Security Engineer

Cisco

. Shape how Cisco designs, reviews, and verifies security across its network-device portfolio .

Posted 10/27/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesJunior💰 $167,700 - $245,200 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in security design and verification for network devices, with a strong focus on threat modeling, security reviews, and the application of device-security frameworks. Proficient in assessing and improving security across hardware and firmware, utilizing programming skills in C/C++ and Python.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Threat ModelingSecurity ReviewsC/C++ Code ReviewDevice Security TestingCSSLP Certification

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Hard Skills

Threat ModelingSecurity ReviewsC/C++ Code ReviewDevice Security TestingSecurity Tooling in PythonCWE Weakness HierarchiesMITRE EMB3DOWASP IoT GuidanceStatic-Analysis RulesSecure APIs

Soft Skills

CollaborationMentoringSystems ThinkingRisk-Exposure Prioritization

Tools & Technologies

AI-Enabled WorkflowsCI/CD Guardrails

Certifications & Qualifications

CSSLP Certification

Industry Keywords

Network Device SecurityEmbedded SecurityIoT SecurityDevice Lifecycle

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

IoTPythonC++

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Shape how Cisco designs, reviews, and verifies security across its network-device portfolio
Create threat models and review device architectures and code to identify root weaknesses
Translate recurring weakness classes into secure patterns and reusable engineering controls
Test security claims after implementation using reproducible evidence
Identify what works and where security gaps remain
Collaborate with engineers across functions, cultures, and geographies
Use AI-enabled workflows to improve security delivery
Help protect routers, switches, access points, wireless LAN controllers, campus gateways, industrial IoT devices, cameras, and sensors

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field with 7 years of related experience; master's degree with 4 years; or PhD with 1 year
CSSLP certification preferably complemented
Experience delivering threat models, security reviews, reusable controls or patterns, test cases, and reproducible evidence
Experience assessing and improving embedded or IoT network-device security across hardware, firmware, and the device lifecycle
Experience with C/C++ code review
Experience with device security testing
Experience using security tooling in Python or a comparable language
Experience using CWE hardware and software weakness hierarchies
Experience applying MITRE EMB3D, OWASP IoT guidance, or comparable device-security frameworks
Preferred: collaboration in large matrix organizations, mentoring, and coordinated delivery
Preferred: systems thinking and risk-exposure prioritization
Preferred: agentic workflows integrating models, tools, and engineering data
Preferred: static-analysis rules, secure APIs or wrappers, and CI/CD guardrails
Preferred: evaluating precision, coverage, and adoption across repositories or product families

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental and vision insurance
401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
Paid parental leave
Short- and long-term disability coverage
Basic life insurance
Cisco restricted stock unit grants may be available
10 paid holidays per full calendar year
1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
Paid birthday day off
Paid year-end holiday shutdown
4 paid personal wellness days
16 days of paid vacation per full calendar year for non-exempt employees
Flexible vacation time off program with no defined limit for eligible exempt employees
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
Up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward annually
Additional paid time away for critical or emergency family issues
Optional 10 paid volunteer days per full calendar year
Annual bonuses for non-sales roles, subject to Cisco policies
Performance-based incentive pay for sales-plan employees
Opportunities to grow and build meaningful solutions
Professional collaboration and learning opportunities