Senior DevSecOps Security Engineer: Cloud & Automation

Cisco Systems, Inc.; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 187,000 - 308,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a senior Security Officer / DevSecOps Engineer for Cisco Intersight in Milpitas, CA. You will partner with engineering, architecture, product management, SRE, and STO to secure rapid product delivery and meet regulatory requirements.

You will guide security posture, drive remediation priorities, and contribute to automation, hardening, and governance across the delivery lifecycle. The role emphasizes collaboration and leadership in security strategy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 8 years of hands-on security automation, hardening, vulnerability remediation, or related DevSecOps capabilities.
• 3+ years' experience conducting security reviews, architecture reviews, threat or risk assessments, and translating findings into remediation plans.
• Proficient in Python for building, testing, and maintaining production-quality automation.
• Experience with vulnerability triage, penetration test findings, automated security scans, and SLA-based remediation workflows.
• Familiarity with corporate security mandates, secure SDLC, product security standards, and compliance processes.

Responsibilities

• Assess and guide improvements to the security posture of Intersight applications and delivery workflows.
• Translate Cisco security mandates and audits into clear guidance, acceptance criteria, and remediation priorities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to review new features and security-sensitive designs, identifying gaps and mitigations.
• Lead vulnerability management and remediation priorities across scans, PTests, release security reviews, and incident response.
• Clarify requirements and evidence needs for compliance and guide remediation priorities.
• Define security automation, reporting, and tooling to improve visibility and reduce manual work.

Skills

Security automation

Hardening

Vulnerability remediation

Threat/risk assessments

Python programming

Security reviews

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Python

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a senior Security Officer / DevSecOps Engineer for Cisco Intersight in Milpitas, CA. You will partner with engineering, architecture, product management, SRE, and STO to secure rapid product delivery and meet regulatory requirements.

You will guide security posture, drive remediation priorities, and contribute to automation, hardening, and governance across the delivery lifecycle. The role emphasizes collaboration and leadership in security strategy.