The posting
The application window is expected to close on: 12/21/2026
This is a remote role based in the US.
Meet The Team
As the Business Architect for Foundry Operations & Automation, you will define and drive the end-to-end business architecture, B2B integration, and automation roadmap across Cisco's outsourced wafer foundry ecosystem (including TSMC and GlobalFoundries).
You will partner closely with Business Leads, IT, and Data Science teams to eliminate operational friction, replace manual workarounds with automated data pipelines, and deploy predictive AI capabilities that enable durable volume growth across our Silicon One and optical semiconductor portfolios.
Your Impact
- Foundry Process Transformation: Architect, simplify, and standardize core business processes across the front-end lifecycle: Wafer Demand Planning, Capacity Reservation, Wafer Purchasing (BPAs/POs), Wafer Receiving, and Foundry Advanced Packaging (Bump/Die Sort).
- B2B Integration & Data Pipelines: Define transactional architecture and data standards for automated B2B feeds (RosettaNet PIPs, EDI, REST APIs, and flat-file feeds) connecting foundries to Cisco's enterprise systems (Oracle Cloud ERP, Snowflake).
- AI & Automation Roadmap: Collaborate with Data Science to design and implement AI-driven Operational workflows and predictive/prescriptive analytics
- ERP & Work Order Orchestration: Ensure flawless execution of transactional mechanics in ERP-including work orders, inventory consumption, and subcontractor purchase order processing.
- Quality & Traceability Governance: Align with Quality & Reliability and Product Engineering to ensure lot-level genealogy, defect data, and wafer test results flow seamlessly into downstream assembly and test operations.
- Cross-Functional Leadership: Serve as the primary architectural bridge between Global Supply Management (GSM), Product Operations (NPPMs), Planning, IT, and external foundry partners.
Minimum Qualifications
- 8+ years of direct experience in outsourced semiconductor foundry operations management, supply chain architecture, or semiconductor manufacturing operations.
- Deep Transactional Expertise: Proven hands-on experience managing ERP systems (Oracle Fusion SCM / SAP), B2B protocols (e.g., RosettaNet 3A4, 3B2, 7B1, 7B5; EDI; APIs), purchasing transactions, and work order tracking.
- Domain Mastery: In-depth knowledge of wafer fabrication cycles, foundry capacity allocation, wafer bank inventory management, and front-end quality control processes.
- Data & Systems Acumen: Experience building or defining requirements for data pipelines, and automated reporting
- Execution & Influence: Demonstrated success leading large-scale process transformation across business, engineering, and IT organizations.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or equivalent experience.
- Experience integrating advanced packaging technologies (e.g., CoWoS, 2.5D/3D packaging, chiplets).
- Familiarity with applying machine learning and generative AI to supply chain surveillance and yield management.
Why Cisco?
At 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.
Fueled 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.
We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.
Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:
The starting salary range posted for this position is $148,500.00 to $193,300.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits.
Individual 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.
U.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.
U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco’s policies:
- 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, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
- Non-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
- Exempt 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)
- 80 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
- 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
For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies.
Employees 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:
- .75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;
- 1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;
- 1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and
- Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.
For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.
The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:
New York City Metro Area:
$148,500.00 - $234,600.00
Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:
$135,400.00 - $215,200.00
* For quota-based sales roles on Cisco’s sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.
** Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.
