Network Systems Engineer

Who We Are

Today’s challenging business environment is more than that – it’s a period of disruption between the pandemic, global business change and internal process complexity. For us to focus on simplicity and the best customer experience, we need great talent and the right skillsets to be successful. This is now a mantra for our Cisco leadership team and for us.

The Control Center Networking team is changing the way we run Cisco’s operations by maximizing the power of technology, the best of business processes and outstanding data insights. Together, we will Reinvent the Cisco experience. Show the world how to Reinvent applications and leverage the future of the Internet to Showcase the power of Cisco: our people, products, processes, systems, and data. Please join us and make this journey together

What You'll Do

The Network Systems Engineer position is responsible for the support and delivery of Network automation, security, and monitoring services to IoT customers, including maintenance and creation of new tools. In this role, you will be working in a fast-paced, high-impact environment as a visible contributor delivering on our commitments. The ideal candidate is a creative problem solver, comfortable with challenging the status quo and able to rapidly respond to escalated issues. With a top-tier mix of broad networking knowledge and programming skills, as well as excellent troubleshooting skills, you're well positioned to become a trusted advisor capable of building a long list of contributions to your team, Cisco, and their customers.

Who You'll Work With

As part of the Control Center Networking team, you will work with our network architects and engineers, and the mobility team. This is a team of highly motivated individuals running our IoT offer. We move at a fast pace and are passionate about automation. We have a history of building environments at a large scale and are looking for someone with just as much passion as we have.

Who You Are

What is required for this position:

• Experience in software development and maintenance experience in at least one of the following: Netconf, Yang, Python
• Experience with routing protocols like OSPF, BGP, MPLS, EIGRP
• Experience with Nexus platforms: N7K, N9K.
• Experience with security protocols, encryption (IPSEC, SSL), VPN, Cisco Firewalls
• Experience in utilizing programming/scripting languages such as Python/bash for network automation.
• Experienced with CISCO ACI is a plus
• Experienced with various container and container orchestration technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, etc.
• Superb attention to detail, specification, and ability to solve/fix complex problems in customer
• Excellent hardware/software problem-solving skills and ability to navigate challenging situations in a professional manner with minimal guidance
• Well-organized and highly efficient working in a multi-tasking dynamic environment
• Self-development attitude and willingness to learn new technologies
• Experience collaborating with customers, developers, UX designers, and other non-technical partners.
• Able to maintain a high level of coding, testing, and engineering standards
• Able to be flexible and adaptable if changes in priorities occur
• Self-starters and fast learners who can independently research and resolve issues using appropriate resources
• Comfortable working with multi-disciplinary, multicultural, and geographically dispersed teams
• Confident and proactive in communicating challenges or opportunities
• Committed to their personal success, as well as success of their peers
• Technologists at heart and leaders in practice.

Why Cisco

At Cisco, each person brings their unique talents to work as a team and make a difference.

Yes, our technology changes the way the world works, lives, plays, and learns, but our edge comes from our people. We connect everything – people, processes, data, and things – and we use those connections to change our world for the better. We innovate everywhere - From launching a new era of networking that adapts, learns, and protects, to building Cisco Services that accelerate businesses and business results. Our technology powers entertainment, retail, healthcare, education, and more – from Cities to your everyday devices. We benefit everyone - We do all of this while striving for a culture that empowers every person to be the difference, at work and in our communities.

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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.

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 access 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, plus a day off for their birthday. Employees accrue up to 20 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) each year and have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues without tapping into their PTO. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community. Employees are also able to purchase company stock through our Employee Stock Purchase Program.

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.