Key skills
Distributed SystemsMicroservicesPythonReactTypeScriptAIOAuthSAMLSwaggerOpenAPIAgileLeadershipProduct Management
About this role
Role Overview
- Lead architecture and development of entitlements management, provisioning systems and operational workflows for end-to-end Identity Platform customer lifecycle management.
- Provide liaison with US-based Product Management and cross-platform architecture teams.
- Lay the foundation for building scalable user experiences for all Identity Platform users and Identity related workflows.
- Use specialized expertise to interpret internal or external business needs and recommend best practices.
- Solve complex, mission-critical problems and take a broad perspective to identify innovative solutions that stand the test of time.
- Influence a defined software engineering roadmap and architectural decisions focusing on security, scalability, and reliability.
- Leverage AI-assisted development to deliver business outcomes.
- Provide expertise in software development lifecycle and agile engineering strategies across teams and partners.
- Lead and mentor others, improve technical design of solutions, and advocate for new features addressing customer needs.
- Communicate delivery trade-offs and negotiate with cross-functional partners to align on direction and outcomes.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree plus 8 years of related experience, or Master’s plus 6 years, or PhD plus 3 years’ related experience.
- Experience with distributed systems and microservices architecture.
- Experience coding in Python or other modern languages with asynchronous programming patterns.
- Experience with React and TypeScript including reactive state management, modern build tooling, and component architecture at scale.
- Experience building secure frontend applications and micro-frontends designed for integration into a broader platform.
- 8+ years of professional software engineering experience with 3+ years in a technical leadership role.
- Experience building REST APIs with OpenAPI/Swagger specifications and code generation workflows.
- Experience delivering business outcomes, leveraging AI-assisted development practices.
- Experience delivering quality software through automated testing, continuous delivery, and agile methodologies.
- Knowledge of authentication and identity protocols: OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML, WebAuthn/FIDO2, mTLS.
- Solid understanding of security best practices in web development.
Tech Stack
- Distributed Systems
- Microservices
- Python
- React
- TypeScript
Benefits
- medical, dental and vision insurance
- a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
- paid parental leave
- short and long-term disability coverage
- basic life insurance
- 10 paid holidays per full calendar year
- 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
- 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday
- paid year-end holiday shutdown
- 4 paid days off for personal wellness
- 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year
- flexible vacation time off program
- 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date
- optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
- annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies