Cisco

Software Engineer Switching Test

Cisco$120K — $160K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree with 5 years of related experience, or a Master's degree with 3 years in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent.
  • Hands-on experience with Test automation using Python.
  • Familiarity with real-time operating systems like Linux and Cisco IOS.
  • Solid understanding of TCP/IP fundamentals and networking protocols.
  • Strong diagnostic abilities for software and network issues, including log interpretation.

Responsibilities

  • Document and monitor testing progress, communicating updates to the team and management.
  • Design test environments, including equipment selection and topology mapping.
  • Analyze failure issues on local systems and derive test results.
  • Collaborate with development teams to debug software defects.
  • Utilize verification and validation methods to ensure product quality.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • 401(k) plan with company matching.
  • Flexible vacation policy with no defined limits.
  • 12 paid holidays plus a floating holiday for each year.
  • Dedicated volunteer time of up to 80 hours per year.
Full Job Description
The application window is open until further notice.

Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applicants are received.

Meet the Team
Join Cisco's team of seasoned engineers working on Switching technology, the preferred choice for mission-critical networks in large enterprises. Collaborate with a vibrant technical community to develop some of the world's most widely deployed Enterprise Switches.
Your Impact
  • Document, maintain, and monitor testing progress reports and communicate status to team and management.
  • Design test beds, identify necessary equipment, build topology maps, and estimate test efforts.
  • Tackle problems failures on local systems and analyze results.
  • Work with development team to debug and reproduce software defects.
  • Apply verification and validation methods to improve and ensure the quality

Minimum Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree+ 5 years of related experience, or Masters + 3 years experience in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or technical equivalent.
  • Hands-on experience with Test automation with Python.
  • Experience with real-time OS (e.g. Linux, Cisco IOS).
  • Knowledge of TCP/IP fundamentals and networking protocols.
  • Ability to diagnose software and network issues, interpret logs, and collaborate with development for the issue resolution and verification.

Preferred Qualifications:
  • In-depth Platform architecture and networking concepts.
  • Proven experience on Forwarding and network features testing is highly desired.
  • Hands-on experience on testing Networking technologies (Ethernet, VLAN, Layer 2/Layer 3, Multicast, MPLS, SDN, OpenFlow, Virtualization, Netconf, SNMP etc.)
  • Hands-on familiarity with network test tools such as Ixia, Spirent

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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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