Software Engineer – Splunk Platform Authorization

Cisco•Boulder, CO

1d•Remote

About The Position

Join Cisco’s Splunk Integrated Core Platform team to build and maintain critical authorization infrastructure for Splunk’s enterprise observability and security platform. The Authorization team develops scalable, high-performance systems that manage access and establish trust across services, applications, and enterprise environments, including role-based and attribute-based access control (RBAC/ABAC). As a Software Engineer, you will build and maintain backend services that support secure, reliable access across complex enterprise environments. You will implement technical solutions, translate designs into maintainable code, investigate production issues, improve performance and reliability, and contribute to modernization of established services and distributed infrastructure. You will collaborate with other engineering teams and participate in operational support and on-call rotations after onboarding. This is a remote U.S. role, with a strong location preference for areas other than CA, WA, DC, MD, NJ, NY, CT, MA, VA, and AK. Work is performed in U.S. Government classified environments. The successful applicant must be a U.S. Person, and the posting states that the work can only be performed by a U.S. citizen on U.S. soil. A current U.S. Government TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph Clearance is required. The application window is expected to close on 10/30/2026.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field with 5+ years of relevant experience or equivalent experience; or a Master’s degree with 3+ years of equivalent or related experience; or a PhD in a related field or equivalent experience.
Professional software development experience building and maintaining backend services using Go.
Experience developing, troubleshooting, and maintaining backend applications or services in complex production environments.
Ability to independently execute technical tasks, review and maintain code, and collaborate effectively within an engineering team.
Must be a U.S. Person; the posting specifies that the work must be performed by a U.S. citizen on U.S. soil.
Current U.S. Government TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph Clearance.

Nice To Haves

Experience developing or maintaining software in C++ or working with large, established codebases.
Familiarity with distributed systems, microservices, Kubernetes, or cloud-native infrastructure.
Understanding of authentication, authorization, identity and access management, or RBAC/ABAC concepts.
Experience working with high-performance, high-availability services in large-scale enterprise or cloud environments.
Experience diagnosing production issues, improving system reliability, or participating in on-call operations.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain backend services using Go for scalable authorization and service-to-service communication across Splunk’s platform.
Translate technical designs into high-quality, maintainable code and independently drive implementation.
Collaborate through design discussions and code reviews.
Investigate and resolve production issues, improve system performance and reliability, and address technical debt in complex backend systems.
Contribute to modernization of established C++ services and evolution of distributed infrastructure, including Kubernetes-based environments.
Collaborate with engineering teams, share technical knowledge, and participate in operational support and on-call rotations following onboarding.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
401(k) plan with Cisco matching contribution.
Paid parental leave.
Short- and long-term disability coverage.
Basic life insurance.
Eligible employees may receive Cisco restricted stock unit grants, which vest following continued employment for defined periods.
10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus one floating holiday for non-exempt employees.
One paid day off for an employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and four paid personal wellness days.
Non-exempt employees receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees.
Exempt employees participate in a flexible vacation time off program with no defined usage limit, subject to availability and business limitations.
80 hours of sick time on hire and each January 1 thereafter, with up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward.
Additional paid time away may be requested for critical or emergency family issues.
Optional 10 paid volunteer days per full calendar year.
Employees in non-sales roles are eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco policies.