Security Research Engineer

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🌲 North Carolina – Remote

🌲 North Carolina – Remote

💵 $128.6k - $184.9k / year

⏰ Full Time

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🟡 Mid-level

📚 Research Engineer

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Cisco

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1984

🔧 Hardware

🔐 Security

🏢 Enterprise

Hardware • Security • Enterprise

Cisco is a multinational technology company that provides networking hardware, software, and services to enterprises, service providers, and governments. It builds routers, switches, optical transceivers, programmable silicon, and edge computing platforms, and offers security, collaboration (Webex), observability, and AI-enabled software and support services to help organizations design, operate, and secure large-scale networks and data centers. Cisco also delivers professional services, training, and cloud-managed solutions to support digital transformation and AI-ready infrastructure.

📋 Description

• Evaluate global products and services to identify security vulnerabilities, weaknesses, and potential improvements • Adopt an attacker mentality and use specialized tools and techniques to emulate real-world adversaries • Proactively secure Cisco systems and infrastructure • Partner with engineering teams to assess complex architectures • Contribute to creative security solutions that protect customers • Research emerging security topics independently or collaboratively • Develop new security tools and ideas through Cisco’s “Free Friday” innovation and incubation process • Deliver highly secured solutions meeting the demands of critical global clients • Interact with Cisco engineering teams across the organization

🎯 Requirements

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field with security research or project-based experience, or Bachelor’s degree with 2+ years of professional security experience • 2+ years of red teaming or penetration testing experience • Experience with remote access, network penetration, Command and Control development and use, and covert channels in cloud environments • 4+ years of Unix experience, including applicable academic experience • Industry experience with AI/ML frameworks and offensive security tooling • Must be a U.S. Person: U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent resident, asylee, or refugee • Must be able to perform work on U.S. Government classified environments • Certain work must be performed by a U.S. citizen on U.S. soil • Preferred: DevOps engineering experience • Preferred: Offensive security testing of web applications, APIs, user interfaces, mobile devices, and embedded devices • Preferred: Full-spectrum red-team tactics experience • Preferred: Experience in a SOC, SRE, or incident response role • Preferred: Ability to work collaboratively within a diverse, high-energy research team • Preferred: Excellent communication skills for multifunctional engagement with engineering teams • Preferred: Adaptability to emerging technologies and evolving security landscapes

🏖️ Benefits

• 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 • Cisco restricted stock unit grants may be available, subject to continued employment and vesting periods • 10 paid holidays per full calendar year • 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 • 16 days of paid vacation per full calendar year for non-exempt employees • Flexible vacation time off program with no defined limit for eligible exempt employees, subject to availability and 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 annually • Additional paid time away for critical or emergency family issues • Optional 10 paid volunteer days per full calendar year • Annual bonuses for non-sales roles, subject to Cisco policies • Training sessions and mentor program • Work/life balance and casual, supportive work environment