Vulnerability Management Engineer (Cloud & CI/CD)

Cisco Systems; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 129,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems in Plano, TX, is seeking a seasoned Vulnerability Management Lead to turn security data into actionable insights. You’ll partner with engineering to remediate risks, set new standards, and navigate audits to ensure compliance on complex infrastructure.

You will drive vulnerability assessments, apply CIS Benchmarks and STIGs, prioritize with CVSS, and secure Docker/Kubernetes and cloud/SaaS architectures, contributing to a security-first culture across teams.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in vulnerability management lifecycle.
• Experience applying CIS Benchmarks, DISA STIGs to harden infra and cloud environments.
• Experience prioritizing vulnerabilities using threat modeling and CVSS scoring.
• Experience securing containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Cloud/SaaS architecture security experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead vulnerability assessments and remediation across complex infrastructure.
• Collaborate with engineering to address risks and deliver critical fixes.
• Navigate audits and compliance beyond rule-following.
• Translate security risks into actionable insights for technical teams and executives.
• Set security standards to keep platforms resilient against threats.

Skills

Vuln management

Compliance standards

Risk prioritization

Container security

Cloud security

Tools

Splunk

SPL

Terraform

CloudFormation

Tenable

Qualys

Rapid7

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Cisco Systems in Plano, TX, is seeking a seasoned Vulnerability Management Lead to turn security data into actionable insights. You’ll partner with engineering to remediate risks, set new standards, and navigate audits to ensure compliance on complex infrastructure.

You will drive vulnerability assessments, apply CIS Benchmarks and STIGs, prioritize with CVSS, and secure Docker/Kubernetes and cloud/SaaS architectures, contributing to a security-first culture across teams.