Senior Software Engineer (devops & Automation), Traffic Insights

Engineering · Global

Job description

Please note that we have a hybrid approach to work and you’ll need to be in our Netanya offices 2 days per week.

Who We Are

Cisco ThousandEyes is a Digital Experience Assurance platform that empowers organizations to deliver flawless digital experiences across every network – even the ones they don’t own. Powered by AI and an unmatched set of cloud, internet and enterprise network telemetry data, ThousandEyes enables IT teams to proactively detect, diagnose, and remediate issues – before they impact end- user experiences.

ThousandEyes is deeply integrated across the entire Cisco technology portfolio and beyond, helping customers deploy at scale while also delivering AI-powered assurance insights within Cisco’s leading Networking, Security, Collaboration, and Observability portfolios.

About The Team

Enterprise monitoring is a new initiative and team within ThousandEyes with the charter to extend visibility beyond synthetic into real enterprise customers network traffic visibility. The goal is to provide richer visibility and real user traffic monitoring for enterprise networks, that collects, measures, enriches, correlates, and visualizes real customers network traffic and flow data.

With this data ThousandEyes customers can gain insight into their enterprise networks traffic that enable them to troubleshoot and take actions based on these insights.

What You'll Do

  • Develop and refine the test automation infrastructure for Cisco's ThousandEyes Enterprise Monitoring, enhancing network observability and cloud intelligence logic.
  • Conceive and implement a comprehensive testing strategy encompassing full stack testing and simulation of complicated network topologies.
  • Utilize Java to craft test infrastructure and automation for application and endpoint detection, leveraging cutting-edge traffic injection and virtualization technologies.
  • Spearhead the entire product regression cycle across diverse platforms, including alpha system testing, and interface with multiple components.
  • Drive product quality improvement and exhibit a commitment to professional growth and skill enhancement.
  • Work on automation for network devices as well as cloud services, combining different skills.

 What We're Looking For

  • A proactive test engineer with a knack for understanding system intricacies and a passion for identifying vulnerabilities.
  • Proficient in programming with a robust networking background.
  • Capable of leading initiatives and managing comprehensive testing and automation projects from design through to execution.
  • Strong Java coding proficiency and familiarity with software testing techniques, including test planning and automation.
  • Experience with test automation frameworks (e.g., JSystem or similar).
  • Experience with CI/CD pipeline, automation over cloud solutions, knowledge in AWS cloud technologies (e.g., CloudWatch monitoring, cloud metrics monitoring with Grafana, EC2).
  • Knowledge of networking and tools including Jenkins, Ansible and Selenium.

Desirable Skills

  • Expertise in virtualization technologies (ESXi, KVM, Zen, etc.) and familiarity with Cisco technologies.
  • Experience in SaaS applications testing, delivery and support.

Join us at Cisco ThousandEyes and elevate the standard of enterprise technology with your expertise and innovative spirit. Apply now to shape the future of network monitoring.

Cisco values the perspectives and skills that emerge from employees with diverse backgrounds. That's why Cisco is expanding the boundaries of discovering top talent by not only focusing on candidates with educational degrees and experience but also placing more emphasis on unlocking potential. We believe that everyone has something to offer and that diverse teams are better equipped to solve problems, innovate, and create a positive impact.

We encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every single qualification. Not all strong candidates will meet every single qualification. Research shows that people from underrepresented groups are more prone to experiencing imposter syndrome and doubting the strength of their candidacy. We urge you not to prematurely exclude yourself and to apply if you're interested in this work.

Cisco is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. Cisco will consider for employment, on a case by case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.