Enterprise AI Security Engineer

Cisco Systems, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 139,000 - 204,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with Cisco matching

Paid parental leave

Short & long-term disability

Basic life insurance

Volunteer time off

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a senior security engineer to join the Enterprise AI team, focusing on secure, scalable AI platforms across Cisco. You will embed security into the Secure SDLC, integrate security tooling into CI/CD, and lead threat modeling for cloud-native apps.

The role requires 6+ years in cybersecurity, 3+ years securing cloud environments, and hands-on experience with Kubernetes security and AI/ML workloads. Cisco offers comprehensive benefits and a dynamic, global team.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in cybersecurity or cloud security engineering.
• 3+ years securing GCP, Azure, or AWS in production enterprise environments.
• Experience securing AI/ML workloads and Generative AI systems, including model, data, and inference endpoint protection.

Responsibilities

• Embed security into the Secure SDLC by defining guardrails across design, development, testing, and deployment phases.
• Integrate and optimize application security tooling, including SAST, DAST, SCA, and secrets scanning, within CI/CD pipelines to proactively identify and remediate vulnerabilities.
• Lead threat modeling and secure design reviews for cloud-native and microservices-based applications.
• Drive container and Kubernetes security practices, including image hardening, vulnerability management, and runtime controls.
• Define and enforce API security standards, including authentication, authorization, rate limiting, and protection against common API threats.
• Partner with engineering teams to triage, prioritize, and remediate security findings, improving overall security posture and developer experience.
• Establish secure coding standards and provide guidance on common vulnerabilities (e.g., OWASP Top 10) and remediation best practices.
• Enhance software supply chain security through dependency management, artifact integrity, and build pipeline protections.

Skills

Security engineering

CI/CD security

Kubernetes security

Cloud security

AI/ML security

Threat modeling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Information Security

Tools

SAST

DAST

SCA

Secrets scanning

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a senior security engineer to join the Enterprise AI team, focusing on secure, scalable AI platforms across Cisco. You will embed security into the Secure SDLC, integrate security tooling into CI/CD, and lead threat modeling for cloud-native apps.

The role requires 6+ years in cybersecurity, 3+ years securing cloud environments, and hands-on experience with Kubernetes security and AI/ML workloads. Cisco offers comprehensive benefits and a dynamic, global team.