Senior Staff Engineer - Agentic Identity Architect

Cisco Systems; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 214,000 - 310,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco is seeking a Technical Leader to define and build core identity capabilities for AI agents across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid setups. You will lead technical strategy from concept to production, translating identity and access challenges into enterprise-grade software that powers advanced AI systems.

You will architect scalable frameworks, deliver reusable APIs and tooling, and mentor engineers while collaborating with Security, AI Platform, Product, and Cloud Operations teams to ensure

Qualifications

• 12+ years in software engineering or 8+ with Master’s.
• 10+ years building distributed systems and backend services.
• 5+ years with identity/authentication protocols (OAuth/OIDC/SAML/SCIM).
• 4+ years containerization and cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• 3+ years with security engineering and architecture reviews.

Responsibilities

• Architect and build core identity capabilities for AI agents.
• Deliver tooling, APIs, SDKs and MCP-based access patterns.
• Drive alignment with Security, AI Platform, Product and Cloud Ops.
• Set direction, review designs, and mentor engineers.
• Prototype MVPs and evolve them into production services.

Skills

Distributed systems design

Backend services

Security architectures

Go, C/C++, Java

Linux

Go-to-market collaboration

Education

Bachelor's in CS/EE

Master's degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

OAuth 2.0/OIDC/SAML

MCP

Job description

Cisco is seeking a Technical Leader to define and build core identity capabilities for AI agents across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid setups. You will lead technical strategy from concept to production, translating identity and access challenges into enterprise-grade software that powers advanced AI systems.

You will architect scalable frameworks, deliver reusable APIs and tooling, and mentor engineers while collaborating with Security, AI Platform, Product, and Cloud Operations teams to ensure