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Security Engineer - Talos Security Operations

Cisco Systems, Inc.
Austin, TX, United States
Full-time

The successful applicant will be performing work in FedRAMP environments, and therefore, must be a U.S. Person (i.e. U.S.

citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent resident, asylee, or refugee). This position may also perform work that the U.S.

government has specified can only be performed by a U.S. citizen on U.S. soil.

Application window is expected to close 10 / 21 / 2024.

What You'll Do :

Cisco Talos Intelligence Group is one of the largest commercial threat intelligence teams in the world. Talos defends Cisco customers against known and emerging threats, discovers new vulnerabilities in common software, and interdicts threats in the wild before they can further harm the internet at large.

As a Security Engineer on the Talos Security Operations Team, you will work to protect assets, systems, and intellectual property from threats and vulnerabilities.

You will monitor network and system performance, configurations, and security posture in an automated fashion up and down the stack and across a broad range of innovative technologies.

The Talos team is an empowered and collaborative group. We work in an agile / DevOps manner with a strong focus on customer success and protecting Talos & Cisco.

You will be positioned to have a significant impact within the group as you work closely with platform and data architects, software developers, system administrators, and data scientists / engineers.

Typical responsibilities include :

  • Collaborate with development teams to build, deploy and maintain the entire Talos development Suite (ClamAV, Snort, Talos Intelligence, etc.)
  • Contribute to design of security and compliance tests based on defined testing plans
  • Identify security gaps and build out automation to optimize ongoing testing and response
  • Analyze environment and identify potential risks for review by broader team
  • Interpret results from threat reports and work on sustainability solutions
  • Track remediation tasks across developers, product owners and business collaborators to ensure vulnerability management compliance
  • Keep current on industry trends and Cisco and Industry processes

Who You Are :

You are a self-starter who can be counted on to be consistent, thorough, and systematic in securing our platform and services.

You tackle problems with a rational, logical approach and are comfortable working in a constantly evolving technical landscape.

You are also motivated to learn new tools and technologies that impact the security posture of the environment.

Minimum Qualifications for the Role :

  • 3+ years professional experience in information security, with a focus on infrastructure, operating systems, and networking
  • Experience in incident response and / or vulnerability management
  • Experience with cloud security controls and / or securing cloud environments

Preferred Skills and Experience :

  • Familiarity with security frameworks such as FedRAMP or any other government-related framework
  • Experience working with DevOps practices and tools, integrating security into CI / CD pipelines
  • Confirmed understanding of web APIs, both from a security testing standpoint as well as using to build scripts / tools and perform analysis tasks
  • Experience with configuration management and automation tools (preferably Ansible and / or Terraform)
  • OS and application vulnerability scanning tools experience (e.g. Qualys, Tenable, Burp, ZAP, etc.)
  • Python (strongly preferred), bash, or other scripting for integration and automation
  • Automation of monitoring for security, using Prometheus, Splunk, DataDog, etc.
  • Experience securing, documenting, and ensuring security compliance for FedRAMP environments
  • Deployment & security support of both cloud and virtual environments (AWS, vSphere, etc)
  • Advanced degree in computer science or related technical field or equivalent experience
  • Cybersecurity-related certification(s), including CCSP, CISSP, CISM, CEH, etc.

Why Cisco Secure :

We're global, we're adaptable, we're diverse, and our security portfolio is as extensive as it is groundbreaking. Have you heard of Threat, Detection & Response, Zero Trust by Duo, Common Services Engineering, or Cloud & Network Security?

Those are only a few of our product teams! The only thing we're missing is YOU.

Join an enterprise security leader with a start-up culture, committed to driving innovation and giving you the opportunity to make an impact.

We #InnovateToWin and we know we're better together, that's why we're dedicated to inclusivity, collaboration, and diversity in everything we do.

We're proud to be the Best Small and Mid-Size Enterprises Security Solution Cisco Secure continues to grow and evolve year after year with 100% of Fortune 100 Companies using our products, and we're excited to see the new heights we'll reach with your passion for security, your customer focus, and your desire to change things up!

There are so many amazing reasons to join Cisco. Learn more here!

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