AI-Driven Security Operations Engineer

Cisco Systems; Galway; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco is seeking a Security Operations support engineer in Galway to maintain AI-enabled security platforms, cloud services, and automation workflows. You will monitor service health, troubleshoot issues, and improve observability.

You'll develop automation using scripting (Python/Bash/JS) and partner with security, cloud, infra teams to drive incidents response and vulnerability management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree plus 5 years of related experience, or Master's degree plus 3 years in security, systems, cloud, or infrastructure operations.
• Experience supporting vulnerability management, security monitoring, incident detection, incident response, or security platforms, including AI-enabled or automated capabilities.
• Proficiency with scripting or automation tools, such as Python, Bash, or JavaScript.
• Experience supporting Linux systems and cloud environments, including troubleshooting and service operations.
• Familiarity with observability practices and tools, including logs, metrics, dashboards, alerts, and operational runbooks.

Responsibilities

• Support and maintain AI-enabled security platforms, cloud services, integrations, and automation workflows used by the Security Operations team.
• Monitor service health and security telemetry, troubleshoot operational issues, and improve the reliability and observability of security services.
• Develop scripts and automation that apply AI-assisted capabilities to reduce manual work and support vulnerability management and incident response.
• Partner with security, cloud, infrastructure, and application teams to resolve issues and improve operational processes.

Skills

Automation scripting

Security operations

Linux troubleshooting

Cloud environments

Education

Bachelor's degree + 5 years or Master's + 3 years in security/cloud

Tools

Splunk

Terraform

Ansible

Git

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Cisco is seeking a Security Operations support engineer in Galway to maintain AI-enabled security platforms, cloud services, and automation workflows. You will monitor service health, troubleshoot issues, and improve observability.

You'll develop automation using scripting (Python/Bash/JS) and partner with security, cloud, infra teams to drive incidents response and vulnerability management.