Software Security Engineer

020 Cisco Systems, Inc.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid volunteering time off

Hybrid work culture

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. in Bengaluru is seeking an experienced security-minded software engineer to advance AI-native security for applications and infrastructure.

You will work within the Supply Chain & Legal IT Security team to secure services, tools, platforms, and data across Cisco’s global operations. You will lead secure design and implementation, collaborate with product owners and delivery teams, and mentor juniors while driving an AI-led transformation across projects.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in security engineering or related IT field.
• Strong understanding of AI/ML concepts and practical AI techniques.
• Proficiency in DevSecOps, application security and security testing.
• Experience with MEAN stack, API security and application integration.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with engineers and architects to build secure applications in a Scrum Agile environment.
• Conduct security assessments, scans and audits to identify vulnerabilities.
• Perform lightweight application and infrastructure penetration testing.
• Automate security into CI/CD pipelines and AI tools to streamline build, test and deployment.

Skills

SOC Analyst experience

AI/ML concepts

DevSecOps

Full-stack development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Angular

GoLang

Python

Node.js

Java

Java/TypeScript

RESTful Services

Job description

Who you'll work with

As a member of the Cisco IT team, you will be a valuable part of the Supply Chain & Legal IT Security team. Our team is dedicated to securing the services, tools, platforms, and data that are important for powering one of the top supply chains in the world. At Cisco, we prioritise innovation and evolution to provide our Supply Chain team with a competitive advantage. This includes optimising and automating business process systems, effectively utilising cloud service providers, and developing pioneering in-house solutions. You will collaborate with Product Owners, Other Architects, Tech Leads, Analysts, and global delivery teams within the Organization, as well as across various functions in Cisco. You'll have the opportunity to join a dynamic, empowered, and collaborative team that values diverse perspectives and inclusive practices, all focused on building, supporting, and enhancing a seamless end-to-end Orchestrator system. We believe that adopting diversity and fostering an inclusive environment are key to driving innovation and achieving success. Our team is committed to ensuring that everyone feels respected, valued, and empowered to contribute their unique ideas and experiences.

Who you are

As an experienced security-minded software engineer, you possess a deep passion for application and infrastructure security and excel in developing solutions within agile environments. Your self-motivation and resourcefulness enable you to address complex security challenges and drive innovative solutions. You thrive in collaborative settings, working effectively with stakeholders to deliver growth and value across projects. Your adaptability allows you to navigate ambiguity with ease, making you an asset in dynamic and evolving situations. You have a demonstrated ability to influence and inspire both within your team and across the organisation, contributing to strategic initiatives and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. You are adept at the AI-led transformation and inspired to evolve our solutions and ways of working with an AI-focused approach.

Your specific responsibilities will include:

• Work with a team of engineers and architects responsible for the software design, development and building applications in a Scrum Agile environment. Experience in delivering AI-native full-stack user stories as part of agile scrum-team work.
• Conduct security assessments, scans, and audits to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities in applications and infrastructure
• Perform lightweight application and infrastructure penetration testing
• Implement and carry out security best practices for applications, AI platforms/agents, infrastructure as code (IaC), cloud services, and network architectures.
• AI red-team testing, prompt stress testing, secure MCP/A2A agent validation and defining Policy Based Access Controls.
• Automate security: Integrate security tools and checks into the CI/CD pipeline and AI Tools to automate the build, test, and deployment process.
• Able to develop code, debug security issues, suggest improvements, review the code, provide solutions to systemic problems and be hands‑on with various code bases and technology stacks.
• Collaborating with Engineers, Subject Matter Experts, Vendors and Architects to build and peer review applications, handle Skills-libraries and align with a secure architectural vision.
• Working closely with the Scrum master, Product owner, and global delivery teams to drive and contribute to project releases and sprint work.
• Fix Security vulnerabilities and keep the application secure.
• Mentoring and providing technical support to junior colleagues.
• Design, develop, and optimise in‑app and role‑based AI Agents with secure, scalable semantic layers, multi‑agent protocols, and agent training features.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally to integrate agents with external tools and services, giving to a robust integration framework.

Minimum requirements:

• 5+ years of experience as a SOC Analyst, Detection Engineer, Security Engineer, or Threat Intelligence Analyst or in an adjacent IT field.
• Strong understanding of AI/ML concepts and experience in implementing AI techniques & MCP tools in practical applications, as well as proficiency in security.
• Proficiency in DevSecOps principles, application security, and application security testing.
• Experienced in the MEAN stack, API security, and application integration.
• Good understanding of the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
• Collaborate across teams: Work with developers and operations teams to develop a culture of shared security responsibility.
• Incident response: Supervise for security threats, respond to and mitigate security incidents, and perform post‑mortem/root cause analysis to prevent future occurrences.
• Implement security policies: Develop and carry out security policies and procedures and ensure compliance with regulations.
• Experience in developing microservices using any of the following technologies: Angular, GoLang, Python, Node JS, JAVA, Java/Typescript and Restful Services.
• Good understanding of Agile and DevSecOps practices and toolsets.
• Proficiency with CI/CD tools, cloud security services, and IaC tools.
• Knowledge of secure coding practices, scripting, and automation is also vital.
• Proficiency in SQL, PL/SQL and Extensive hands‑on experience with relational, in‑memory and NoSQL databases, including Oracle, Snowflake and Mongo.
• Positive and self‑starter demeanour, with a strong communication and time management abilities.
• Works independently but seeks guidance from leaders when needed and resolves the best approach to accomplish work.
• Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience.

Preferred Requirements:

• Professional understanding of HTTP data interchange and operations, TCP ports, and anomalous action logging.
• Working knowledge of HTTP intercept/forwarding, proxies and mutating/poisoning data payloads.
• Experience with Pentesting and tooling like Caido and Burp Suite.
• Familiarity with cloud services such as Oracle Cloud, AWS, and Azure.
• Experience with REACT, Angular, Node, JAVA, Java/TypeScript, RPA technologies, Oracle, Mongo, and Snowflake.
• Experience with test automation strategies and tools, such as UiPath, Playwright or Fluent.
• Advanced prompt engineering skills.
• Over 5 years of experience with full-stack development, design, and technically leading application development.
• Certifications in Java, DB, Cloud, AWS and AI/ML are highly valued.

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.

Take your next step and be you with us!

Benefits

• Dedicated paid time off to volunteer—80 hours each year—allows us to give back to causes we are passionate about, and nearly 86% do!
• Our technology, tools, and culture pioneered hybrid work trends, allowing all to not only give their best but also be their best.
• Cisconians often experience one company and many careers where learning and development are encouraged and supported at every stage.

#WeAreCisco where every individual brings their unique skills and perspectives together to pursue our purpose of powering an inclusive future for all. Our passion is connection—we celebrate our employees’ diverse set of backgrounds and focus on unlocking potential.

We understand our outstanding opportunity to bring communities together, and at the heart of that is our people.

One-third of Cisconians collaborate in our 30 employee resource organisations, called Inclusive Communities, to connect, foster belonging, learn to be informed allies, and make a difference.

Our purpose, driven by our people, is what makes us the worldwide leader in technology that powers the internet. Helping our customers reimagine their applications, secure their enterprise, transform their infrastructure, and meet our sustainability goals is what we do best. We ensure that every step we take is a step towards a more inclusive future for all.