Hyperscale Data Center Network Architect (SONiC)

Cisco; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 169,000 - 237,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision insurance

401(k) with Cisco match

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Cisco is seeking a Customer Delivery Architect to support a hyperscale web customer in the Seattle area, focusing on SONiC-based data center fabrics and Cisco Silicon One. You’ll work at the intersection of open networking software, programmable silicon, and infrastructure operations.

You will collaborate with Cisco Silicon One engineering, SONiC developers, and validation teams to design, troubleshoot, and optimize large-scale networks for AI/ML and HPC workloads, driving DevOps maturity and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 10+ years of experience in networking, distributed systems, or hyperscale infrastructure.
• Deep knowledge of data center networking architectures and large-scale routing environments.
• Strong troubleshooting skills across software, hardware, and network protocols.
• Experience working in large production environments with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Act as the technical authority for SONiC deployments running on Cisco Silicon One platforms in large-scale production environments.
• Provide architectural guidance and operational support for hyperscale data center fabrics supporting AI/ML workloads.
• Troubleshoot complex issues across the stack including SONiC containers, Linux networking, routing protocols, and ASIC forwarding behavior.
• Perform deep debugging and analysis using Silicon One SDK tools and ASIC telemetry to identify hardware and software interactions.
• Support both production and pre-production validation environments running SONiC and Cisco platforms including NCS5500, Catalyst 8000, Nexus 3000/9000, and NCS1K.
• Collaborate directly with Cisco silicon architects, SONiC development teams, and software engineering groups to resolve defects and improve platform capabilities.
• Optimize network fabrics designed for AI/ML clusters using RDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE) and other high-performance transport mechanisms.
• Guide the customer in adopting DevOps-driven operational models, including CI/CD pipelines for SONiC software validation and infrastructure automation.
• Help implement observability, telemetry, and automated validation frameworks to improve reliability at hyperscale.
• Act as a trusted technical advisor, building strong relationships with customer network engineering and infrastructure teams.

Skills

BGP

ISIS

MPLS/SR

VXLAN/EVPN

IPv6

Data center fabrics

Python

CI/CD

Git

Linux networking

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/EE or related

Tools

SONiC

SAI

Redis DB

Docker

Kubernetes

Silicon One

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Cisco is seeking a Customer Delivery Architect to support a hyperscale web customer in the Seattle area, focusing on SONiC-based data center fabrics and Cisco Silicon One. You’ll work at the intersection of open networking software, programmable silicon, and infrastructure operations.

You will collaborate with Cisco Silicon One engineering, SONiC developers, and validation teams to design, troubleshoot, and optimize large-scale networks for AI/ML and HPC workloads, driving DevOps maturity and