Product Security Engineer

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About The Team
As a member of the Device Trust Assurance team, you will have a substantial impact on the security of millions of Cisco devices all around the world. We are looking for people who are passionate about security and eager to learn the ropes of vulnerability management (reporting, triaging and driving remediation).

About The Role
As a Product Security Engineer, you will play a critical role in securing firmware that runs on Cisco enterprise networking devices. You will be responsible for implementing security throughout the entire product development lifecycle and ensuring our devices maintain the highest security standards.

As a product security engineer you will:

• Implement and maintain SecDevOps practices throughout the entire Secure Development Lifecycle (SDL)
• Build and maintain automated security testing frameworks, including static analysis, dynamic analysis, and fuzz testing
• Implement and run secure CI/CD pipelines, incorporating security checks and controls at each stage
• Collaborate with product engineering teams to implement security-by-design principles and ensure consistency to SDL practices
• Develop and maintain security metrics to measure and improve SDL efficiency
• Monitor and triage incoming product security issues from our public bug bounty program
• Mentor and train development teams on SecDevOps best practices and tools

Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience in software or firmware security, with a focus on Secure Development Lifecycle implementation
• Deep knowledge of Linux and embedded systems security with strong growth mindset
• Strong programming skills in languages such as Python, Go, or Ruby, with experience in C/C++ for embedded systems
• Experienced knowledge of embedded systems development concepts, including cross-platform development and build tools (GNU toolchain, OpenWrt, buildroot, Yocto), bootloaders (U-Boot, coreboot, UEFI), kernel configuration, device drivers, device trees
• Experience with DevOps tools and practices (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience implementing and running security tools such as SAST, DAST, SCA, and container security solutions
• Strong documentation skills and ability to present complex technical findings clearly
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively across global teams and multiple time zones

Bonus points for:

• Experience with agile development methodologies
• Experience with embedded systems security and IoT device security
• Experience with fuzzing, penetration testing, or static analysis
• Knowledge of AI and machine learning concepts, with experience applying them to security problems
• Cisco security certifications (CCNA/CCNP Security) and cybersecurity credentials (CISSP, CEH)
• Knowledge of networking protocols and security frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001)
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field

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.

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 access 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.