Federal Software Architect

Application window is expected to close on 03/01/2025. However, the job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received

The successful applicant will be performing work on US Government classified environments, and therefore, must be a U.S. Person (i.e., U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent resident, asylee, or refugee). This position may also perform work that the U.S. government has specified can only be performed by a U.S. citizen on U.S. soil.

Cisco Workspace for Government (W4G) is a Cisco initiative to provide Cisco software products to our most sensitive US Government customers. It is a groundbreaking new approach to providing software products to our US Government customers in an easily consumable platform. The Cisco Workspace for Government Team is in search of an exceptional Engineering Architect with a real passion for building tools, implementing CI/CD, improving processes, and developing great teams and taking on and solving important problems for both Cisco and our customers. At Cisco, your potential to tackle big problems and build phenomenal products will change the world and make our nation safer.

The Cisco Workspace for Government Team is dedicated to enhancing the developer experience and productivity, supporting application CI/CD, and deploying our products to US Government networks. As a cross-product team, our mission is to assist W4G Developers in their work by eliminating friction, simplifying workflows through increased automation, and offering technical solutions. We enable our development teams to concentrate on delivering products.

As an Engineering Architect you will lead a modest engineering team. You will work alongside the Program Leadership to lead and develop the current team into a high functioning team. Bring innovation and order to complex technical situations. Make core technical contributions to software systems. Collaborate with cross-functional teams outside of the W4G Program to design, implement, and advise on solutions that meet stakeholder and business needs.

• Partner with the Engineering Manager, Software Architect, and Portfolio Owner team to create, deploy, and continuously improve our portfolio of products in development and production environments
• Refine architectural decisions into designs. Communicate designs to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Address technical challenges and refine designs to meet user requirements
• Keep up to date with the latest methods and techniques in industry and collaborate with engineering leaders and engineers

• 7+ Years of experience working with cloud computing platforms and services, particularly with AWS
• 7+ Years of experience in one or more general-purpose programming languages, such as Python, Ruby, or Go
• 5+ years experience automating application deployment processes, using tools and technologies such as Jenkins, Ansible, or Terraform
• 5+ years experience with CI/CD pipeline management, using platforms like GitLab CI and GitHub Actions
• Proven experience implementing and optimizing cloud-first DevOps practices, using cloud services and tools to enhance development, deployment, and operational efficiencies.

• Knowledge of TCP/IP and routing
• Capability to apply well-established enterprise standards, processes, and procedures to ensure timely and high-quality delivery of engineering projects
• Self-starter personality with a willingness to ask for forgiveness not for permission
• Extensive experience with IaC, with an emphasis on Terraform/OpenTofu experience
• Familiarity with databases including both relational and NoSQL databases.
• Knowledge of containerization and orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with microservices architecture and API design.
• Security knowledge to ensure that systems are designed with security standard methodologies
• Understanding of SDLC and project management frameworks such as Agile iterative methodologies

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