Hiring: Security Engineer I (Full Time) - United States Company: Cisco Location: Durham, NC Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 22:40:01 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords : CI/CD, LLM, OWASP, Python, RAG About the job Experience: •3 years or expected to be completed within the next 12 months). •40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint. Required Skills: •Executes routine, well-defined security engineering assignments using established practices and procedures with detailed guidance. •Supports vulnerability and risk assessments, security code reviews, validation testing, remediation, and security-hardening activities. •Assists with threat models for AI-native features such as RAG, tool use, agentic workflows, and MCP integrations, including prompt injection, data poisoning, excessive agency, and supply-chain risks. •Runs defined adversarial tests and evaluations, records evidence and results, and escalates complex or unexpected findings. •Contributes basic Python tooling, evaluation cases, guardrails, and automated security checks under review, including integration into Secure Development Lifecycle and CI/CD workflows. •Supports data-protection and human-oversight controls for AI systems, including sensitive-data handling, review, approval, and accountability. •Contributes to threat research, reusable patterns, and technical write-ups; communicates findings and participates in security design reviews and incident-response activities. Qualifications: •A Bachelor's degree (completed within the past 3 years or expected to be completed within the next 12 months). •Qualifying education and work experience should be in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or a related field. •Foundational knowledge of security engineering, software development, AI/ML, or applied research gained through education, internships, projects, or equivalent practical work. •Solid functional working knowledge of Python and the ability to develop and test basic scripts. •Varies based on team and business needs; in addition to Minimum Qualifications. •Coursework, projects, or a portfolio demonstrating applied experience in software, product, or AI/ML security. •Operational familiarity with secure software development, vulnerability management, threat modeling, adversarial testing, or AI security evaluations. •Operational familiarity with LLM security risks and frameworks, including prompt injection, RAG and agentic-system risks, OWASP LLM/Agentic Top 10, MITRE ATLAS, or NIST AI RMF. •Exposure to AI red-team or evaluation tooling, such as Cisco AI Defense or NVIDIA's Garak, and related CI/CD, MCP, or AI development workflows. •We are Cisco, and our power starts with you. Compensation: •$107,800 - $157,400 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!