Impress employers and recruiters.
Choose from hundreds of resume examples.

Target Resume Now

Tailor your resume to this Software Engineering Technical Leader (Identity Engineering - SSO) role.

Rezi rewrites your resume against Cisco's job description. Free.

Resume score gauge reading 58 out of 100

Don't guess if your resume is good enough.

See how it scores against the Software Engineering Technical Leader (Identity Engineering - SSO) posting at Cisco — free, in seconds.

About the Role

Join a team responsible for the core SSO and identity-brokering capabilities of Cisco's identity platform. You will set the technical direction for the authentication and federation foundation, solving complex distributed-systems and cross-product integration challenges.

Responsibilities

Own the architecture and technical direction for core SSO and identity-broker capabilities.
Make complex decisions involving security, scalability, performance, extensibility, and long-term platform evolution.
Lead the design and development of secure, scalable SSO services, identity-broker capabilities, and APIs using Python.
Establish durable patterns for authentication, federation, identity orchestration, and integration across Cisco products and heterogeneous identity systems.
Turn ambiguous business and technical needs into clear specifications, architectural designs, acceptance criteria, and executable plans.
Document consequential decisions through Architecture Decision Records and ensure implementation remains aligned with the intended architecture.
Establish effective practices for using AI-assisted development throughout the software development lifecycle.
Apply strong engineering judgment to ensure AI-assisted work meets expectations for security, correctness, maintainability, and quality.
Serve as a technical bridge among engineering squads, product management, and platform architecture teams.
Communicate tradeoffs, build alignment, and guide cross-team initiatives from early design through delivery.
Raise engineering standards through design reviews, code reviews, technical guidance, and mentorship.
Help engineers navigate complex problems and develop stronger skills in architecture, identity, and distributed systems.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of related experience, master’s degree with 6+ years of related experience, or PhD with 3+ years of related experience.
Experience providing technical leadership for the design and delivery of distributed systems, microservices, or enterprise cloud services.
Professional experience building backend services and APIs using Python, including asynchronous programming patterns.
Experience designing or building identity, authentication, authorization, or security capabilities.
Experience using AI-assisted development tools to deliver software while maintaining strong standards for security, correctness, and maintainability.
Experience leading complex software initiatives across multiple engineering or product teams.
Deep knowledge of identity and federation protocols such as SAML, OpenID Connect, OAuth 2.0, SCIM, or WS-Federation.
Experience building REST APIs using OpenAPI specifications and related code-generation workflows.
Experience with AWS, SQL, Redis, or event-driven architectures.
Experience with React and TypeScript.
Experience leading spec-driven development, writing Architecture Decision Records, and establishing software design standards.

Skills

Python
Asynchronous programming
Identity
Authentication
Authorization
Security
AI-assisted development
SAML
OpenID Connect
OAuth 2.0
SCIM
WS-Federation
REST APIs
OpenAPI specifications
AWS
SQL
Redis
Event-driven architectures
React
TypeScript

Location

Ann Arbor, MI
Austin, TX
Remote

Work Type

Remote

Experience Level

8+ years of related experience (Bachelor's)
6+ years of related experience (Master's)
3+ years of related experience (PhD)

Education Level

Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
PhD

Salary/Compensations

$151,600.00 - $222,400.00 (U.S. and/or Canada)
$186,900.00 - $307,800.00 (New York City Metro Area)
$166,300.00 - $274,100.00 (Non-Metro New York state & Washington state)

Benefits

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
401(k) plan with Cisco matching contribution
Paid parental leave
Short-term disability coverage
Long-term disability coverage
Basic life insurance
10 paid holidays per full calendar year
1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
1 paid day off for employee’s birthday
Paid year-end holiday shutdown
4 paid days off for personal wellness
16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year (non-exempt)
Flexible vacation time off program (exempt)
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
Up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward
Additional paid time away for critical or emergency issues for family members
Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
Annual bonuses (non-sales roles)
Performance-based incentive pay (sales roles)
Grants of Cisco restricted stock units

About the Company

Cisco’s Identity Engineering organization is building a unified foundation for connecting, managing, and securing identity across Cisco products and diverse enterprise identity systems.
The platform will support identity lifecycle management and consistent security enforcement for workforce users, service identities, and emerging AI agents.
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.