Software Engineer, QA, Testing, Dataplane, L2/L3 forwarding (5 - 10 Yrs)

Job Description

Meet the Team As an integral member of this team, you will work with a team of seasoned engineers. You will have the opportunity to test some of the world?s largest Service Provider networks (like JIO, Bharti, Vodafone, Verizon, ATT) and Web customer networks (like META, GOOG, Microsoft) that are continuously evolving towards enabling the support of newer and exciting customer business paradigms. You will be interacting and working closely with some of the finest talent pool in the industry - where you will find that work is both fun and challenging. Your Impact Cisco provides you an excellent opportunity to take your career aspirations forward. You will bring your unique talents to the group that works on Cisco's routing technology, which large enterprises now consider to be the transport medium of choice for mission-critical networks. In your role as Senior Software Engineer, you will test products that are deployed by some of the leading service providers and Web customers in the world. You will work with a BU-wide vibrant technical community, learning from experts and translating this learning into exciting opportunities for growth. Besides this, you will also mentor your junior colleagues in their day-to-day activities. Minimum Qualifications Excellence in all that you do is what drives you. To ensure this, you have a thorough understanding of distributed/centralized hardware architectures of routers/switches. Your concepts are strong and you have a good knowledge of L2, L3, and MPLS protocols and forwarding infrastructure. You have exposure to deployment architectures in the routing and switching domains. \ You possess the necessary skills to work in a highly collaborative, inclusive, and agile atmosphere in partnership with cross-functional teams. Preferred Qualifications Experience: 5-9 years BE/B.Tech/ME/M.Tech/MS in CS/EE/IT/ECE, MCA, or similar education. Experience with real-time O/S (VxWorks, pSOS or IOS, Linux, etc.) Hands-on experience with Unix/Linux, with knowledge of Linux virtualization. Knowledge of TCP/IP fundamentals, multicast protocols, network synchronization, segment routing, SDN, manageability (telemetry, gRPC, Netconf/Yang, etc.) Cisco Networking certificates, such as CCIE, CCNP, etc. are desirable. Hands-on Python based automation experience with exposure to using copilot for coding, reviews, and test case automation Why Cisco? At Cisco, we?re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era ? and beyond. We?ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint. Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you?ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere. We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.