Senior Software Technical Leader, Duo Identity AI

• Own the end-to-end architecture and cross-product integration strategy for our Kafka-based data infrastructure
• Serve as the primary technical authority for data ecosystems spanning Cisco Identity Intelligence, Duo, and our emerging agentic product lines
• Drive the design and implementation of high-scale, event-driven data flows
• Define the standards for schema management, data quality, and observability
• Influence production readiness and operational maturity
• Use your deep expertise in large-scale Kafka deployments to build resilient, self-healing systems
• Act as a central technical bridge between disparate engineering teams

• Bachelor’s degree and 12+ years of industry experience, or Masters and 8+ years of industry experience, or PhD and 6+ years of industry experience
• 4+ years of experience with Kafka, data infrastructure, and/or streaming architecture to include building and operating production systems
• Experience in AI-driven development experience to include writing code, building systems, and developing strategies for using AI to assist in work
• Experience building cloud services to include AWS, GCP or Azure
• Experience in Identity and Security domains
• SRE/operations experience to run this infrastructure reliably in production
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and identify technical solutions and paths forward
• Ability to influence without authority
• Ability to continuously iterate and make decisions with a bias of action

Demonstrates expertise in Kafka-based data infrastructure, including architecture, integration, and operational maturity. Proficient in building cloud services and navigating the Identity and Security domains while driving AI-driven development strategies.

• Kafka Expertise
• Cloud Services Development
• Data Infrastructure Management
• AI-Driven Development
• SRE/Operations Experience

• Kafka
• Data Infrastructure
• Streaming Architecture
• Cloud Services
• AI Development
• Schema Management
• Data Quality
• Observability
• Event-Driven Data Flows
• Production Systems

• Influencing Without Authority
• Navigating Ambiguity
• Decision-Making
• Iterative Improvement
• Bias for Action

• Identity Domain
• Security Domain
• Operational Maturity
• Technical Authority
• Cross-Product Integration

• AWS
• GCP
• Azure