Who we are

Cisco Catalyst Engineering is responsible for helping customers transform their infrastructure and digitize their businesses with best-in-class networking, deep cloud automation, and a seamless, premium user experience. Catalyst Engineering focuses on creating and delivering compelling value for Cisco's enterprise customers. It has elite Catalyst Engineering teams of IOS-XE OS, Switching, Wireless, SDWAN, Routing, ISE, IOT, DNA, DNA Spaces at the India Development Center.

Cisco Catalyst Routing Engineering team provides industry-leading Catalyst 8500 platform Solutions, SDWAN Solutions, AppQoE Solutions, and VPN Technologies, positioning Cisco at the forefront of technological innovation.

What You’ll Do

This role requires a person familiar with platform software development and standard methodologies around software quality assurance. The candidate must have experience developing, debugging, and sustaining SDWAN Routers which are both physical and virtual routers, as well as automation of Unit Test cases using python/pyATS. This includes platform specific areas like Kernel, drivers, distro, poky and few platforms independent areas.

Who You’ll Work With

You will be part of Catalyst Engineering Routing platform team. This team is primarily responsible for bringing up physical hardware devices on IOS/XE, Viptela OS for SDWAN solutions. There are wide ranges of series products owned by this team which include ASR1000 Series, Catalyst 8500 Series, ISR Series and vEdge devices.

Who You Are

This is a technical role that requires a strong background in software development of complex core software technologies, capability to address complex problems concerning network management, ability to work with multiple teams located in different time zones. Ideally you will have Bachelors or master’s in computer science or computer engineering with about 6-10 years of proven experience.

You will contribute to the team in the following ways:

• Be familiar with waterfall and agile development and testing methodologies. Daily activity will be based on agile.

• Be responsible for design/develop/document huge complex software. Debugging and fixing issues found in production and non-production environments.

• Be responsible for automation of unit test cases for any development.

• Assist test engineer with reproduction of customer found issues.

• Assist in hardening legacy products.

• Be willing to participate in review of test topologies, test plan and automation of any functionality.

• Be willing to debug complex issues along with different team and converge to resolve the issues.

• Be willing to work with team located in different time zones.

• Be willing to learn, adapt, and adopt new technologies as needed in the areas of hardware, software platforms, and development and test frameworks.

Experience required:

• Strong C Programming and debugging skills with large software projects in Unix/Linux or IOS

• Linux Kernel Programming, hardware device drivers and modules

• Hands-on in debugging interface/devices like I2C, SPI, PCIe, Flash, SSD, USB

• Hands-on with hardware and software debuggers, e.g Arium, BDI, GDB

• Hands-on with MIPS, X8, PPC, ARM and assembly code.

• Hands-on with Bootloaders like BIOS/u-boot and Secure Boot.

Desirable skills:

• Working knowledge of JIRA, Bit Bucket, Artifactory, Jenkins, GIT

• Knowledge of python and pyATS

• Knowledge of Phy, MAC, MACSEC

• Knowledge of LAN/WAN, communication interfaces, Ethernet L2/L3 technologies.

• Knowledge of Routing/SDWAN

Why Cisco?

#WeAreCisco. We are all unique, but collectively we bring our talents to work as a team, to develop innovative technology and power a more inclusive, digital future for everyone. How do we do it? Well, for starters - with people like you!

Nearly every internet connection around the world touches Cisco. We’re the Internet’s optimists. Our technology makes sure the data traveling at light speed across connections does so securely, yet it’s not what we make but what we make happen which marks us out. We’re helping those who work in the health service to connect with patients and each other; schools, colleges, and universities to teach in even the most challenging of times. We’re helping businesses of all shapes and sizes to connect with their employees and customers in new ways, providing people with access to the digital skills they need and connecting the most remote parts of the world - whether through 5G, or otherwise.

We tackle whatever challenges come our way. We have each other’s backs, we recognize our accomplishments, and we grow together. We celebrate and support one another - from big and small things in life to big career moments. And giving back is in our DNA (we get 10 days off each year to do just that).

We know that powering an inclusive future starts with us. Because without diversity and a dedication to equality, there is no moving forward. Our 30 Inclusive Communities, that bring people together around commonalities or passions, are leading the way. Together we’re committed to learning, listening, caring for our communities, whilst supporting the most vulnerable with a collective effort to make this world a better place either with technology, or through our actions.

So, you have colorful hair? Don’t care. Tattoos? Show off your ink. Like polka dots? That’s cool. Pop culture geek? Many of us are. Passion for technology and world changing? Be you, with us! #WeAreCisco

Cisco is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.

Cisco will consider for employment, on a case by case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.