Senior GRC Engineer, Hypershield Security Partner

Cisco Systems, Inc; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Isovalent is seeking an expert Security Officer / GRC Engineer to provide senior security guidance and hands-on engineering contributions within the Hypershield solution.

This role partners closely with Engineering, Architecture, Product Management, SRE, Compliance, Cisco’s Security and Trust Organization (STO), and leadership teams to help Isovalent meet security, privacy, corporate and regulatory requirements while enabling rapid and secure product delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of hands-on experience implementing security and compliance automation, hardening, vulnerability remediation, secure delivery improvements, or related DevSecOps capabilities
• 3+ years’ experience conducting security reviews, architecture reviews, threat or risk assessments, and translating findings into practical guidance and remediation plans (e.g. to comply with SOC2, ISO or other certification frameworks)
• Experience with security frameworks and compliance audits such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, or similar frameworks, privacy regulations and data protection requirements such as GDPR or similar standards
• Experience with corporate security mandates, secure development lifecycle requirements, product security standards, compliance requirements, or security audit processes

Responsibilities

• Assess and guide improvements to the security posture of Hypershield components and delivery workflows
• Interpret Cisco-level security mandates, policies, audit requirements, release gates, and security best practices into clear guidance, control expectations, acceptance criteria, and remediation priorities
• Partner with development teams, architects, product management, SRE, compliance, and central security and data privacy teams to review new features, architecture changes and security-sensitive designs, identifying gaps, recommending mitigations, and helping teams balance security, usability, and delivery needs
• Support compliance with Cisco security mandates and Build Environment Security requirements by clarifying requirements, identifying evidence needs, reviewing audit findings, and guiding remediation priorities
• Define and contribute to implementation of security and compliance automation, reporting, and tooling that improve visibility, reduce manual work, and help teams follow security requirements consistently

Skills

Hands-on security automation

Security reviews & risk assessments

Written and verbal communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Cisco Isovalent is seeking an expert Security Officer / GRC Engineer to provide senior security guidance and hands-on engineering contributions within the Hypershield solution.

This role partners closely with Engineering, Architecture, Product Management, SRE, Compliance, Cisco’s Security and Trust Organization (STO), and leadership teams to help Isovalent meet security, privacy, corporate and regulatory requirements while enabling rapid and secure product delivery.