Security Engineer (Remote)

Application window closes: 09/25/2026

Meet the Team

The Application Security team is a high‑impact group dedicated to safeguarding our customer‑facing products by identifying and mitigating security threats before they arise. Our function is to proactively stress‑test our ecosystem, ensuring that our innovations remain secure, resilient, and reliable for our global users. We are a dynamic, expert‑led team that balances rigorous offensive security methodologies with cutting‑edge AI‑driven automation. We are incredibly excited to be at the forefront of the industry, pioneering the use of agentic AI to evolve how security testing is performed at scale.

Your Impact

In this role you will lead advanced penetration‑testing engagements, serving as a critical line of defense for our on‑prem and cloud application portfolios. You will craft sophisticated attack plans to identify vulnerabilities, providing actionable, detailed remediation guidance to our development teams to drive product maturity. By building and operating agentic AI workflows, you will scale our testing capabilities, allowing for deeper coverage of complex system architectures. Your expertise will be instrumental in making key risk‑based decisions, ensuring that our products meet the highest security standards. Ultimately, you will champion a proactive security culture, leveraging human judgment alongside autonomous agents to outpace emerging threats.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree plus 7 years of related experience, or Master’s plus 4 years, or PhD plus 1 year in application‑level penetration testing.
• Offensive security experience across web applications, mobile applications, networks, and distributed systems.
• Technical understanding of common vulnerabilities, attack vectors, and remediation strategies.
• Experience with public cloud platforms, specifically AWS and GCP.
• Ability to develop and maintain custom tooling using languages such as Python or Bash.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active contributions to the security community (research publications, CVEs, open‑source projects, or bug‑bounty recognitions).
• Experience with development and automation languages including C++, JavaScript, Python, or Go.
• Experience with Splunk or similar large‑scale data platforms.
• Proven ability to build cross‑functional relationships with engineering teams to drive long‑term security maturity.
• Strong communication skills, with a track record of mentoring team members and providing constructive technical feedback.

Why Cisco?

At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. For 40 years we’ve been innovating fearlessly to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. Our 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. With a worldwide network of doers and experts, 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.

Pay

Starting salary range for U.S. and/or Canada locations: $139,300.00 – $203,600.00 (excluding incentive compensation, equity, or benefits). Additional location‑specific ranges: New York City Metro Area $167,700.00 – $282,000.00; Non‑Metro New York State & Washington State $149,100.00 – $250,900.00.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) plan with Cisco matching contribution.
• Paid parental leave.
• Short‑ and long‑term disability coverage.
• Basic life insurance.
• Eligibility for Cisco restricted stock unit grants.
• 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 wellness days.
• Non‑exempt employees: 16 days of paid vacation per year (accrued at 4.92 hours per pay period).
• Exempt employees: flexible vacation time off program with no defined limit (subject to availability and business needs).
• 80 hours of sick time on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, with up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward.
• Additional paid time away for critical or emergency family issues.
• Optional 10 paid volunteer days per year.
• Eligibility for annual bonuses (non‑sales roles).