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About the role
Cisco is looking for a highly experienced security-focused DevSecOps practitioner to join a team and improve the security outcomes of its core AI products. In this role as a lead engineer, you will bring your broad background in information security, DevOps practices, software development, and knowledge of compliance, and uplifting the organization’s security posture. In specific, you will: Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering (or related field) + 7 years of experience, Masters + 4 years of related experience, or PhD + 1 year of related experience
- 2+ years of experience with AI Agents to perform security testing and evaluations against code and deployed systems
- Experience in shift-left security, including integrating SAST/DAST into CI pipelines, with knowledge of Prisma Cloud, Wiz, or similar CNAPP tools required
- Experience operationalizing vulnerability management, including setting and meeting severity-based SLAs/exception handling and reducing developer remediation friction
- Experience securing runtime workloads and cloud infrastructure, including prior rollout of CADR/XDR/CWPP (or similar) plus experience in AWS/GCP/Azure and ability to secure Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Helm)
More about this role
The application window is expected to close on: 12/30/2026
The Platform and Security team within Cisco’s AI Software and Platform Group designs and operates the infrastructure that powers Cisco’s AI powered offerings, including Cisco Cloud Control, AI Defense, and AI Canvas. Within this team, the Observability Engineering group provides the metrics, traces, and logs needed to keep these services observable and ensure the most important workflows are continuously monitored. You’ll partner across the AI Software and Platform group to set observability standards, deliver platform solutions, and raise the bar for what “great” looks like in production reliability. What’s exciting: you’ll help build an agentic observability outcome where health insights can be surfaced faster and more intelligently than traditional dashboards and alerts.
Cisco is looking for a highly experienced security-focused DevSecOps practitioner to join a team and improve the security outcomes of its core AI products. In this role as a lead engineer, you will bring your broad background in information security, DevOps practices, software development, and knowledge of compliance, and uplifting the organization’s...
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