Cisco · 7 hours ago
Data Architect, AI
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$211K/yr - $305K/yr
8+ years expCisco is revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era. As a Data Architect, you will build and maintain the data infrastructure for the LLM guardrail and red teaming product, ensuring the reliable delivery of high-quality datasets to ML systems and designing data monitoring systems for performance tracking.
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Responsibilities
Build and maintain the data infrastructure that powers our LLM guardrail and red teaming product's detection and validation engine
Own the large-scale data pipelines that process and aggregate all training and monitoring data, ensuring reliable delivery of high-quality datasets to our ML systems
Translate ML team requirements into pipeline improvements and data infrastructure solutions that enable rapid experimentation and model development
Design and implement data monitoring and analytics systems to track performance metrics and ensure the quality of our detection capabilities
Qualification
Required
A BS or MS in Computer Science/Engineering
At least 8 years of industry experience
Experience with some backend datastore similar to Snowflake or Databricks
Strong programming skills in generic programming languages such as Python or Golang
SQL proficiency for complex data transformations and querying
Strong understanding of semi-structured data handling
Preferred
Background in AI security, risk detection, or fraud detection (a plus, but not required)
Research experience or contributions to open-source ML projects
Self-starter with strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently
Benefits
Medical, dental and vision insurance
A 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
Paid parental leave
Short and long-term disability coverage
Basic life insurance
10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
1 paid day off for employee’s birthday
Paid year-end holiday shutdown
4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees
Flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
Up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
Employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies
Company
Cisco
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Leadership Team
Chuck Robbins
Chair and CEO
Carl Solder
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