The IOS-XR OS and infrastructure engineering team designs and develops Linux Operating system software and overall infrastructure (virtualization, admin, high availability, manageability and QoS/Policy/ACL infra) software for Cisco's service provider routing and switching platforms. This is a unique opportunity to work on the foundational layers of IOS XR software and it ongoing evolution that powers several products addressing a large customer base covering traditional SP, Web/OTT and SP datacenter market segments.
• Lead the Next Generation Operating system and infrastructure software modules for IOS-XR
• Lead and drive execution of large projects spanning multiple technologies and cross-functional team
• Engage with customers to understand requirements, develop innovative solutions and drive customer network evolution
• Impact the future of networking by developing disruptive game changing systems and software
• Anticipate and work closely with developers and marketing teams at various stages such as PRD, functional spec, design reviews to develop testplans, tools and utilities
• Drive the development of detailed architecture, functional and design specifications
· Commit to road maps with capabilities and timelines, with a proven track of product development delivered on time with quality.
· Identify technology trends and evolving social behavior that supports or impede the success of the business
· Drive Standards bodies(IEEE, etc) in protocols and specifications that will enable to have advantage to Cisco's Intellectual Property and Products. Be the voice of Cisco in these Standards bodies to influence Cisco Wireless Innovations and make them part of the upcoming IEEE Standards
· Partner with like-minded Companies to form strategic alliances to help drive Cisco's Innovations to market place, both from Client side and Cisco's Infrastructure side.
· Partner with cross-functional core stakeholders within both engineering, product management and field teams to lead the technology direction, facilitate key technical decision points, and take the architecture specifications into working engineering outcomes
· Interface with multiple engineering groups in Cisco, who are responsible for developing the infrastructure and products that define a complete [maheshc >>] routing solution.
· Align technology to business strategy, and proactively drive a technical direction throughout the organization
· Manage a geographically dispersed team consisting of both full time and contract employees and senior level technical individuals
· Document and comply with quality processes following a CI/CD methodology
· Conduct and participate in the development plans for the employees in the organization
· Work closely with the platform software team in execution of the hardware programs, diagnostics, and board bring-up.
"Who You Are"
You are a Director of Engineering with Master’s degree or BSC with 14+ years of experience in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related major
* 5+ years in a related role in driving technology direction for product line/company
* 5+ years in Service Provider Routing and related products
* 15+ years' proven experience in software engineering leadership roles
* Experience in influencing in Standard bodies(like IEEE) and technology direction of the company
* Strong engineering delivery and execution track record, with proven experience around design concepts, development, integration, testing, etc
* Ability to attract talent, inspire the organization, and develop the next generation of leaders
* Ability to build trusting, meaningful relationships with peers, stakeholders, and partners both internal and external to Cisco
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including technical influencing, conflict management, negotiation, public presenting
* Full commitment to customer satisfaction and the highest ethical standards
* Identify and drive innovation in Cisco products, services, solutions, technologies, and processes
* Strong business acumen and industry insight, thought leadership
* Leadership skills to include coaching/mentoring, critical thinking, facilitation, change leadership, and team development
* Thorough understanding of scale-out software architectures for on premises and cloud hosted environments across all layers (infrastructure, security, compliance, operations, and software life cycle management)
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