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Security Engineer

Cisco • $138K — $198K *
Fulton, MD 20759In-Person
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years professional experience in information security, focusing on security engineering for hybrid infrastructures.
  • Experience with cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, Azure, particularly in securing multi-cloud networks.
  • Proficient in secure coding practices, application security frameworks, risk assessments, and incident response.
  • Skilled in building scalable solutions to address security defects using AI.
  • Experience creating custom automation and tooling to eliminate security gaps.

Responsibilities

  • Identify security gaps and develop automation for improved testing and response.
  • Analyze environments to pinpoint potential risks for review by the team.
  • Interpret vulnerability reports to create sustainable security solutions.
  • Track remediation tasks across teams to ensure compliance with vulnerability management standards.
  • Collaborate closely with other IT professionals to enhance security measures.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for continual learning and skill development.
  • Access to cutting-edge security tools and technologies.
  • Exposure to working in a collaborative, agile environment.
  • Potential for significant personal impact on security processes and outcomes.
Full Job Description
The application window is expected to close on: 09/29/2026
Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

The successful applicant will be performing work in FedRAMP 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.

Your Impact
  • Identify security gaps and build out automation to optimize ongoing testing and response
  • Analyze environments and identify potential risks for review by broader team
  • Interpret results from various vulnerability reports and work on sustainable solutions
  • Track remediation tasks across developers, product owners and business collaborators to ensure vulnerability management compliance
You are a self-starter who can be counted on to be consistent, thorough, and systematic in securing our platform and services. You tackle problems with a rational, logical approach and are comfortable working in a constantly evolving technical landscape. You are also motivated to learn new tools and technologies that impact the security posture of the environment.

Minimum Qualifications:
  • 3+ years professional experience in information security, with a focus on security engineering, with experience in securing hybrid infrastructures
  • Experience in cloud platforms (e.g., Amazon AWS, GCP, Microsoft Azure), especially with securing multi-cloud networks
  • Experience with secure coding practices, application security frameworks, threat modeling, risk assessments, and incident response
  • Experience building scalable solutions which address security defects and/or optimize various tasks while employing AI solutions where necessary
  • Eperience addressing security gaps or inefficiencies through the creation of custom automation and tooling
Preferred Skills:
  • Compliance experience including FedRAMP, SOC2, etc.
  • A deep understanding of security principles, procedures and common vulnerabilities
  • The ability to efficiently perform code reviews while contributing to the software development process to enable scale, reliability, and velocity in product releases
  • A proactive mindset with the ability to identify and address security gaps or inefficiencies through the creation of custom automation and tooling
  • A forward-thinking approach that continuously seeks out and addresses potential security weaknesses beyond the task at hand
  • Experience with common security tools (Tenable, AWS-native security service, Burp Suite, etc.) along with familiarity with security protocols and encryption methods
  • The ability to work independently while incorporating leadership input to identify the most effective path forward
  • The ability to interpret results from security reports and create sustainable solutions
  • The ability to identify security gaps and create automation to optimize ongoing testing and response
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with an ability to think critically and objectively to assess security risks
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey complex security concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • The ability to efficiently perform code reviews while contributing to the software development process to enable scale, reliability, and velocity in product releases
  • A forward-thinking approach that continuously seeks out and addresses potential security weaknesses beyond the task at hand
  • Experience with common security tools (Tenable, AWS-native security service, Burp Suite, etc) along with familiarity with security protocols and encryption methods
  • The ability to work independently while incorporating leadership input to identify the most effective path forward
  • The ability to interpret results from security reports and create sustainable solutions
  • The ability to identify security gaps and create automation to optimize ongoing testing and response
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with an ability to think critically and objectively to assess security risks

Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey complex security concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders

The Talos team is an empowered and collaborative group. We work in an agile/DevOps manner with a strong focus on customer success and protecting Talos & Cisco. You will be positioned to have a significant impact within the group as you work closely with platform and data architects, software developers, system administrators, and data scientists/engineers.

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Size
79,500 employees
Market Cap
$194.5 billion
Industry
Telecommunications & Hardware
Net Income
$10.1 billion
Founded
2014
5 Year Trend
+1.4%
Revenue
$48 billion
NASDAQ
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