AI Application Security Engineer

Cisco•San Jose, NC

About The Position

Join Cisco’s Enterprise AI team, the core group enabling Generative AI powered experiences across Cisco. Our mission is to build secure, scalable AI platforms that empower teams to safely develop, deploy, and operationalize AI-powered solutions. We operate at the intersection of applied AI, cloud infrastructure and security —partnering across engineering, security, compliance, and product teams to bring trusted AI to life at enterprise scale. We are a fast-growing, highly collaborative team of platform engineers, AI engineers, and data scientists who value technical depth, ownership, and pragmatic execution. What makes this team exciting is the opportunity to define how secure Generative AI is built and governed inside a global technology leader.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field with 6+ years of experience in cybersecurity or cloud security engineering.
3+ years of hands-on experience securing GCP, Azure, or AWS environments in production enterprise environments.
Experience integrating security controls into CI/CD pipelines and Kubernetes environments, including container image hardening, vulnerability scanning, image signing, and runtime policy enforcement.
Experience securing AI/ML workloads and Generative AI systems, including model, data, and inference endpoint protection.

Nice To Haves

Cybersecurity background and operational experience
Certifications from ISC2 (e.g CISSP, CCSP) or ISACA (e.g., SSCP, CC, CISA, CISM).
Experience designing and managing IAM, encryption, and network security controls.

Responsibilities

Embed security into the Secure SDLC by defining and implementing guardrails across design, development, testing, and deployment phases.
Integrate and optimize application security tooling, including SAST, DAST, SCA, and secrets scanning, within CI/CD pipelines to proactively identify and remediate vulnerabilities.
Lead threat modeling and secure design reviews for cloud-native and microservices-based applications.
Drive container and Kubernetes security practices, including image hardening, vulnerability management, and runtime controls.
Define and enforce API security standards, including authentication, authorization, rate limiting, and protection against common API threats.
Partner with engineering teams to triage, prioritize, and remediate security findings, improving overall security posture and developer experience.
Establish secure coding standards and provide guidance on common vulnerabilities (e.g., OWASP Top 10) and remediation best practices.
Enhance software supply chain security through dependency management, artifact integrity, and build pipeline protections.

Benefits

medical, dental and vision insurance
a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
paid parental leave
short and long-term disability coverage
basic life insurance
grants of Cisco restricted stock units
10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
1 paid day off for employee’s birthday
paid year-end holiday shutdown
4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees (non-exempt)
flexible vacation time off program (exempt)
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
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
annual bonuses
performance-based incentive pay