Senior Staff Engineer, Splunk Platform Identity

Cisco

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Quick summary

Work type: Remote
Location: Usa-Boulder
Salary: $174,700–$253,400 / yr
Posted: 1 day ago
Closes: Jun 19, 2026

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $214k

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Cisco Systems is the world''s leading networking technology company, designing and manufacturing networking hardware, telecommunications equipment, and cybersecurity solutions for businesses and governments. Industry: Networking Technology & Cybersecurity

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TL;DR · Senior Staff Engineer, Splunk Platform Identity

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As a senior technical leader within the Splunk Platform Identity organization at Cisco, you will oversee three geographically distributed engineering teams responsible for developing and maintaining identity management solutions across platform, security, and observability domains. Your daily responsibilities include leading team members to develop systems, scope projects, mitigate risks, and promote best practices while collaborating closely with Product Management to translate customer needs into product features. You will also guide architecture, software design, and security through mentorship and code reviews, ensuring high standards in a critical area that impacts the unified Cisco product experience. The role requires expertise in Golang or C++, experience with cloud platforms like AWS and Kubernetes, and a deep understanding of evolving identity and security industry standards to address complex business challenges at scale.

Skills

Golang C++ AWS Kubernetes CI/CD Python PostgreSQL Docker Prometheus Git Jira Confluence Scrum DevOps Terraform Ansible JSON YAML

What you'll do

Lead team members in developing systems and decomposing projects to manage technical debt and risk.
Drive the creation of project timelines, design specifications, and system flow diagrams for product development.
Mentor team members on architecture, software design, and security through coaching and code reviews.
Translate customer needs into designs and features by collaborating with Product Management and specialists.
Assess and address security vulnerabilities identified during ongoing Security testing activities.

What we're looking for

12+ years of experience in software engineering.
Proven track record in designing and delivering scalable identity products.
Proficiency in Golang or C++ programming languages.
Experience building solutions on diverse platforms including Cloud, AWS, Kubernetes.
Strong understanding of evolving identity and security industry standards.

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