Software Engineer – Cloud Platform, Splunk

Cisco

. Design, implement, test, and operate a defined service, data pipeline, or platform component supporting AI-enabled security detection and investigation .

Posted 10/14/2026full-timeSan Jose • California • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $155,000 - $222,600 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and implementing backend services and data pipelines using Python, with a strong focus on AI-enabled security detection and investigation. Proficient in collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance security operations through effective data processing and telemetry normalization.

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Python DevelopmentBackend ServicesData Processing SystemsCI/CD PracticesSecurity Operations

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Hard Skills

Software EngineeringAPI DevelopmentData NormalizationTelemetry ProcessingAutomated TestingDebuggingVersion ControlEvent Data HandlingAI/ML System EvaluationSecure Software Development

Soft Skills

Strong Communication SkillsCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

Cloud PlatformsKubernetesContainersObservability ToolsDistributed Storage

Industry Keywords

AI-Enabled SecuritySIEMThreat DetectionIncident ResponseData Lakes

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudCyber SecurityKubernetesPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, implement, test, and operate a defined service, data pipeline, or platform component supporting AI-enabled security detection and investigation
Build reliable backend services, APIs, and automation workflows, primarily using Python and other modern engineering technologies
Process and normalize security telemetry, including endpoint events, network activity, authentication records, and cloud audit data
Contribute to correlation, enrichment, retrieval, and context-generation capabilities for useful and explainable security findings
Prototype focused AI features using existing models, retrieval systems, embeddings, or agent frameworks
Create measurable tests and evaluations for accuracy, reliability, latency, cost, and operational usefulness
Participate in technical design reviews, code reviews, automated testing, CI/CD, documentation, and production-readiness activities
Troubleshoot issues across software, data, and service integrations and improve observability and reliability
Partner with product managers, security SMEs, researchers, and engineers to clarify requirements and deliver incremental improvements
Participate in production support or on-call responsibilities where applicable
Work with an agile engineering team building AI-native cybersecurity capabilities for security operations

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
4+ years of professional software engineering experience
Experience developing backend services, APIs, data-processing systems, or distributed software
Experience with Python and Python-based systems
Experience with software development fundamentals, including design, testing, debugging, code review, version control, and CI/CD practices
Experience working with structured or semi-structured event data, logs, metrics, or telemetry
Preferred: experience building data ingestion, parsing, normalization, enrichment, or correlation pipelines
Preferred: familiarity with distributed storage, data lakes, warehouses, streaming systems, or event-driven architectures
Preferred: experience with security operations, SIEM, TDIR, threat detection, threat hunting, triage, or incident response workflows
Preferred: experience with retrieval-augmented generation, vector search, embeddings, knowledge graphs, or model integrations
Preferred: experience designing evaluations for AI/ML systems, including quality, safety, latency, cost, and user trust
Preferred: experience with cloud platforms, containers, Kubernetes, observability, or production service operations
Preferred: familiarity with AI-assisted software development or agentic engineering tools
Preferred: experience developing secure, privacy-conscious, and resilient enterprise software
Preferred: strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to collaborate across engineering and non-engineering disciplines
Preferred: ability to learn security operations concepts and apply feedback from security experts to software designs

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, subject to continued employment and vesting periods
10 paid holidays per full calendar year
1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
Paid employee birthday day off
Paid year-end holiday shutdown
4 paid days off for personal wellness
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