This role pays less than
56%
of similar roles. Most pay
$168,750–$222,325
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$187k
versus about
$196k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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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
Cisco currently has
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Listed pay typically runs
$167,700–$245,200
across 193 roles with salary data.
Technical Lead, Backend (Identity Engineering) joins the team to architect and develop entitlements management, provisioning systems, and operational workflows for an Identity Platform. This role involves building scalable user experiences and backend infrastructure for end-to-end identity lifecycle management across human, non-human, and agentic identities. The candidate will lead technical design, mentor others, and influence software engineering roadmaps while collaborating with product management and cross-platform teams to solve complex problems regarding security, scalability, and reliability. Required skills include experience with distributed systems, microservices architecture, Python or other modern languages with asynchronous programming, React, TypeScript, and REST APIs using OpenAPI/Swagger. The role requires deep knowledge of authentication protocols such as OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML, WebAuthn/FIDO2, and mTLS to build a secure orchestration layer for heterogeneous identity systems within the Identity and Access Management market.