TD&R Software Engineer for XDR

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  • Location:
    RTP, North Carolina, US
  • Alternate Location
    Atlanta, GA; Austin, TX
  • Area of Interest
    Engineer - Software
  • Compensation Range
    140400 USD - 200700 USD
  • Job Type
    Professional
  • Technology Interest
    Security
  • Job Id
    1436531

Application window has been extended and expected to close on April 25, 2025. However, the job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received 


Meet the Team

Join the dynamic Security and Compliance team for Cisco's XDR solution. Our team is dedicated to securing a large-scale SaaS platform, working closely with developer and operations teams across multiple cloud environments. We focus on all facets of security, ranging from cloud infrastructure security to application-level defenses, data protection, and network security.


Your Impact

As a Cloud Security Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in securing and ensuring compliance for the Cisco XDR platform. You will work closely with the Director of Security & Compliance to get up to speed in all areas, and to author high quality code to achieve security automation outcomes. You'll collaborate with XDR development, operations and quality assurance teams helping them secure the offer. You will also interface with Cisco central security and compliance organizations, external auditors, penetration testing teams (internal and external), participate in blue & purple team exercises, meet with corporate counsel, and chat with data privacy architects.

You will be entrusted with the crucial task of securing the platform and ensuring its compliance with both internal policies and various external regulatory frameworks.


Responsibilites include:

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to secure cloud environments and ensure compliance with internal and external standards.
  • Influence security architecture decisions and contribute to process improvements.
  • Author high-quality code to automate security outcomes.


Minimum Qualifications

  • +5 years of experience in security engineering or security operations roles. in a professional environment
  • +2 years In-depth experience with AWS, including service catalogs, security offerings, and automation. Specifically in implementing cloud security controls and developing auto-remediation solutions.
  • Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, Go, JavaScript, or Clojure.
  • Foundational knowledge of security principles, including concepts such as authentication, authorization, encryption, and vulnerability management, with a willingness to deepen expertise in cloud and application security


Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with SIEM solutions like Splunk.
  • Familiarity with XDR.
  • Experience with additional cloud platforms, such as GCP and Azure, including their service catalogs and security offerings.
  • Experience with SOC 2 and ISO 27001 evidence collection and audit support.
  • Experience with penetration testing, threat modeling, or security architecture design/review.
  • Familiarity with unit testing and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases.
  • Familiarity with OWASP.
  • Strong understanding of security and compliance standards, with at least one relevant certification (e.g., CISSP, CISM, or similar).
  • At least 2 years of experience working on security and compliance for proprietary products, ensuring adherence to internal and external standards.

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Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:

When available, the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including equity or benefits. For non-sales roles the hiring ranges reflect base salary only; employees are also eligible to receive annual bonuses. Hiring ranges for sales positions include base and incentive compensation target. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location and additional factors, including but not limited to skillset, experience, and relevant education, certifications, or training. Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U.S. or Canada hiring location. The recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees have access to quality medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance and numerous wellbeing offerings.

Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one floating holiday (for non-exempt employees), plus a day off for their birthday. Non-Exempt new hires accrue up to 16 days of vacation time off each year, at a rate of 4.92 hours per pay period. Exempt new hires participate in Cisco’s flexible Vacation Time Off policy, which does not place a defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use, but is subject to availability and some business limitations. All new hires are eligible for Sick Time Off subject to Cisco’s Sick Time Off Policy and will have eighty (80) hours of sick time off provided on their hire date and on January 1st of each year thereafter.  Up to 80 hours of unused sick time will be carried forward from one calendar year to the next such that the maximum number of sick time hours an employee may have available is 160 hours. Employees in Illinois have a unique time off program designed specifically with local requirements in mind. All employees also have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:

.75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;

1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;

1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

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