[Remote] Security Research Engineer (Remote)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Cisco is a technology company focused on connecting and protecting data and infrastructure. The Security Research Engineer will identify vulnerabilities in Cisco products and services, emulate real-world adversaries, collaborate with engineering teams, and research emerging security topics to develop tools and improve the organization’s security posture.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate global products and services to identify security vulnerabilities, weaknesses, and potential improvements to ensure the integrity of Cisco’s infrastructure
• Adopt an attacker mentality using specialized tools and techniques to emulate real-world adversaries and proactively secure our systems
• Partner with industry-leading engineering teams to assess complex architectures and contribute to creative security solutions that protect our customers
• Research emerging security topics independently or collaboratively to develop new tools and ideas that drive the evolution of our security posture
• Achieve success by delivering highly secured solutions that meet the rigorous demands of our most critical global clients

Skills

• *The successful applicant will be performing work on US Government classified environments, and therefore, must be a U.S. Person (i.e., U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent resident, asylee, or refugee)
• This role can be performed from any location within the United States
• * Master's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field (with security research or project-based experience) or a Bachelor's degree with 2+ years of professional security experience
• * 2+ years of red teaming or penetration testing experience with emphasis on remote access, network penetration, Command and Control development and use, and covert channels in Cloud environments
• * 4+ years of Unix experience, including any applicable academic experience
• * Industry experience with AI/ML frameworks and offensive security tooling
• * Experience as a DevOps engineer
• * Experience in offensive security testing of web applications, APIs, user interfaces, mobile devices, and embedded devices
• * Experience with full-spectrum red-team tactics
• * Experience in a SOC, SRE, or incident response role
• * Strong ability to work collaboratively within a diverse, high-energy research team
• * Excellent communication skills for multi-functional engagement with engineering teams
• * Adaptability to work with emerging technologies and evolving security landscapes

Benefits

• Remote work from any location within the United States
• Casual work environment that strongly encourages work/life balance
• Training sessions
• Mentor program
• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
• Paid parental leave
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• Basic life insurance
• Eligibility for grants of Cisco restricted stock units, vesting 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, and 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
• Employees in non-sales roles are eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies
• Opportunity to research security topics independently or collaboratively as part of the “Free Friday” innovation and incubation process

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