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This exact role may not be open today but could open in the near future. When you apply, a Cisco representative may contact you directly if a relevant position opens.\nMeet the Team\nOrchestration and Automation is now a key part of any technology and in our organization, we bridge the gap between what products do and customers need. AsSoftwareConsulting Engineer Intern, you will work directly with your Manager and Mentor to gain hands on experience of developing software solutions for customers using Cisco Secure Development Lifecycle processes, across different Cisco technologies. You will have the opportunity toparticipatein one or more projects, and interact with customers, Software Architects, Delivery Engineers,Managersand Cisco Customer Experience (CX) Leadership.\nYour Impact\nDuring the program you willparticipatein day-to-day delivery activities such as coding, customer meetings, deliverable creation, building labs, DevOps, deployment, and troubleshooting. 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You willlikely gatherexperience in:\nJava, Gradle, Spring, Python, Ansible\n\nAutomated unit testing, linting and builds\n\nWeb development /VueJS/ REST / SOAP / Web Sockets\n\nEngineering practices in git and DevOps\n\nDeployment and Support models\n\nMinimum Qualifications\nCurrently enrolled in an undergraduate degree program (Associate's or Bachelor's)\n\nQualifying education should be in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Electrical Engineering, or related technical fields\n\nExpected to continue enrollment in degree program following completion of the internship.\n\nAbility to demonstrate an understanding of computer science fundamentals, including data structures and algorithms.\n\nDevelopment experience using Python, Java, Spring/Spring Boot, JUnittests.\n\nProficiencyin SQL and relational database concepts\n\nExperience with UNIX,Linuxand Windows Operating Systems.\n\nPreferred Qualifications\nStrong communicationskills and the ability to work in a team environment \n\nDemonstrated curiosity and a desire to tackle and solve complex problems\n\nExperience in automation frameworks like Ansible\n\nNon-academic coding experience (i.e.hack-a-thons, code challenges, personal projects, GitHub, Open Source, volunteer coding experience, conference participation, etc.)\n\nFamiliarity with AI tools is a plus but not a primary requirement\n\nAny certification such as CCNA, CCNP, Oracle, Red Hat Linux, Java,etc\n\nWhy Cisco?\nAt 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.\nFueled 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.\nWe are Cisco, and our power starts with you.\nMessage to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:\nIndividual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.\nU.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.\nU.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco’s policies:\n10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees\n\n1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco\n\nNon-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees\n\nExempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)\n\n80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next\n\nAdditional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members\n\nOptional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer\n\nFor non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies.\nEmployees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:\n.75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;\n\n1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;\n\n1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and\n\nOnce performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.\n\nFor non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. 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