Software Security Engineer

Cisco Systems, Inc

Durham (NC)

On-site

USD 140,000 - 190,000

Full time

4 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Plan With Matching Contribu­t­­
Paid Parental Leave
Short-Term Disability Coverage
Long-Term Disability Coverage
Life Insurance
Paid Holidays
Floating Holiday
Birthday Leave
Year-End Holiday Shutdown
Personal Wellness Leave
Paid Vacation
Sick Leave
Family Emergency Leave
Paid Volunteer Days
Annual Bonuses
Restricted Stock Units

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a security-focused full-stack leader to develop, secure, and deliver AI-enabled capabilities across diverse environments, including applications, infrastructure, and cloud. You will lead secure development practices, integrate automation into CI/CD, and mentor junior teammates.

The role requires extensive experience in application security, DevSecOps, and MEAN stack technologies, with collaboration across Agile teams and hands-on leadership in a dynamic setting.

Qualifications

  • Requires a bachelor’s degree in CS, engineering, or related field.
  • At least five years of security experience and five years of full‑stack development leadership.
  • Practical AI/ML and MCP experience; strong DevSecOps knowledge.
  • Experience with MEAN stack technologies, APIs, microservices, and related languages.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and secure full‑stack applications and AI-enabled capabilities.
  • Assess and mitigate vulnerabilities across applications, infra, cloud, and AI agents.
  • Integrate security automation into CI/CD workflows.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional Agile teams and mentor juniors.

Skills

Application Security
Infrastructure Security
Full-Stack Development
DevSecOps
AI/ML
AI Agent Security
Penetration Testing
CI/CD Automation
Microservices
API Security
Cloud Security
Infrastructure as Code
Secure Coding
Agile Scrum
Prompt Engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related field

Tools

MEAN Stack

Job description

Develop, secure, and deliver full-stack applications and AI-enabled capabilities, while assessing and mitigating vulnerabilities across applications, infrastructure, cloud services, and AI agents. Integrate security automation into CI/CD workflows, collaborate with cross-functional Agile teams, support incident response, and mentor junior colleagues.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field, at least five years of relevant security experience, and at least five years of full-stack development and application leadership experience. Candidates should have practical AI/ML and MCP experience, strong application security and DevSecOps knowledge, and experience with MEAN-stack technologies, APIs, microservices, and related programming languages.

Key Skills
  • Application Security
  • Infrastructure Security
  • Full-Stack Development
  • DevSecOps
  • AI/ML
  • AI Agent Security
  • Penetration Testing
  • CI/CD Automation
  • MEAN Stack
  • Microservices
  • API Security
  • Cloud Security
  • Infrastructure as Code
  • Secure CodingAgile Scrum
  • Prompt Engineering
Benefits
  • Medical Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • 401(k) Plan With Matching Contributions
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Short-Term Disability Coverage
  • Long-Term Disability Coverage
  • Life Insurance
  • Paid Holidays
  • Floating Holiday
  • Birthday Leave
  • Year-End Holiday Shutdown
  • Personal Wellness Leave
  • Paid Vacation
  • Sick Leave
  • Family Emergency Leave
  • Paid Volunteer Days
  • Annual Bonuses
  • Restricted Stock Units
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