The application window is expected to close on 1/20/2025.

Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

The successful applicant will provide ownership of and be performing work in FedRAMP or IL-5 type 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.

Candidates need to be located in the Boston area that can work hybrid 1 to 2 days a week in the Boston office.

Meet the Team

Cisco Systems is offering an outstanding opportunity to be part of a small, innovative team with a low process, high throughput culture. The team is working on Security Cloud Control, which manages policy and configuration of Security Business Group's firewalls which is a billion-dollar organization. We are looking for an energetic SecOps Technical Leader to contribute to all parts of our infrastructure stack. The SecOps Tech Leader will be responsible for day-to-day security operations including intrusion analysis, incident handling, incident response, malware analysis, vulnerability assessment, and penetration testing.

Your Impact

• Participate as a technical contributor on a fast-paced project team of engineers involved in the development of SaaS security products

• Ensure the SaaS environments (Department of Defense, U.S. Federal, and commercial) are secured in accordance with cloud security best practices, operated with security in mind, and compliant with Cisco internal requirements, as well as external regulations

• Continuously assess and improve security posture, implement effective security monitoring systems, collaborate on security controls reporting automation

• Lead and track vulnerability discovery and remediation

• Aggressively automate all manual procedures

• Research and recommend technologies to help further product goals

• Build innovative solutions for sophisticated technical problems

• Work with the greater Cisco technical support team

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science of related field

• 5 + years of experience in Cybersecurity, with at least 2 years in Cloud Security role

• Experience running production software in AWS

• Experience with vulnerability management and incident response processes

• Experience with Ruby, Python or shell scripting

Preferred Qualifications:

• History of implementing enterprise security tools - SIEM, IDS/IPS, FIM, PAM

• Knowledge of authentication protocols, authorization standards and crypto primitives (TLS, OAuth, SAML, JWT, etc)

• A proven track record in a large scale operations that is Agile

• Familiarity with OWASP TOP-10, CIS Benchmarks, STIGs

• Experience with common security scanning tools (e.g., Nessus, Qualys, IBM AppScan, Burp Suite, etc.)

• Strong working knowledge of Linux based systems

• Infrastructure automation tools such as Terraform and CloudFormation

• Previous experience with FedRAMP

• Team player, with good interpersonal skills

#WeAreCisco

#WeAreCisco where every individual brings their unique skills and perspectives together to pursue our purpose of powering an inclusive future for all.

Our passion is connection-we celebrate our employees' diverse set of backgrounds and focus on unlocking potential. Cisconians often experience one company, many careers where learning and development are encouraged and supported at every stage. Our

technology, tools, and culture pioneered hybrid work trends, allowing all to not only give their best, but be their best.

We understand our outstanding opportunity to bring communities together and at the heart of that is our people. One-third of Cisconians collaborate in our 30 employee resource organizations, called Inclusive Communities, to connect, foster belonging, learn to be informed allies, and make a difference. Dedicated paid time off to volunteer-80 hours each year-allows us to give back to causes we are passionate about, and nearly 86% do!

Our purpose, driven by our people, is what makes us the worldwide leader in technology that powers the internet. Helping our customers reimagine their applications, secure their enterprise, transform their infrastructure, and meet their sustainability goals is what we do best. We ensure that every step we take is a step towards a more inclusive future for all. Take your next step and be you, with us!

Cisco is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.

Cisco will consider for employment, on a case by case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.