# Technical Lead, Network Engineering

**Company**: Cisco
**Location**: San Jose, California
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $186,900.00 to $267,700.00
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

This Technical Lead, Network Engineering role at Cisco involves leading the development and support of networking products using Cisco IOS-XR and open-source technologies. The successful candidate will serve as a technical focal point for customer solutions, partnering with engineering teams to troubleshoot complex issues and drive problem resolution.

Key responsibilities include:

- Serving as a technical expert for customer solutions, translating real-world constraints into scalable designs and operational models

- Collaborating with engineering teams to resolve complex issues across datacenter and cloud networking stacks

- Supporting high-priority customers on deep, cross-layer issues using data-backed analysis

- Applying hyper-scale operational best practices to improve issue detection and resolution

- Developing and maintaining Python-based tools for operational data analysis and visualization

The ideal candidate will have:

- A Bachelor's degree + 8 years of related experience, or Master's + 6 years, or PhD + 3 years, or equivalent experience

- Experience with routing and switching technologies, structured data, and operational telemetry

- Proficiency in Python and experience with AI-assisted tools or workflows

- Familiarity with OpenConfig, YANG data models, and Linux

In terms of benefits, Cisco offers a comprehensive package including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with matching contribution, paid parental leave, and various paid time off programs.

## Skills

### Required
- Python
- routing and switching technologies
- structured data
- operational telemetry
- AI-assisted tools
- OpenConfig
- YANG data models
- Linux

### Nice to have
- familiarity with OpenConfig paths
- experience with gNMI
- strong Linux experience
- background in system architecture
- network testing and validation tools

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