Software Engineer - Intent Based Networking

Job Description

Cisco is the worldwide leader in networking that transforms how people connect, communicate, and collaborate. Since 1984, Cisco has led in the innovation of IP-based networking technologies such as routing, switching, security, unified communications, video, and wireless. Our responsible business practices help ensure business sustainability and environmentally conscious operations and products.

Cisco is a $40 Billion dollar global leader in supplying leading edge, best-in-class networking products driving today's Internet. The company is ranked as one of the world's best employers and spends over $5 Billion dollars a year invested in R&D. Cisco is a great place to grow your career.

Who You'll Work With

The R&D campus in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada is seeking an experienced software development Engineer . You will be a part of a diversified team that drives projects in networking architecture development, innovates and develops new solutions to sophisticated problems. We are a team that values everyone's contributions and have each others backs. This is an excellent opportunity to participate in the development of flexible software for next generation networking products.

What You'll Do

Participate on a project team of engineers involved in development of protocols for Cisco products. Requires a strong background in SW design, documentation and implementation, and hands on experience in coding and developing software projects that may include any of the following list of responsibilities:

• Work closely with other SW and HW Engineers to develop and support protocols.
• Innovate, Design, and influence product direction.
• Represent your team with other Cisco departments, customers, and industry.
• Author product and project specifications.
• Partner with the Management Team in defining and planning projects.
• Participate in Cisco1s Patent Program.
• Work with test team and provide support to test activities like automation.

Who You Are

Minimum Qualifications

• Ability to tackle sophisticated problems involving multiple products.
• Skills to effectively present technological concepts to a wide audience.
• Exercises good judgement determining how to best achieve technical objectives of assignment.
• Creative problem solving skills and excellent troubleshooting/debugging skills
• Programming experience (C, C++ ), script languages (Perl, Python)
• Familiarity with Unix/Linux
• Experience working with embedded systems
• Understanding of networking fundamentals and protocols (ex: TCP/IP, OSPF, BGP, MPLS, Segment Routing)
• Excellent communication, collaboration and facilitation skills
• Self-motivated, highly results-oriented, with a desire to challenge the status-quo

Educational Background

Master’s degree or BSc with 2+ years of experience in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related degree

About Cisco

The Internet of Everything is a phenomenon driving new opportunities for Cisco and it's transforming our customers' businesses worldwide. We are pioneers and have been since the early days of connectivity. Today, we are building teams that are expanding our technology solutions in the mobile, cloud, security, IT, and big data spaces, including software and consulting services. As Cisco delivers the network that powers the Internet, we are connecting the unconnected. Imagine creating unprecedented disruption. Your revolutionary ideas will impact everything from retail, healthcare, and entertainment, to public and private sectors, and far beyond. Collaborate with like-minded innovators in a fun and flexible culture that has earned Cisco global recognition as a Great Place To Work. With roughly 10 billion connected things in the world now and over 50 billion estimated in the future, your career has exponential possibilities at Cisco