[Remote] Security Engineer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Cisco is a technology company developing solutions that connect and protect organizations across digital environments. The Security Engineer will support day-to-day security operations, focusing on identity security, vulnerability management, endpoint protection, incident response, and the development of security procedures for global operations.

Responsibilities

• Management of the end-to-end vulnerability lifecycle, including scanning, tracking, and verifying remediation
• Administration of Active Directory environments, including the management of group policies and access control hygiene
• Triage and response to security incidents using SIEM, EDR, or similar monitoring platforms
• Creation and maintenance of technical security runbooks or operational procedures
• Use endpoint security platforms (e.g., CrowdStrike, SentinelOne) to monitor, harden, and maintain the security health of servers and workstations
• Implement vulnerability management campaigns using tools like Tenable or Rapid7 to track, report, and drive remediation progress across cross-functional teams
• Implement and manage DNS security strategies using platforms like Cisco Umbrella or Zscaler to mitigate network-level threats
• Analyze logs and security events within platforms like Splunk to identify, triage, and escalate potential security incidents effectively
• Apply data classification and Data Loss Prevention (DLP) strategies to identify and protect critical information across enterprise environments

Skills

• Bachelors degree and 5 years of professional experience in security operations, infrastructure security, or identity management
• Management of the end-to-end vulnerability lifecycle, including scanning, tracking, and verifying remediation
• Administration of Active Directory environments, including the management of group policies and access control hygiene
• Triage and response to security incidents using SIEM, EDR, or similar monitoring platforms
• Creation and maintenance of technical security runbooks or operational procedures
• Use endpoint security platforms (e.g., CrowdStrike, SentinelOne) to monitor, harden, and maintain the security health of servers and workstations
• Implement vulnerability management campaigns using tools like Tenable or Rapid7 to track, report, and drive remediation progress across cross-functional teams
• Implement and manage DNS security strategies using platforms like Cisco Umbrella or Zscaler to mitigate network-level threats
• Analyze logs and security events within platforms like Splunk to identify, triage, and escalate potential security incidents effectively
• Apply data classification and Data Loss Prevention (DLP) strategies to identify and protect critical information across enterprise environments

Benefits

• Remote work arrangement
• 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, which vest 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 the 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 a 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 the 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
• For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies

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