backgrounds and focus on unlocking potential. Cisconians often experience one company, many careers where learning and development are encouraged and supported at every stage. Our technology, tools, and culture pioneered hybrid work trends, allowing all to not only give their best, but be their best.
We understand our outstanding opportunity to bring communities together and at the heart of that is our people. One-third of Cisconians collaborate in our 30 employee resource organizations, called Inclusive Communities, to connect, foster belonging, learn to be informed allies, and make a difference. Dedicated paid time off to volunteer-80 hours each year-allows us to give back to causes we are passionate about, and nearly 86% do!
Our purpose, driven by our people, is what makes us the worldwide leader in technology that powers the internet. Helping our customers reimagine their applications, secure their enterprise, transform their infrastructure, and meet their sustainability goals is what we do best. We ensure that every step we take is a step towards a more inclusive future for all. Take your next step and be you, with us!
Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:
When available, the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including equity or benefits. For non-sales roles the hiring ranges reflect base salary only; employees are also eligible to receive annual bonuses. Hiring ranges for sales positions include base and incentive compensation target. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location and additional factors, including but not limited to skillset, experience, and relevant education, certifications, or training. Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U.S. or Canada hiring location. The recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.
U.S. employees have to quality medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance and numerous wellbeing offerings.
Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one floating holiday (for non-exempt employees), plus a day off for their birthday. Non-Exempt new hires accrue up to 16 days of vacation time off each year, at a rate of 4.92 hours per pay period. Exempt new hires participate in Cisco's flexible Vacation Time Off policy, which does not place a defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use, but is subject to availability and some business limitations. All new hires are eligible for Sick Time Off subject to Cisco's Sick Time Off Policy and will have eighty (80) hours of sick time off provided on their hire date and on January 1st of each year thereafter. Up to 80 hours of unused sick time will be carried forward from one calendar year to the next such that the maximum number of sick time hours an employee may have available is 160 hours. Employees in Illinois have a unique time off program designed specifically with local requirements in mind. All employees also have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community.
Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components. 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 up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.
Cisco seeks a Software Architect to collaborate with a group of developers on automation solutions using software products and tools from both Cisco and non-Cisco. These solutions may include Cisco NSO, NFV solutions for automating Cisco and third-party VNFs, Ansible, OpenStack, ONAP, integration middleware, workflow management, and UI/portal systems.
Who You'll Work With:
The Team interacts with Customer, Business Units, Sales team and Technical Services during the lifecycle of a project through Presales prioritization/Proof-Of-Concept/Project delivery/Optimization. This team collaborates with large service provider and enterprise customers to transform their networks into virtualized, automated, cloud-enabled, self-healing, and secure systems. The automation solutions encompass both physical and virtual infrastructures, including Network Function Virtualization (NFV), hardware/software disaggregation, cloud, data center, WAN, mobility, and security infrastructure.
Minimum Requirements:
- Must have 5 years of hands-on software development experience with a strong foundation in software fundamentals.
- 5 years of practical experience with languages like Java, Python, JavaScript, databases (No-SQL, relational), and SDLC tools (Jenkins, Git, automated testing frameworks).
- 5 years of good communication abilities for effective collaboration across organizations and interaction with customer technical leads and middle management.
- 5 years in understanding and documenting solution requirements, architecture and design, TDD/BDD, customization, deployment, packaging, integration, and testing.
- 5 years with Agile methodology and delivering complex, scalable software projects.
Ideal candidate will analyze customer requirements to advise on solution options, design and implement solutions using Cisco and third-party products, and integrate them into existing OSS/BSS systems. They will handle packaging, deployment, and testing in various environments, and provide day-2 support and ongoing optimization.
Desired Skills
- Expertise in XML, JSON, XSLT, RESTful APIs, and software integration involving Web Services (SOAP/RESTful) and ESB.
- Technical knowledge in networking architectures and routing/switching
- Preferred knowledge of the MEAN stack (Mongo, Express, Angular, Node.js) and BPMN workflow engines (jBPM, Activiti, Camunda), along with familiarity with network and software configuration tools (Cisco NSO, Ansible, Chef, Puppet).
- Understanding of virtualization and cloud technologies (VMware, OpenStack), analytics with Big Data, AI, machine learning algorithms, and exposure to networking architectures (DC, WAN, campus, mobility, security).
#WeAreCisco where every individual brings their unique skills and perspectives together to pursue our purpose of powering an inclusive future for all.
Our passion is connection-we celebrate our employees' diverse set of backgrounds and focus on unlocking potential. Cisconians often experience one company, many careers where learning and development are encouraged and supported at every stage. Our technology, tools, and culture pioneered hybrid work trends, allowing all to not only give their best, but be their best.
We understand our outstanding opportunity to bring communities together and at the heart of that is our people. One-third of Cisconians collaborate in our 30 employee resource organizations, called Inclusive Communities, to connect, foster belonging, learn to be informed allies, and make a difference. Dedicated paid time off to volunteer-80 hours each year-allows us to give back to causes we are passionate about, and nearly 86% do!
Our purpose, driven by our people, is what makes us the worldwide leader in technology that powers the internet. Helping our customers reimagine their applications, secure their enterprise, transform their infrastructure, and meet their sustainability goals is what we do best. We ensure that every step we take is a step towards a more inclusive future for all. Take your next step and be you, with us!
Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:
When available, the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including equity or benefits. For non-sales roles the hiring ranges reflect base salary only; employees are also eligible to receive annual bonuses. Hiring ranges for sales positions include base and incentive compensation target. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location and additional factors, including but not limited to skillset, experience, and relevant education, certifications, or training. Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U.S. or Canada hiring location. The recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.
U.S. employees have to quality medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance and numerous wellbeing offerings.
Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one floating holiday (for non-exempt employees), plus a day off for their birthday. Non-Exempt new hires accrue up to 16 days of vacation time off each year, at a rate of 4.92 hours per pay period. Exempt new hires participate in Cisco's flexible Vacation Time Off policy, which does not place a defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use, but is subject to availability and some business limitations. All new hires are eligible for Sick Time Off subject to Cisco's Sick Time Off Policy and will have eighty (80) hours of sick time off provided on their hire date and on January 1st of each year thereafter. Up to 80 hours of unused sick time will be carried forward from one calendar year to the next such that the maximum number of sick time hours an employee may have available is 160 hours. Employees in Illinois have a unique time off program designed specifically with local requirements in mind. All employees also have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community.
Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components. 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 up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.
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