freebsd jobs - Apr 2015 - Job Opportunity : Cisco - Permanent Positon – Kernel Developer - UK

Hi,

I have a vacancy for a FreeBSD Kernel Developer based at Cisco. This is a
permanent position and based in the UK near London

Contact me directly if you are interested in this opportunity.

Software Engineer ? Kernel and Virtualisation Expert

The Business Entity
Cisco is changing the way we work, live, play and learn. If your desire to work
with leading-edge technology is matched by your drive to succeed in a highly
collaborative, fast paced and global environment the Cisco Development
Organization (CDO) is the right opportunity for you. CITG deliver collaboration
infrastructure ? call control, gateways and conferencing bridges ? in a tightly
integrated solution, alongside clients and endpoints that together produce an
enterprise-grade collaboration experience.

The Team
Based in Bedfont Lakes, Feltham, the Media Products Group has become a
specialist R&D center for the design and implementation of the most
technologically advanced video conferencing infrastructure solutions available
in the market today.
The Agile Development teams in CDO play a crucial role in achieving this and
work as part of the R&D organization alongside the hardware and software
development engineers. As a member of a scrum team you will play an integral
part in the R&D process working on new products and technology throughout
the full product development lifecycle (requirements capture, through design and
implementation to system testing and integration). Products are designed, for
Enterprise and Cloud deployment, from the ground up with test in mind with an
emphasis on scalability, performance, interoperability and usability.

Role & Responsibilities
The successful candidate for this job will be the type of person who understands
how an application works within its operating system, how to get the most out of
a system, how to performance benchmark to find bottlenecks and how to modify the
system to avoid them. You will be expected to produce and deliver significant
features on your own as well as work with colleagues in collaborative tasks. You
will be called upon to deliver timing estimates for implementation and assess
risks involved. As part of an Agile team, creating unit test and functional
automation scripts as part of feature development will be expected.

? Programming in C and C++.
? Involvement in the specification, design and implementation of new products
and features.
? Architectural and system design of applications in an embedded or server
environment.
? Deliver code, unit test software modules and feature test.
? System performance benchmarking, both in terms of investigation and
improvement, through the use of automation testing.
? Contribute to test automation at unit, integration, feature and system level.

Minimum Qualifications
Candidates must have achieved at least a 2i class honours degree (or
international equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Science or Maths, or
a successful track record in the industry.

? Strong C/C++ programming, multithreaded/event driven software and scripting.
? Linux or BSD Kernel and Operating Systems Expertise
? Network programming (for example; TCP/IP, streaming protocols, HTTP or RTP).
? Expertise in leveraging and optimising embedded systems and/or virtual
machines

Desired Skills
? Agile Development methodology
? Knowledge of networking virtualization concepts /trends, deployment models and
management of cloud-based system.
? Python or similar scripting/automation experience
? Software and System Performance Benchmarking
? Device Drivers development
? VMWare and/or OpenStack

About Cisco
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and it's transforming our customers' businesses worldwide. We are
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building teams that are expanding our technology solutions in the mobile, cloud,
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As Cisco delivers the network that powers the Internet, we are connecting the
unconnected. Imagine creating unprecedented disruption. Your revolutionary ideas
will impact everything from retail, healthcare, and entertainment, to public and
private sectors, and far beyond. Collaborate with like-minded innovators in a
fun and flexible culture that has earned Cisco global recognition as a Great
Place To Work. With roughly 10 billion connected things in the world now and
over 50 billion estimated in the future, your career has exponential
possibilities at Cisco.



Many thanks

Adrienne

Adrienne White
Technical Recruiter EMEAR
Strategic Talent Acquisition
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