Senior Security Engineer - Isovalent

Cisco Systems, Inc; Zürich; On-site; CHF 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc seeks a security-focused engineer to strengthen our software development lifecycle by building and deploying tools that detect vulnerabilities, triaging findings, and continuously improving security processes. You will work with development, release, and security teams to ensure timely remediation and consistent security practices across products.

You will apply your expertise in Linux security concepts and security automation to prioritize work, communicate risk, and propose

Qualifications

• Technical background in information security with Linux security concepts.
• Automation of security processes using Go, Python, Bash or Terraform.
• Experience leading security projects from design to delivery.
• Strong organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deploy tools to detect vulnerabilities in Cisco software.
• Triage findings from SAST/DAST, cloud security scanners, external reports, and pentests.
• Improve security processes with a metrics-driven approach.
• Collaborate with development, release, and security teams to address issues promptly.

Skills

Linux security concepts

Security process automation

Security project leadership

Stakeholder management

Tools

Go

Python

Bash

Terraform

Job description

Your Impact

Your role will be to ensure that Isovalent applies industry-leading security practices in its software development lifecycle. As part of this, you will build and/or deploy the best tools to detect vulnerabilities in Isovalent software, and tune those tools to ensure that we are focusing on the most valuable signals. You will provide consistency to development teams to ensure that all product teams are able to follow the same security processes across their work. You will triage findings from a variety of sources, including LLMs, traditional SAST/DAST scanners, cloud security scanners, external security reports, and pentests. You will take ownership of continuously improving our security processes to ensure that we are identifying and focusing on the security issues with the most impact at all times, with a strong focus on metrics.

You will have a strong technical understanding of the nature of identified vulnerabilities, be able to clearly express the risk posed by these issues, and be able to evaluate the merits of proposed solutions. You will have a good understanding of security risk and be able to prioritize work accordingly.

While this role requires technical security proficiency, you will also leverage your people skills to partner with development, release, and other security teams at Cisco to ensure that we address vulnerabilities promptly, document our security posture clearly, and are following industry best practices in our products. You will advocate for security best practices across your interactions with your colleagues.

Minimum Qualifications

• Technical background in information security or a related field, with significant knowledge of Linux security concepts.


• Significant experience in automating security processes using Go, Python, Bash, or IaC tools such as Terraform to identify, validate and organize security vulnerabilities


• Demonstrable experience of leading security projects from design to delivery.


• Excellent organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Skills & Experience

• A background in network security


• Experience with integrating LLMs into security scanning pipelines


• Experience with configuring fuzzers and/or DAST scanning tools


• Familiarity with Kubernetes and cloud environments (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP)

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.