Your Impact
Your role will be to ensure that Isovalent applies industry-leading security practices in its software development lifecycle. As part of this, you will build and/or deploy the best tools to detect vulnerabilities in Isovalent software, and tune those tools to ensure that we are focusing on the most valuable signals. You will provide consistency to development teams to ensure that all product teams are able to follow the same security processes across their work. You will triage findings from a variety of sources, including LLMs, traditional SAST/DAST scanners, cloud security scanners, external security reports, and pentests. You will take ownership of continuously improving our security processes to ensure that we are identifying and focusing on the security issues with the most impact at all times, with a strong focus on metrics.
You will have a strong technical understanding of the nature of identified vulnerabilities, be able to clearly express the risk posed by these issues, and be able to evaluate the merits of proposed solutions. You will have a good understanding of security risk and be able to prioritize work accordingly.
While this role requires technical security proficiency, you will also leverage your people skills to partner with development, release, and other security teams at Cisco to ensure that we address vulnerabilities promptly, document our security posture clearly, and are following industry best practices in our products. You will advocate for security best practices across your interactions with your colleagues.
Minimum Qualifications
Technical background in information security or a related field, with significant knowledge of Linux security concepts.
Significant experience in automating security processes using Go, Python, Bash, or IaC tools such as Terraform to identify, validate and organize security vulnerabilities
Demonstrable experience of leading security projects from design to delivery.
Excellent organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
Preferred Skills & Experience
A background in network security
Experience with integrating LLMs into security scanning pipelines
Experience with configuring fuzzers and/or DAST scanning tools
Familiarity with Kubernetes and cloud environments (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP)
At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.
Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.
We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.
Skills Required
- Technical background in information security or a related field
- Significant knowledge of Linux security concepts
- Significant experience automating security processes using Go, Python, Bash, or infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform
- Experience identifying, validating, and organizing security vulnerabilities
- Experience leading security projects from design through delivery
- Excellent organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills
- 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
Cisco Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Cisco and has not been reviewed or approved by Cisco.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as robust with multiple plan options and access to onsite/virtual LifeConnections Health Centers on major campuses. Company materials also highlight mental-health resources and comprehensive preventive care, supporting strong core medical benefits.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time away includes company‑wide recharge days, a paid birthday, a year‑end shutdown, and paid Critical Time Off for emergencies. Paid volunteer days further expand opportunities to step away and recharge.
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Parental & Family Support — Policies include a global minimum for paid parental leave for primary caregivers, caregiving concierge services, and on‑site children’s learning centers in select locations. In the U.S., family‑building support is consolidated under Carrot with a defined lifetime maximum, indicating structured assistance across fertility, preservation, adoption, and surrogacy.
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What We Do
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