security engineer in software security

Cisco develops solutions that connect and protect data and infrastructure across physical and digital environments. Its products provide customers with security, visibility, and insights across their digital footprint.

• Build and deploy tools to detect vulnerabilities in Isovalent software;
• Tune security tools to focus on the most valuable signals;
• Establish consistent security processes across development teams;
• Triage findings from LLMs, SAST/DAST scanners, cloud security scanners, external security reports, and pentests;
• Own the continuous improvement of security processes with a strong focus on metrics;
• Assess the technical nature of vulnerabilities and clearly communicate their risks;
• Evaluate proposed security solutions and prioritize work based on security risk;
• Partner with development, release, and security teams to address vulnerabilities promptly;
• Document the security posture of products;
• Advocate for security best practices.

• Technical background in information security or a related field;
• Significant knowledge of Linux security concepts;
• Significant experience automating security processes with Go, Python, Bash, or IaC tools such as Terraform;
• Experience identifying, validating, and organizing security vulnerabilities;
• Demonstrable experience leading security projects from design to delivery;
• Excellent organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills;
• Nice to have: background in network security, experience integrating LLMs into security scanning pipelines, experience configuring fuzzers and/or DAST scanning tools, familiarity with Kubernetes and cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.

• Office role in Berlin, Germany.