Who we are

Cisco Next Generation Fire Power Threat Defence (FTD) is the flagship product from Security Business Group (SBG). FTD integrates award-winning ASA Firewall services and world's best & well known IPS engine SNORT into a high-performance appliance. It is an extremely successful product and continue to lead the market with threat centric focus and market differentiating features. Though we take phenomenal pride in being market leaders in threat security for long time, we are constantly innovating and improving our solutions to address the ever-changing threat perceptions and changing data security paradigms so that our customers are always secured. We take our customers trust in us very seriously and go all the way to ensure we protect their data all times. Our team works on leading security and threat mitigation solutions that are highly scalable and easily manageable.

Currently, FTD team is looking for talented and motivated individuals who can work optimally in a collaborative environment and lead/contribute to the development and test of our next generation firewall technologies.

Who you are

• BSEE/ MSEE/CS with 12+ years of experience in Networking/Security Domain Development, and proven as a domain expert
• Proficient in TCP/IP Networking, Routing Protocols, SD-WAN, Access Control Policies, NAT, Carrier grade NAT, VPN, ZTNA, L3-L7 Inspection, Network management, IPv6
• Expertise on Network security (Intrusion prevention / Intrusion detection / NAT / Access-list / IPSEC and SSL VPN / TLS)
• Experience and knowledge on - Routing & Switching (OSPF / BGP / EIGRP / VLAN / STP / DHCP / multicast)
• Strong OS fundamentals, data-path & understanding of performance/space tradeoffs on distributed platforms.
• Strong Programming skills in C/C++, Python, and shell scripts.
• Fluency in day-to-day Development & Designing (Architectural designing) on Linux OS environment
• Solid knowledge of CPU architectures, Memory Management/IO and Virtualization technologies
• Experienced with board Bring-up, writing and debugging device drivers
• Hands on experience with Legitimate and Malware Application Traffic generator tools, Linux, Windows, Packet tracer, Wireshark and tcpdump Tools
• Knowledge of Security Technologies - Firewalls, IPS and Web security.
• Experience in DevOps, Continuous integration and Continuous delivery tools are made valuable contributions.
• Strong problem solving skills and debugging the failures to root cause
• Should have a solid understanding of SW quality and processes.

Highly Desired skills:

• Experience with Crypto functionalities, TLS/SSL
• Data-path throughput enhancement experience
• Experience with peripheral interfaces (USB, I2C, SPI, high-speed serial I/F’s)
• Cisco product and NXOS, IOS knowledge is helpful.
• Device driver and kernel module development.
• Agile software development experience.

What You'll Do

• Technically Lead & participate in designing, delivery and testing the New/Existing Functionality in the Product
• Ability to focus on deep internal aspects of the feature and its integration with the OS
• Should learn new features, technologies, and platforms in a relatively short amount of time
• Automate tests using FTL and Integrate them into Regression
• Work closely with customer support to provide timely resolution of problems

Why Cisco

#WeAreCisco, where each person is outstanding, but we bring our talents to work as a team and make a difference powering an inclusive future for all.

We embrace digital, and help our customers implement change in their digital businesses. Some may think we’re “old” (39 years strong) and only about hardware, but we’re also a Software company. And a Security company. We even invented an intuitive network that adapts, predicts, learns and protects. No other company can do what we do – you can’t put us in a box!

But “Digital Transformation” is an empty buzz phrase without a culture that allows for innovation, creativity, and yes, even failure (if you learn from it.)

Day to day, we focus on the give and take. We give our best, give our egos a break, and give of ourselves (because giving back is built into our DNA.) We take accountability, bold steps, and take the difference to heart. Because without diversity of thought and a dedication to equality for all, there is no moving forward.

So, you have colorful hair? Don’t care. Tattoos? Show off your ink. Like polka dots? That’s cool. Pop culture geek? Many of us are. Passion for technology and world changing? Be you, with us!

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, plus a day off for their birthday. Employees accrue up to 20 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) each year and have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues without tapping into their PTO. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community. Employees are also able to purchase company stock through our Employee Stock Purchase Program.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:

.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.