Software Engineering Technical Leader – Identity Engineering

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Technical Leader managing Identity Engineering at Cisco, leading development for IAM Platform. Building scalable user experiences and operational systems for identity management across products.

Responsibilities:

  • 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 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

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 determined by Cisco
  • 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 and each January 1st thereafter
  • up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
  • optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer