Remote Senior Identity Platform Engineer - SSO & Federation

Cisco Systems, Inc; Ann Arbor (MI); Hybrid; USD 139,000 - 204,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision insurance

401(k) with Cisco matching

Paid parental leave

Disability coverage

Life insurance

RSUs (restricted stock units)

Paid time off & holidays

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking an experienced Identity Platform Engineer to design and build secure SSO and identity-broker services.

You will own components from design through delivery, articulate tradeoffs, and document decisions while ensuring security and scalability across Cisco products. Ideal candidates have extensive Python backend experience, track record in distributed systems, and comfort with AI-assisted development tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 7+ years of related experience, master’s degree with 4+ years, or PhD with 1+ years.
• Experience building enterprise or customer-facing backend services and APIs using Python.
• Experience designing components within distributed systems and communicating technical tradeoffs.
• Experience delivering quality software through automated testing and modern development practices.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools as part of software engineering while validating security and maintainability.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop secure, scalable SSO and identity-broker services using Python.
• Own complex components from design through testing and delivery; document key decisions.
• Turn ambiguous requirements into technical specs, acceptance criteria, and incremental plans; use AI-assisted tools.
• Deliver high-quality software through automated testing, code reviews, and best practices; collaborate across teams.

Skills

Python backend

Distributed systems

Automated testing

AI-assisted development

Security & scalability

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

OpenAPI

REST APIs

AWS

SQL

Redis

React

TypeScript

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking an experienced Identity Platform Engineer to design and build secure SSO and identity-broker services.

You will own components from design through delivery, articulate tradeoffs, and document decisions while ensuring security and scalability across Cisco products. Ideal candidates have extensive Python backend experience, track record in distributed systems, and comfort with AI-assisted development tools.