About the Role
Join a dynamic group of AI solution engineers at Cisco who operate at the forefront of cutting-edge AI technologies, including Generative AI and Agentic AI. This role supports the Global Specialist business and is part of a collaborative team spanning the APJC region. Our team rapidly designs and builds innovative Proofs of Concept and Proofs of Value that demonstrate how Cisco’s networking capabilities can solve real-world problems in new, autonomous AI-driven ways. You will collaborate closely with product, data engineering, DevOps, and security teams, applying formal software engineering principles across the full lifecycle - from system design and architecture to deployment and ongoing support. Together, we build scalable, secure, and production-ready AI systems that push the boundaries of enterprise networking.
Responsibilities
- Develop and deploy advanced AI workflows and multi-agent systems that drive innovation in networking.
- Build, fine-tune, and align large language models to create intelligent AI applications like chatbots and automation tools.
- Implement secure-by-design principles and embed AI-driven security measures throughout the software and model lifecycle.
- Lead the creation of autonomous agents that plan, reason, and execute complex multi-step tasks.
- Deliver rapid, tangible business and technical value through Proofs of Concept (PoCs) and Proofs of Value (PoVs).
- Ensure scalability, reliability, and safety of AI systems in production environments.
- Influence Cisco’s ability to solve customer challenges with transformative AI solutions.
- Drive impactful results in a fast-paced, innovative environment by working closely with cross-functional teams.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher qualification in Computer Science, Software Engineering, IT or a closely related discipline.
- At least 2 years of relevant experience and/or relevant vendor certification may substitute for the formal qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1).
- Demonstrated experience designing, developing and supporting production software systems using Python and backend development frameworks.
- Hands-on experience with Large Language Models (e.g. GPT family) and frameworks such as LangChain or LlamaIndex and Lang Graph.
- Experience designing and implementing APIs, microservices and event-driven software architectures.
- Experience with vector databases (e.g. Pinecone, FAISS, Weaviate), cloud-native architectures, containerised deployment, Docker, Kubernetes and CI/CD pipelines.
- Knowledge of data pipelines and ETL processes, with strong analytical, problem-solving and software design skills.
- Experience architecting Agentic AI and multi-agent orchestration systems, and exposure to MLOps and AI model lifecycle management.
- Experience training or fine-tuning models at scale with DeepSpeed, PyTorch FSDP or Accelerate on multi-GPU infrastructure.
- Familiarity with model alignment, evaluation and guardrail tooling, and experiment tracking (Weights & Biases, MLflow).
- Experience with NLP components, embeddings and semantic search, and with security, governance and compliance in AI systems.
- Experience building and training models with PyTorch or TensorFlow and the Hugging Face ecosystem (Transformers, Datasets, PEFT, TRL).
- Practical experience fine-tuning LLMs with parameter-efficient and alignment techniques such as LoRA, QLoRA, SFT and DPO.
- Prior experience delivering enterprise-grade AI software solutions.
Skills
- Python
- Backend development frameworks
- Large Language Models (LLMs)
- LangChain
- LlamaIndex
- Lang Graph
- APIs
- Microservices
- Event-driven software architectures
- Vector databases
- Pinecone
- FAISS
- Weaviate
- Cloud-native architectures
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- CI/CD pipelines
- Data pipelines
- ETL processes
- Analytical skills
- Problem-solving skills
- Software design skills
- Agentic AI
- Multi-agent orchestration systems
- MLOps
- AI model lifecycle management
- DeepSpeed
- PyTorch FSDP
- Accelerate
- Multi-GPU infrastructure
- Model alignment
- Model evaluation
- Guardrail tooling
- Experiment tracking
- Weights & Biases
- MLflow
- NLP components
- Embeddings
- Semantic search
- AI system security
- AI system governance
- AI system compliance
- PyTorch
- TensorFlow
- Hugging Face ecosystem
- Transformers
- Datasets
- PEFT
- TRL
- LoRA
- QLoRA
- SFT
- DPO
Location
- Melbourne, VIC
- Sydney, NSW
Work Type
- Commutable distance
Experience Level
- At least 2 years of relevant experience
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree or higher qualification in Computer Science, Software Engineering, IT or a closely related discipline
About the Company
- At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond.
- We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds.
- These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.
- Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions.
- Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless.
- We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale.
- Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.
- We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.
