▷ [Apply Now] Offensive Security Engineer - 2+yrs

At Cisco we know that technology can connect empower and drive us Our mission is to simplify technology so our customers can focus on what s most important to them their students patients customers and businesses We re making networking easier faster and intelligent with technology that simply works The modern world runs on the internet and the internet cannot exist without its underlying infrastructure Cisco makes setting up running and maintaining that infrastructure easier than it has ever been before Cisco enables connectivity everywhere from neighborhood cafes to education institutions to global hospitality groups operating thousands of sites We are passionate about building real products that our customers love As a member of our offensive security team you will be a key member of a team that finds and helps fix vulnerabilities in our products services and enterprise Also we will have a substantial impact on the security of millions of Cisco users all around the world We work individually and in small teams to test several new products each year At Cisco teams work on an exciting array of groundbreaking technologies from artificial intelligence machine learning to desktop agents to container orchestration in the cloud and within IoT device firmware We believe on encouraging a positive culture by hiring mentoring and empowering smart effective low ego people and providing equal opportunities for all employees to thrive With the support of management we constantly look within for ways to improve organizationally We maintain a positive relationship with Cisco that gives us the stability and innovative resources of a larger company to change cloud-based networking as we know it We are confident you will love it here As a Offensive Security Engineer you will Perform penetration testing on product solutions and code reviews of our product offerings Lead security assessments and penetration tests Work with engineers and leaders to help prioritize and remediate vulnerabilities Collaborate with software engineers across product teams to refine the security of our product technologies and deployment practices Provide guidance and training to internal teams and partners on security standards You are an ideal candidate if A security-minded and hardworking person who has a strong focus on penetration testing and vulnerability assessments Bachelor s degree in Computer Science Information Security or 5 years of related work experience 2 yrs of confirmed experience in hardware security embedded system penetration testing authentication and security protocols Demonstrated familiarity with OWASP Web Security Testing Guide WSTG OWASP IoT Security Testing Guide ISTG Penetration Testing Execution Standard PTES Strong communication skills particularly written communication Bonus points for Have experience performing source code-enabled security assessments and adjacency analysis in C C Golang Rust and Ruby A strong proficiency in using and navigation Linux systems Familiar with hardware injection attacks like EMFI Confident with secure development lifecycle practices such as security requirements architecture review threat modeling code review SAST DAST etc 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 records At Cisco we re challenging the status quo with the power of diversity inclusion and collaboration When we connect different perspectives we can imagine new possibilities inspire innovation and release the full potential of our people We re building an employee experience that includes appreciation belonging growth and purpose for everyone Message to applicants applying to work in the U S and or Canada When available the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire full-time salaries in U S and or Canada locations not including equity or benefits For non-sales roles the hiring ranges reflect base salary only employees are also eligible to receive annual bonuses Hiring ranges for sales positions include base and incentive compensation target Individual pay is determined by the candidate s hiring location and additional factors including but not limited to skillset experience and relevant education certifications or training Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U S or Canada hiring location The recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process U S employees have to quality medical dental and vision insurance a 401 k plan with a Cisco matching contribution short and long-term disability coverage basic life insurance and numerous wellbeing offerings Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year which includes one floating holiday for non-exempt employees plus a day off for their birthday Non-Exempt new hires accrue up to 16 days of vacation time off each year at a rate of 4 92 hours per pay period Exempt new hires participate in Cisco s flexible Vacation Time Off policy which does not place a defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use but is subject to availability and some business limitations All new hires are eligible for Sick Time Off subject to Cisco s Sick Time Off Policy and will have eighty 80 hours of sick time off provided on their hire date and on January 1st of each year thereafter Up to 80 hours of unused sick time will be carried forward from one calendar year to the next such that the maximum number of sick time hours an employee may have available is 160 hours Employees in Illinois have a unique time off program designed specifically with local requirements in mind All employees also have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary which is split between quota and non-quota components 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 up to 125 of target Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid