R883406 - Senior Software Engineer - LAMP Development - CSG - San Jose, CA

Collaboration is a $37B marketplace – and the Collaboration Software Group (CSG) is leading the charge in developing SaaS-based strategies and services. The Cisco CSG offers companies many choices for conferencing, enterprise IM, mail and spaces that deliver on the collaboration promise of anytime, anywhere, any device connectivity through on-premise, cloud-based or hybrid options to fit every business need.

We’re building a new software development team to help build the tools that enable the operations and data center automation part of this vision. Using LAMP-stack, open-source technologies, and virtualization technology, along with the Agile methods, we are building the next generation of DevOps applications and solutions to support our current and future Software-as-a-Service offerings. If you are a strong software developer that like to work on small, focused team with the latest hardware and software technology, this position is for you.

Minimum Job Qualifications
• Passion for coding and building tools for operations and network applications (a.k.a DevOps).
• BS Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Math or Physics
• Advanced skills for software design and development using LAMP stack (using PHP, Python or Perl)
• Solid foundation in computer science essence fundamentals, including data structures, programming languages, algorithms, software engineering, database theory, and operating systems.
• Strong web database application development knowledge.
• Demonstrated experience with object oriented software design and development
• Strong knowledge of SQL, database schema design and at least one database environment (MySQL, Oracle, Postgres)
• Good knowledge of HTML/CSS and Javascript programming
• Good knowledge of Agile/Sprint software engineering life cycle process, including design, development, build, release, QA
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills, and desire to learn new skills.
• Ability to self-manage and prioritize work programs.

Preferred Job Qualifications
* MS or PhD in Computer Science,Engineering,Math or Physics
* 5+ years hands-on experience with software development
* Strong knowledge of data modeling and advanced query design and optimization / benchmarking.
* Advanced of the QA/Build/Release process, including code inspection,debugging, unit testing.
* Demonstrated design and development of multi-tier large-scale development projects
* Demonstrated experience with source code control procedures and environments (cvs, subversion, perforce)
* Industry experience in Unix server administration and open source software, Apache web server administration

To apply, email your resume to David Sneed: dsneed@cisco.com and reference the job title in the email's subject field or apply online: http://www.cisco.apply2jobs.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=mExternal.showJob&RID=883406&CurrentPage=1