Who We Are

Our vision within Cisco IT is to be admired as the world’s best IT organization! Commerce Engineering, as part of Cisco IT, does this by delivering the technology that powers Cisco Commerce. We build technical expertise within the teams, accept agile ways of working, drive engineering effectiveness and deliver with Cloud first, shift left, AI powered technology. We have a passion for our craft and value our people & culture.

In Sales Compensation (part of Commerce Engineering), we deliver a simplified and intuitive Seller and Partner experience and world-class digital capabilities that aligns with business strategy and enables growth.

What You'll Do

We have a phenomenal opportunity for a Data Architect to develop your knowledge of the various selling motions and partner Incentives at Cisco and help to define the next generation Compensation processes and tools. You will be using groundbreaking technologies and processes and hone your collaboration and leadership skills as you work with a team of hardworking engineers and interact with business partners.

Partner with Business and System Architects and Operations to define process and data flows within the Partner Program Platform space.

Assess database implementation procedures to ensure they comply with internal and external regulations.

Prepare accurate database design and architecture reports for management and executive teams.

Oversee the migration of data from legacy systems to new solutions.

Help in the smooth transition from current state architecture to the future with the right scalable, secure, optimized and performant Data Architecture in place, connecting various applications of differing technologies.

Monitor the system performance by performing regular tests, troubleshooting, and integrating new features.

Recommend solutions to improve new and existing database systems.

Educate team members through training and individual support.

Offer support by responding to system problems in a timely manner.

Be able to balance the priorities of current state architecture that requires immediate need, to the timelines set for the future state arch. Thus, being as agile as possible

Develop emotional intelligence for our customers and internal teams so that you understand their needs. Take these inputs, synthesize a clear product vision from them, then promote and consistently execute against that vision, in close collaboration with a multi-functional group comprising engineering, operations, support, product, marketing, legal and finance.

Who You'll Work With

You'll be part of a highly dynamic and empowered team of collaborative engineers, technical leads, architects, business systems analysts who are passionate about building, supporting and enhancing our partner platforms. You will interact with key business partners in Channel related Sales, Finance, Enterprise data team, Business Operations, and Customer/Partner Experience teams. You will align your work with the project team and multi-functional programs related to Recurring Revenue Growth, Partner Experience and New Routes to Market. In addition, you will work with the business and technical architecture groups, Product Owners, Release Train Engineers and leads from the Enterprise Release Management Office along with operational leaders responsible for Sales and Partner Operations.

Who You Are

A hardworking, experienced and self-motivated IT professional who enjoys digging into complicated problems and exploring details of technical implementations. Someone who has a clear passion for solving functional challenges using technology and thrives in bringing visibility to ambiguous and business critical situations. A standout colleague capable of influencing within and outside of the team, as well as being an agent for change and transformation. Someone with an ability to take the lead in developing business solutions and clearly communicating complex concepts.

Our minimum requirements are as follows:

Bachelors in Computer Science or other relevant Engineering Bachelors with strong Computer Science AND a minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar role OR

Masters in Computer Science or other relevant Engineering Bachelors with strong Computer Science AND a minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar role

Experience in Cloud Technologies (Snowflake, GCP, AWS) and Big Data with Strong knowledge of database structure systems and data mining.

Proven experience in data analysis and management, with excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities

Proven history of growing in a fast-paced environment, while dealing with ambiguity. Comfortable with “roll-up your sleeves” willing to approach to analyze data, processes, issues, to identify the root-cause problems and remedies

Strong knowledge of Agile development methodology

Experience with development and infrastructure tools including Jira, Confluence, BitBucket, Jenkins, and Git

Solid communications and organizational skills, and ability to work successfully in a team environment.

Desired Skills/Qualifications/System Experience requirements: (“Nice to have Qualifications”)

Experience in ICM implementations.

Experience with CI/CD pipeline utilizing Jenkins automation.

Test Automation experience with tools such as UiPath

Why Cisco

#WeAreCisco. 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. How do we do it? Well, for starters – with people like you!

Nearly every internet connection around the world touches Cisco. We’re the Internet’s optimists. Our technology makes sure the data travels at light speed across connections does so securely, yet it’s not what we make but what we make happen which marks us out. We’re helping those who work in the health service to connect with patients and each other; schools, colleges, and universities to guide in even the most challenging of times. We’re helping businesses of all shapes and sizes to connect with their employees and customers in new ways, providing people with access to the digital skills they need and connecting to the most remote parts of the world – whether through 5G, or otherwise.

We tackle whatever challenges come our way. We have each other’s backs, we recognize our accomplishments, and we grow together. We celebrate and support one another – from big and small things in life to big career moments. And giving back is in our DNA (we get 10 days off each year to do just that).

We know that powering an inclusive future starts with us. Because without diversity and a dedication to equality, there is no moving forward. Our 30 Inclusive Communities, that bring people together around commonalities or passions, are leading the way. Together we’re committed to learning, listening to our communities, whilst supporting the most vulnerable with a collective effort to make this world a better place either with technology, or through our actions.

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 the world changing? Be you, with us! #WeAreCisco

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.