Software Developer Technical Lead

About the Team

In this role, you will work in the Security & Trust Government Solutions Organization (GSO). The hiring manager is the GSO Market Access Platform (MAP) Software Development Director. This role will cut across multiple functions inside GSO and Cisco. GSO's vision is to be the leader in delivering Cisco SaaS offers to global government environments while attracting and developing top talent to an innovative engineering team. The GSO MAP team delivers this vision with a dynamic, multi‑functional team that collaborates and implements in an agile setting that values every individual's contribution.

Your Impact

• Provide technical leadership for a development team that collaborates with other software developers, operations, IaaS, SecOps, and incident command teams.
• Design, develop, and deploy high‑quality, high‑availability cloud service offers for Public Sector customers.
• Drive the technical vision, architecture, and implementation of the MAP service.
• Ensure software solutions meet performance, security, and scalability requirements.
• Make design decisions and balance the challenges of delivering stable, high‑quality software against rapid delivery of new features and releases.
• Provide technical mentorship and guidance to junior developers, fostering a culture of engineering excellence.

Minimum Qualifications

• Eligible for a U.S. Government TS/SCI Clearance.
• 7+ years proven experience in software development, with a significant portion focused on designing, developing, and deploying complex, scalable software solutions.
• Demonstrated technical leadership, mentorship of junior developers, and driving architectural decisions for critical components or systems.
• Expert understanding and practical application of the full software development lifecycle (SDLC), including robust design principles, coding standards, testing strategies, deployment automation, and operational support.
• Experience applying Agile and DevOps principles in a fast‑paced environment.
• Proficiency in at least one modern programming language (e.g., Python, Go, Java, C#, JavaScript) relevant to cloud‑native development.
• Experience designing, developing, and deploying sophisticated cloud‑native software solutions across regulated government, public, and hybrid clouds.
• Extensive experience with version control systems (e.g., Git), code review processes, and implementing/managing CI/CD pipelines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to accurately translate complex technical concepts into simple terms.
• Recent proficiency with Linux operating systems (e.g., CentOS/RedHat).
• Strong experience with networking, containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes), and public cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Experience building, scaling, and maintaining customer‑facing software applications and services.
• Experience with microservices architecture, API design (RESTful, GraphQL), and distributed systems.
• Proficiency with tools such as EKS/Kubernetes, Helm, Terragrunt, Terraform, Open Tofu, Git, CI/CD runners (e.g., GitLab CI, Jenkins, ArgoCD, Spinnaker), emphasizing their application in software development and deployment.
• Excellent documentation skills for deployment processes and code documentation.
• Strong interpersonal skills, capable of articulating complex technical concepts to both technical and non‑technical team members.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) plan with Cisco matching contribution.
• Paid parental leave.
• Short‑ and long‑term disability coverage.
• Basic life insurance.
• Potential grants of Cisco restricted stock units, vesting with continued employment.
• Paid time off:
  • 10 paid holidays per year plus 1 floating holiday (non‑exempt).
  • 1 paid birthday day, year‑end holiday shutdown, and 4 personal wellness days.
  • Non‑exempt: 16 days of paid vacation per year (accrued at 4.92 hours per pay period).
  • Exempt: Flexible vacation time off program (no defined limit).
  • 80 hours of sick time on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, with up to 80 hours carried forward.
  • Optional 10 paid volunteer days per year.
• Eligibility for annual bonuses (non‑sales roles).

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The applicant must be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent resident, asylee, or refugee) and eligible for a U.S. Government TS/SCI Clearance.