Software Engineer - System/Solution testing |Python |Data Center & Networking |8-11 yrs

Meet the Team

At Data Center Business Unit in Cisco, we are dedicated to driving innovation in networking technologies. Our focus is on developing groundbreaking Datacenter Switching products and controllers that address the evolving needs of modern network infrastructures, including those in AI/ML, cloud computing, and enterprise networking environments. In this role, you will have the opportunity to learn and implement a wide range of technologies, bleeding edge networking designs, validate solutions and automate.

Your Impact

This is a role within Cisco's Data Center Switching team. Here, you will work on system/solution testing for Nexus 9000 line of datacenter product, features and the day2ops products. You will be working with a team that design, develop and validate data center end to end solution. You will also be responsible for network automation using the latest tools, including co-pilot in our mature infrastructure.

Collaborate with cross functional teams which includes

Engineering/Hardware/ASIC/Marketing/Day2Ops partner groups to take developed products to market. Interact and Innovate with close collaboration with Distinguished and Principal engineers with focus on Scale, Performance and Reliability

Minimum Qualifications

• 8-11 years proven experience in datacom device/system testing, networking technologies and applications.
• Good understanding of networking fundamentals, protocols (ex: TCP/IP, Layer 2 Switching, L3 Routing (OSPF, ISIS, BGP etc), VxLAN, ACL, QoS and their use cases
• Strong proficiency in scripting language like Python and test automation
• Programability: Yang models, DME, Netconf, GNMI, telegraf, grpc
• Traffic generation tools like Keysight Ixia, Spirent and opensource tools
• Proven track record in debugging and analyzing complex customer deployments and understand technical issues
• Masters/B.E/B.Tech ECE/CS with 8+ years related experience
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with NX-OS
• Proven understanding of Operating Systems and Distributed Systems
  
  

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