Cisco Development Organization: Graduate Software Engineer

Location: Edinburgh or Reading UK

The Opportunity:

Cisco is changing the way we work, live, play and learn. If your desire to work with leading-edge technology is matched by your drive to

succeed in a highly collaborative, fast

paced and global environment the Cisco Development Organization (CDO) is the right opportunity for you. We are actively seeking candidates for the Graduate
Software Engineer role as part of our next generation development team.

As a Graduate Software Engineer, you will be working on the full software lifecycle for embedded software which runs within Cisco's IOS operating system within our routers and
switches. You will assist with problem solving, testing, design, development, implementation and maintenance. Tasks include writing automated tests, scripting, software
development, coding networking features and lab provisioning. Depending on your role, you will program using C, script languages (Total Command Language and UNIX shell), and
the web (HTML and XML). During your first year you will be given broad experience, with a period in both development-test and development-engineer roles prior to specializing.

Primary Responsibilities of a Graduate Software Engineer include:

Contribute to product design, development, implementation and
maintenance

Software Development and Coding, primarily in C for Cisco's real-time
routers and switches

Problem Solving; Unit test, diagnostics development, debugging and
problem resolution reporting, fix and documentation

Assist in achieving target Quality Standards (ISO/TL9000)

Validating existing and new components of Cisco IOS.

Design, software development and coding of automated test suites.

Review product requirements, design and functional specification.

Perform complex subsystem level unit, integration and development
tests.

Lab deployment, configuration and support

Interacting with peer R&D teams across the globe

Documentation including contribution to Functional Specifications,
Design and Unit Test documents

Professional Competencies Required:

Strong written & verbal communication, interpersonal, multitasking, and problem solving skills

Ability to self-motivate with a strong desire to learn and ability to be flexible

Proven track record of learning new technologies and features on own initiative

An demonstrated interest and passion for computer networking

The successful candidate will have some or all of the following skills:

Experience and high level of competence in Perl, any unix script
language and C programming

Good understanding of software design principles

Good understanding of computer architecture, processors and real-
time programming

Can demonstrate competence in a given programming language.

Knowledge and experience of Unix and/or Linux Operating Systems

Experience of Unix-based development environment and Unix tools
(make, gdb, emacs, etc)

Experience in CVS, ClearCase or other source code control an
advantage

Good understanding of software testing principles.

Good understanding of computer architecture, processors and real-
time programming.

Knowledge and experience of Unix and/or Linux Operating Systems.

Experience of Unix-based development environment and Unix tools
(make, gdb, emacs, etc).

Experience in CVS, ClearCase or other source code control an
advantage.

Knowledge of IP Networking an advantage

Cisco Certification and/or product knowledge an advantage

Education Requirements:

B.Sc. / B.Eng / M.Sc / M.Eng / PHd or equivalents in the areas of Computer Science, Telecommunications, Software Development, Computer Networking,
Micro-processor, Electronics or other equivalent disciplines with an emphasis on Software Design practices

Eligibility Requirements:

Graduated with undergraduate or graduate degree within 24 months of program start date

Ability to live and work in the country of your application with no additional sponsorship from Cisco

Must be fluent in English

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Deadline for application is 31

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March 2010

Program start date: Summer 2010