Lead App Security Engineer - AI-Powered Testing

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

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonuses

RSU grants

Paid holidays

Paid time off / vacation

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a Senior Application Security Engineer to lead advanced penetration testing across on-prem and cloud portfolios. The role focuses on crafting attack plans, delivering actionable remediation guidance, and scaling testing with agentic AI workflows.

Ideal candidates have 7+ years in application-level pen testing, strong cloud experience (AWS/GCP), and programming skills in Python or Bash. Strong communication and collaboration with engineering teams are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree plus 7 years of related experience in application-level penetration testing.
• Experience across web, mobile, networks, and distributed systems.
• Cloud experience with AWS and GCP; familiarity with remediation strategies.

Responsibilities

• Lead advanced penetration testing engagements for on-prem and cloud applications.
• Develop attack plans and provide remediation guidance to development teams.
• Build and operate agentic AI workflows to scale security testing.
• Contribute to risk-based decisions and drive security maturity.

Skills

Penetration testing

Web/mobile/applications security

Cloud platforms AWS/GCP

Python

Bash

AI-driven automation

Education

Bachelor’s degree + 7 years in application-level penetration testing

Master’s degree + 4 years

PhD + 1 year

Tools

Python

Bash

Splunk

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a Senior Application Security Engineer to lead advanced penetration testing across on-prem and cloud portfolios. The role focuses on crafting attack plans, delivering actionable remediation guidance, and scaling testing with agentic AI workflows.

Ideal candidates have 7+ years in application-level pen testing, strong cloud experience (AWS/GCP), and programming skills in Python or Bash. Strong communication and collaboration with engineering teams are essential.