Cisco Cloud Security is a leading provider of network security services, enabling the world to connect to the Internet with confidence on any device, anywhere, anytime. The Secure Internet Gateway (SIG) team is building the next generation of firewall, proxy, and inspection services as highly-available distributed systems using cloud engineering practices. We are building the future of cloud-delivered, AI-powered, multi-dimensional security, specializing in core platforms like APIGW, Auth Service (OAuth2), resilient RESTful APIs, and Enterprise Network integrations.
Your ImpactWe are looking for hardworking engineers to help us launch the next generation of cloud-delivered security services and deliver a stronger offering with an outstanding customer experience. You will work in a fast-paced, technically challenging environment, involved in all stages of the product development process—from solving complex engineering problems to working directly with customers. Your contributions will be critical to the success of the next wave of innovation in the security industry.
Build intuitive user interfaces, resilient RESTful APIs, and enterprise network integrations for cloud security products.
Lead the development of functional components.
Contribute to all phases of product development, operations, and maintenance.
Solve important customer problems and deliver the most impactful results.
Contribute to a no-blame culture that values learning, transparency, accountability, trust, kindness, and mutual respect.
9+ years of professional software development experience.
Experience with APIGW, NGINX, and KONG technology.
Experience with OAuth2 authorization frameworks.
Experience with cloud-native technologies (Docker, Go, Python, Terraform) and AWS services (DDB, RDS, EKS, Lambda, ECS, S3, IAM, CloudWatch).
Experience with web application technologies (HTTP, HTML, PHP, CSS, JavaScript, React) and building RESTful APIs.
Experience with DevOps, continuous integration (CI), and continuous deployment (CD) practices.
Working knowledge of testing methodologies, monitoring, and observability tools (e.g., Splunk, Grafana).
Strong understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems.
Proven ability to troubleshoot system failures and outages with a growth mindset.
Experience working with cross-functional teams with strong collaboration and communication skills.
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
- 9+ years of professional software development experience
- Experience with APIGW, NGINX, and KONG
- Experience with OAuth2 authorization frameworks
- Experience with Docker
- Experience with Go
- Experience with Python
- Experience with Terraform
- Experience with AWS services (DDB, RDS, EKS, Lambda, ECS, S3, IAM, CloudWatch)
- Experience with web application technologies (HTTP, HTML, PHP, CSS, JavaScript, React)
- Experience building resilient RESTful APIs
- Experience with DevOps, CI/CD practices
- Knowledge of testing methodologies, monitoring, and observability tools (e.g., Splunk, Grafana)
- Strong understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems
- Proven ability to troubleshoot system failures and outages
- Experience working with cross-functional teams and strong communication skills
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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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