Security Research Engineer

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🌲 North Carolina, South Dakota, +1 more states – Remote

🌲 North Carolina – Remote 🗿 South Dakota – Remote 🎸 Tennessee – 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 • Use an attacker mentality, 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 • Independently or collaboratively research emerging security topics • Develop new security tools and ideas through Cisco’s “Free Friday” innovation process • Deliver highly secured solutions for critical global clients • Interact with engineering teams across Cisco

🎯 Requirements

• U.S. Person status required: U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent resident, asylee, or refugee • Must be able to perform work on U.S. Government classified environments • 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 • Experience as a DevOps engineer preferred • Experience in offensive security testing of web applications, APIs, user interfaces, mobile devices, and embedded devices preferred • Experience with full-spectrum red-team tactics preferred • Experience in a SOC, SRE, or incident response role preferred • Strong collaborative ability within a diverse, high-energy research team • Excellent communication skills for multifunctional engagement with engineering teams • 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 • 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 for exempt employees • 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 • 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’s policies • Training sessions and mentor program • Work/life balance and casual work environment