Senior Solution Architect

Job Overview

As a Senior Solution Architect at Cisco, you will play a pivotal role in guiding IT leaders through the adoption of innovative technologies and methodologies. Your expertise will facilitate their journey towards advanced IT capabilities and digital transformation. You will lead the design and construction of highly scalable, cloud-native applications on AWS, utilizing pivotal services such as API Gateway, Lambda, SQS, DynamoDB, and ECS to build a robust and flexible infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Architectural Leadership: Lead the design and construction of scalable, cloud-native applications on AWS.
• Innovative Solutions: Employ architectural patterns like serverless computing, containerization, and microservices to enhance system scalability and resilience.
• Legacy Transition: Transition legacy, monolithic applications into distributed, microservices-based architectures optimized for the modern cloud environment.
• Consultancy: Serve as a trusted consultant, promoting the integration of AWS standard processes and guiding organizations in refining their AWS processes for maximum efficiency and compliance.
• Industry Influence: Influence the wider infrastructure architecture by disseminating industry insights and advocating for the adoption of cloud-native development standards and the strategic use of open-source technology.

Who You'll Work With

Join a dynamic and empowered team of collaborative Engineers and Technical leaders/Architects who are passionate about building, supporting, and enhancing a flawless and end-to-end automated usability experience across Cisco Business Entities.

Who You Are

• Passionate Leader: Passionate about leading and learning from new initiatives and multi-functional projects.
• Self-Starter: Able to work on sophisticated processes and collaborate closely with multi-functional teams to derive timely results.
• Detail-Oriented: Possess phenomenal attention to detail and engage with end-users to understand their issues and translate them into functional requirements.

Required Qualifications

• BS level technical degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science or Engineering.
• 10+ years of large-scale software development or application engineering with recent coding experience in two or more of the following languages: Java, JavaScript, C/C++, C#, Objective-C, Node.js, .NET, Python, PHP, or Ruby.
• 10+ years of experience as a Technology specialist in end-customer facing functional roles.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Computer Science or related technical field.
• Demonstrated success as a software developer, application architect, product manager, CTO, or consultant working with various platforms.
• Experience architecting, designing, and developing applications on the AWS platform.
• Experience with Agile software development and DevOps practices such as Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Continuous Integration, and automated deployment.

Why Cisco

At Cisco, we are all unique, but collectively we bring our talents to work as a team, to develop innovative technology and power a more inclusive, digital future for everyone. We tackle challenges together, recognize accomplishments, and grow as a team. We celebrate diversity and are committed to equality, supporting our communities, and making the world a better place through technology and our actions.

Join us and be part of a team that is making a difference in the world. #WeAreCisco