Cisco • San Jose, CA 95115
Job #2680561112
Who We Are
Cisco's Solution Engineering group is part of the company's broader engineering organization that focuses on creating and integrating comprehensive networking, security, collaboration, and cloud solutions for Cisco's customers. Cisco's Solutions group is involved in several key activities: Solution Development, Customization and Integration, Technical Leadership, Customer Engagement, Proof of Concept and Testing, and Collaboration. This group is a dynamic team at the forefront of developing and delivering cutting-edge solutions across a wide range of Cisco technologies. As part of this group, you will work in a fast-paced environment to design, engineer, and implement network, security, collaboration, and cloud solutions that drive transformation. Join and grow with us in this exciting journey!
Who You Are
You'll play a key role in developing and utilizing Catalyst Center APIs, Ansible, Python, and YAML to model, deploy, and manage network infrastructure for our organization. You will bring your talents to the group that works on Cisco's solutions which touch the latest and greatest technologies. You are a driven Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Engineer with a passion for network automation, programmability, and streamlining network operations using Cisco Catalyst Center technologies.
What You'll Do
In your role as Software Engineer, you will be responsible for design, develop, and integrate custom solutions with Cisco Catalyst Center's API suite to automate network configuration, provisioning, and monitoring tasks. Create and maintain Ansible playbooks and modules to orchestrate network infrastructure changes across Cisco Catalyst environments. Develop Python scripts for network automation tasks, data manipulation, API interactions, and integration with other infrastructure management tools. Leverage YAML extensively for defining Ansible playbooks, data structures, and infrastructure configuration templates. Define and implement infrastructure configurations as code (IaC), promoting consistency, repeatability, and version control for networking resources. Design and implement rigorous unit and integration testing for IaC solutions to ensure reliability and prevent configuration drift. Work closely with network engineers of enterprise solutions, Campus networking Solution Architects, and developers to understand automation requirements and ensure seamless integration of IaC workflows.
Basic Qualifications
5+ years of experience with a Bachelor's Degree or 3+ years of experience with a Master's degree
Experience in python, REST languages
Hands-on experience with YAML syntax and data structures
Networking Fundamentals: Experience with basic networking protocols (TCP/IP, routing, switching), overlay/underlay concepts, and L2/L3 protocols
Preferred Qualifications
Proficiency in networking and network automation programming
Proficiency with Git or other version control systems, preferred to have Jenkins and CICD pipelines understanding
Why Cisco?
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.
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