Security Research Engineer

1 week ago

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Cisco Full time
What You'll Do


As a team member of Cisco's Advanced Security Initiatives Group (ASIG), you will evaluate our global products and services to identify security vulnerabilities, weaknesses, and improvements.

You will learn to adopt an attacker mentality using tools, techniques, and processes that emulate real-world adversaries.

You will work with amazingly creative, innovative, and collaborative security researchers to develop evolving ethical hacking skills and networking product knowledge.

You will partner with Cisco's industry-leading engineering teams to assess the latest system and application architectures, contribute to creative security solutions, and gain unparalleled access to and experience with the latest technologies.

You will also have opportunities to research security topics independently or collaboratively to explore and develop tools and ideas as part of our "Free Friday" innovation and incubation process.

Who You'll Work With


Our security team is dynamic, hardworking, fun, and high-energy, but the work is done in a very casual environment that strongly encourages a work/life balance.

Not only will you work alongside a team of skilled security researchers with a diverse spectrum of talents and experience levels, but you will also be interacting with a variety of engineering teams across Cisco.

Cisco ASIG cultivates an environment where every individual's input and experience is valued. We prioritize training sessions and a mentor program surrounding you with the resources you will need to succeed.

Who You Are


Would you enjoy finding security flaws in critical systems, modeling prototype attacks that malicious actors might take advantage of, and crafting mitigations to thwart motivated and inventive adversaries? If you have a passion for computer security, enjoy solving exciting problems, and relish working with emerging technologies, Cisco wants you Global ISPs, Fortune 500 companies, and world governments all depend on Cisco for critical infrastructure, and we want to guarantee that we keep delivering highly secured solutions to meet their needs.

Desired Experience6+ years of red teaming or penetration testing experience with emphasis on remote access, network penetration, Command and Control development and use, and covert channels6+ years of Unix experience, including any applicable academic experience.6+ years of technical leadership experience in security assessmentsStrong understanding of Python, Go, or a similar language.

Must be able to code live.
Skilled in three or more of following areas


4+ years of experience with applied crypto, through implementation or analysis of crypto algorithms.4+ years of experience with network protocols, through implementation or analysis.4+ years of experience as a DevOps engineer.4+ years of security testing experience, including areas like web applications, APIs, user interfaces, mobile devices, and embedded devices.4+ years of other full-spectrum red-team tactics, such as hw hacking, physical security breach, targeted social engineering.4+ years of exploit development.4+ years of experience in a SOC, SRE, or incident response role.4+ years of Windows administration experience.

Cisco is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.

Cisco will consider for employment, on a case by case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction recordsWe will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

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