Vulnerability Management Engineer — Security Lead for Cloud

Cisco Systems; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 129,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco is seeking a Vulnerability Management lead to join the Splunk Vulnerability Management team. You will transform complex security data into actionable insights, partnering with engineering to remediate vulnerabilities and drive critical fixes.

You will navigate audits and compliance efforts to maintain resilient platforms for Cisco and customers. You will be at the heart of prioritizing risks, setting standards, and shaping defense strategies across cloud and on‑prem environments, ensuring

Qualifications

• Vulnerability management lifecycle: 3+ years of experience in assessment, prioritization and remediation of vulnerabilities in complex infrastructure.
• Compliance & standards: experience applying CIS Benchmarks, DISA STIGs to harden infrastructure and cloud environments to meet regulatory requirements (PCI DSS, SOC2, HIPAA, FedRAMP).
• Risk-based prioritization: using threat modeling and CVSS scoring to prioritize vulnerabilities by business impact and risk.
• Container & orchestration security: experience securing Docker and Kubernetes environments.
• Cloud & SaaS architecture: experience with cloud operating models and security requirements of SaaS architectures built on microservices.

Responsibilities

• Lead vulnerability assessments and set new security standards for our platforms.
• Partner with engineering teams to address risks and push critical fixes across the finish line.
• Navigate audits and compliance activities to focus on security requirements.
• Contribute to defense strategy to keep Cisco and customers safe.

Skills

Vulnerability management

Compliance & standards

Risk-based prioritization

Container security

Cloud & SaaS security

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Splunk

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

Cisco is seeking a Vulnerability Management lead to join the Splunk Vulnerability Management team. You will transform complex security data into actionable insights, partnering with engineering to remediate vulnerabilities and drive critical fixes.

You will navigate audits and compliance efforts to maintain resilient platforms for Cisco and customers. You will be at the heart of prioritizing risks, setting standards, and shaping defense strategies across cloud and on‑prem environments, ensuring