The application window is expected to close on: October 6, 2025. 

NOTE: Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received

Meet the Team 

Cisco’s Secure Workload team builds solutions that help enterprises protect modern applications across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. We are a highly collaborative group of engineers working at the intersection of cloud, networking, and security. You’ll be part of a team that values technical depth, automation-first thinking, and delivering reliable, scalable security products that power some of the world’s largest organizations. 

Your Impact 

As a Software Development Engineer, you’ll contribute to the core engineering team responsible for advancing Cisco Secure Workload. The role focuses on designing, building, and enhancing features that improve product performance, scalability, and security. Success means delivering high-quality code, strengthening system reliability, and enabling seamless adoption of new product capabilities. 

Key Contributions include:

Developing new features in Golang, Python, and Java to extend Secure Workload capabilities. Automating infrastructure provisioning and deployments using tools like Terraform and Ansible. Enhancing observability by improving logging, monitoring, and alerting pipelines. Integrating with cloud services (AWS, GCP, Azure) to support hybrid/multi-cloud use cases. Partnering with engineering, QA, and product teams to deliver high-impact features. 

Minimum Qualifications 

Bachelors  or Masters degree in computer science or related field. 3+ years of hands-on development experience with Golang, and Python. Prior scripting skills (Python, Bash, or equivalent). Experience with cloud management platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure etc.) 

Preferred Qualifications 

Experience using source control and CI/CD tools (GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins, GitHub Actions). Production experience with Docker containers, images, and orchestration. Familiarity with serverless technologies (Lambda, Cloud Functions, etc.). Strong background in troubleshooting distributed systems and REST API integration. Knowledge of TLS, load balancers, or proxy architectures in cloud environments Networking fundamentals (OSI layers, DNS, HTTP/S). Experience with Linux system development or administration. 

Why Cisco?  

At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint. Simply put – we power the future. 

 

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere. 

 

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.