Senior Staff Software Engineer (Hybrid) - ES Threat Detections

Cisco•Richfield, NC

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

This role is hybrid with a balance between onsite and remote work. Meet the Team The ES Threat Detections engineering team is home to promising talent and is pivotal in shaping the roadmap for Enterprise Security's content management. Their work on evolving detection methodologies positions them at the forefront of cybersecurity innovation, directly impacting how organizations detect and mitigate threats effectively. The team consists of dedicated engineers who are not only technically skilled but also highly collaborative and fun to work with. They foster a high-performance culture that values innovation, teamwork, and continuous improvement, making it an exciting and rewarding environment. We are a passionate, collaborative team that cares deeply about our customers and teammates. In this role, you will work directly with Product Management, Architects, our Design and other engineering teams to help derive the best experience for the customer. We have a lean process that focuses on empowering and serving our engineers as opposed to just advising them. Your Impact As a Senior Staff Software Engineer, you will lead, inspire, and develop a high-performing team that delivers innovative AI/ML solutions at scale. Your leadership will shape the AI strategy, guide scientific and engineering innovation, and ensure Splunk’s products remain at the cutting edge of cybersecurity and observability.

Requirements

Bachelors + 12 years of related experience, or Masters + 8 years of related experience, or PhD + 5 years of related experience.
Experience incorporating AI coding tools to streamline and enhance the process and speed of software development.
Expert using languages such as Python, Java, C/C++, or similar languages.
Expert of client-side scripting and JavaScript frameworks (React and/or BackboneJS)
Expertise in front-end technologies (HTML5, CSS3, Responsive Design, etc.)
A deep understanding of data structures, algorithms, and RESTful APIs.
A deep understanding of scalable distributed web applications using open source or proprietary technologies.
Experience integrating agentic AI and assistive AI into web applications.
Ability to learn new technologies quickly and to understand a wide variety of technical challenges to be solved.
Strong collaborative and interpersonal skills, specifically a consistent track record to effectively work with others within a dynamic environment.
Has a wide-range of experiences and sophisticated technical acumen serving as an advisor to management.

Nice To Haves

Proponent of test-driven development (TDD) and understanding of CI/CD technologies.
Experience with secure coding practices..
Familiarity with orchestration and cloud stack and technologies like K8s, Kinesis, Kafka.
SIEM or data platform architecture with an understanding of scale, latency, cost, and schema realities
Detection Engineering/Threat expertise
Understanding of MITRE ATT&CK and threat actor TTP and kill chain concepts
Hands on with SIEM detection languages (SPL, KQL, YARA-L, Sigma)
Detection as code concepts - versioning, CI/CD, validation

Responsibilities

Develops software consistent with Cisco ‘Design Thinking Principles’ with a focus on simplification and UX (User Experience) at its core, using secure coding practices, ensuring user privacy, and following software development best practices.
Partners with other teams including design and product management to create the right solution for the customers.
Creates technical design documentation to be used by the team as well as contributing to user documentation to be used by end users.
Debugs and addresses software issues during development and in production systems to support customers.
Brings new ideas for product innovation and helps improve software development processes.
Recognized as an expert within Cisco.
Proactively identifies and participates in the resolution of complex problems that impact the direction of the business.
Develops and delivers innovative strategies that benefit customers and/or clients.
Leads major business projects which impact a region or entire function.
Contributes to the development of annual organizational objectives/priorities.
Builds and maintains long-term relationships with key stakeholders to ensure products and services reflect the needs and direction of the business.
Translates and influences the regional or functional strategic vision into a technical vision with clear engineering priorities, ensuring understanding and alignment across teams.
May lead projects that span the business segment, function or region.
May drive large features from technical design through completion.
Leads the development and implementation of software development lifecycle and agile engineering strategies across applicable teams in anticipation of the changing software development environment.
Influences technical direction and deliverables across the function.
Recognizes and makes trade-offs with respect to the whole system and defines new product categories.
Leads design choices within the context of all Cisco offerings.
Drives product success through creating metrics and influencing product adoption and direction.
Writes and sets the standard for functional clean code.
Develops and drives utilization and support for processes for issue identification and sustainable response, proactive tooling, and continuous improvement for production systems.
Industry or thought leader on scale, performance, or design patterns.
May represent or present team outputs at external events.
Communicates product or program priorities, deadlines, and shifts in requirements in the context of engineering priorities and user needs.
Negotiates and drives trade-offs in timing, design, and specifications to meet the needs of users and cross-functional partners.
Leads, mentors, and influences senior engineers.
Improves knowledge sharing processes.

Benefits

U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance.
Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks.
Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.
U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco’s policies: 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, and 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 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 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.