Security Engineer

Cisco Systems, Inc; Galway; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc is hiring an AI Operations Security Engineer to join the Security Operations team in Ireland. You will support AI-enabled security platforms, cloud services, and automation workflows used by the team.

You will monitor service health, analyze security telemetry, and troubleshoot operational issues while improving observability and reliability. The role requires scripting expertise (Python, Bash, JavaScript) and experience with Linux systems and cloud environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree plus 5 years in security, systems, cloud, or infra operations.
• Master's degree plus 3 years in security, systems, cloud, or infra operations.
• Experience with vulnerability management, security monitoring or incident response.
• Proficiency with scripting/automation (Python, Bash, JS).
• Experience with Linux and cloud environment operation.

Responsibilities

• Support and maintain AI-enabled security platforms and cloud services.
• Monitor service health, security telemetry, and troubleshoot issues.
• Develop scripts and automation to apply AI-assisted capabilities.
• Collaborate with security, cloud, infra, and app teams to improve ops.

Skills

Python

Bash

JavaScript

Linux

Cloud environments

Observability

Education

Bachelor's degree + 5 years related experience

Master's degree + 3 years related experience

Tools

Splunk

Terraform

Ansible

Git

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

AI Operations Security Engineer (Grade 8)

Meet the team

Our Security Engineering team advances Security Operations through applied AI, automation, cloud technologies, and observability. We use AI-enabled tools and operational data to improve the security platforms, integrations, and workflows that support vulnerability management, incident detection, and response. This support role helps keep those services reliable, visible, effective, and continuously improving.

Your impact

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.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree plus 5 years of related experience, or Master's degree plus 3 years of related experience 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.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with AI-enabled security platforms such as Splunk, or similar security analytics and automation tools.
• Experience applying AI-assisted analysis, automation, or workflow capabilities to security operations.
• Experience with APIs, webhooks, JSON, YAML, authentication mechanisms, and system integrations.
• Familiarity with Terraform, Ansible, Git, CI/CD pipelines, or configuration-management tools.
• Relevant certifications such as AWS, Azure, Splunk, CCNP Security, CISSP, or comparable technical training.

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.