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[Remote] Information Security Engineer Remote

🌍 Remote · United States 💼 Full-time

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Cisco is a technology company whose Security and Trust Organization helps build secure infrastructure and customer trust across its products. The Information Security Engineer will maintain compliance certifications for Cisco Cloud offerings, support regulatory frameworks, facilitate internal control assessments and external audits, and develop compliance strategies and roadmaps with product and engineering teams.

Responsibilities

  • Support security compliance and regulatory audits in Cisco’s cloud compliance portfolio
  • Collaborate with a team of compliance engineers to develop and execute common control strategies, ensuring consistency across audits
  • Partner with Cisco Business Units (BUs) to support the adoption and compliance with Common Cloud Controls
  • Serve as a domain expert for relevant security compliance frameworks, providing guidance and expertise to product and engineering teams
  • Conduct information security assessments over a portfolio of products and prepare reports summarizing compliance results and remediation plans
  • Work with CloudARC leaders and Product Management to develop and maintain the Product Compliance roadmaps for Cisco Cloud offerings. Superb communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across technical and non-technical teams

Skills

  • 5+ years of experience in a security or compliance role
  • Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Computer Science, or a related field
  • Hands-on experience working with cloud platforms, particularly AWS or other major cloud environments
  • Deep expertise in regulatory compliance and security frameworks such as ISO 27001/17/18, SOC2, C5, ENS, and similar standards
  • Solid understanding of key IT security processes and services, including Secure SDLC, Identity and Access Management (IAM), Vulnerability Management, and Backup/Disaster Recovery
  • Experience partnering with auditors to drive attainment and maintenance of compliance certifications
  • Master's degree preferred
  • Industry certifications such asCISA, CISSP, CCSK, or equivalent certifications
  • Master's degree in Information Security, Computer Science, or related field
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across technical and non-technical teams
  • Proven track record in supporting delivery of compliance reports and certifications

Benefits

  • U.S. employees are offered medical, dental and vision insurance, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules.
  • A 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution.
  • Paid parental leave.
  • Short and long-term disability coverage.
  • Basic life insurance.
  • Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.
  • 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees.
  • 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday.
  • Paid year-end holiday shutdown.
  • 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco.
  • Non-exempt employees receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees.
  • Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use, subject to availability and some business limitations.
  • 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 from one calendar year to the next.
  • Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members.
  • Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer.
  • For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies.
  • Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, subject to the applicable Cisco plan.

Company Overview

  • Cisco develops, manufactures, and sells networking hardware, telecommunications equipment, and other technology services and products. It was founded in 1984, and is headquartered in San Jose, California, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is http://www.cisco.com.
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