Cryptographic Services Software Engineer

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  • Location:
    Offsite, RTP, North Carolina, US
  • Area of Interest
    Engineer - Software
  • Compensation Range
    99300 USD - 137700 USD
  • Job Type
    Professional
  • Technology Interest
    Software Development
  • Job Id
    1434505

Application window is expected to close by 04/1/2025.

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

The successful applicant will provide ownership of and be performing work in FedRAMP or IL-5 type environments, and therefore, must be a U.S. Person (i.e. U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent resident, asylee, or refugee). This position may also perform work that the U.S. government has specified can only be performed by a U.S. citizen on U.S. soil.



Meet the Team:

We are a centralized group of architects, developers, engineers and project/program managers that specialize in building and delivering cryptographic key and certificate management capabilities to the company, as well as enabling the business to deliver enhanced services to Cisco's customers. From SSL to anti-counterfeit to software-signing to information rights management to product licensing, this group of highly passionate and hard-working people provide critical security services across the breadth of Cisco's internal and external functions.


Your Impact: 

Cisco is seeking a PKI software developer for its CTIM team in Cryptographic Services team. The role requires you to be knowledgeable of PKI, certificate lifecycle management, certificate monitoring, certificate automation, and certificate discovery processes.

  • Be part of a team working on the development of a system that gathers certificates from multiple webs, network, and software sources, inventories them in a database, and attributes and notifies their owners with API integrations.
  • PKI and TLS authority: Collaborate with business units in need of certificate monitoring.
  • Policy, standards, and best practices: Develop and drive adoption of PKI + cert best practice processes into the business
  • Reporting, disparate system integration, and data aggregation

You are a junior or mid-career individual with the desire and initiative to expand your skills in a complex and highly critical environment. You have real world experience in delivering PKI services, particularly supporting a publicly trusted Certificate Authority.


Minimum Qualification:

  • Proficiency in Object-Oriented Programming (Java preferred) and debugging, along with strong skills in API design, development, and integration. Experience with Spring frameworks and RESTful web services.
  • Excellent website creation experience (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JSP) and database design/development capabilities. Understanding of scripting languages (bash, Python) and network protocols (TCP, UDP, HTTP, TLS).
  • Ability to support global operations, including a rotating after-hours on-call commitment, and experience working within a large enterprise and SCRUM Agile workflow.
  • Knowledge of common web attacks (CSRF, SQL Injection, JavaScript injection) and mitigation strategies. Ability to integrate disparate systems and define relevant reports from large data sets.


Preferred Qualification:

  •  Excellent skills in documentation, knowledge transfer, and training, with the ability to work effectively across cultures and time zones.
  •  Strong skills in Python scripting and programming, along with JIRA and Confluence management, including workflow automation and administration.
  •  Experience with Splunk for logging and reporting, moderate Linux administration skills, and familiarity with Apache/Tomcat/Nginx.
  • Prior experience with operating or building a public TLS certificate authority or trust store, and knowledge of PKI uses for device and application authentication.
  • Experience with Continuous Integration processes and proficiency in using Version Control Systems like Git.



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Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:

When available, the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including equity or benefits. For non-sales roles the hiring ranges reflect base salary only; employees are also eligible to receive annual bonuses. Hiring ranges for sales positions include base and incentive compensation target. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location and additional factors, including but not limited to skillset, experience, and relevant education, certifications, or training. Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U.S. or Canada hiring location. The recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees have access to quality medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance and numerous wellbeing offerings.

Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one floating holiday (for non-exempt employees), plus a day off for their birthday. Non-Exempt new hires accrue up to 16 days of vacation time off each year, at a rate of 4.92 hours per pay period. Exempt new hires participate in Cisco’s flexible Vacation Time Off policy, which does not place a defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use, but is subject to availability and some business limitations. All new hires are eligible for Sick Time Off subject to Cisco’s Sick Time Off Policy and will have eighty (80) hours of sick time off provided on their hire date and on January 1st of each year thereafter.  Up to 80 hours of unused sick time will be carried forward from one calendar year to the next such that the maximum number of sick time hours an employee may have available is 160 hours. Employees in Illinois have a unique time off program designed specifically with local requirements in mind. All employees also have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community.

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.75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;

1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;

1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

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