Security Research Engineer

Cisco is a leading technology company revolutionizing data and infrastructure connectivity. They are seeking a Security Research Engineer to enhance threat detection and analysis capabilities within their security portfolio, focusing on network security and behavior-based threat detection.

Responsibilities:

• Lead by example! As a technical expert, design and build cutting-edge systems that detect and analyze network security threats
• Use your deep understanding of the threat landscape to propose innovative solutions to counter threats targeting Cisco’s customers
• Leverage modern AI/ML techniques to improve the accuracy of threat detection solutions and automate/accelerate manual analysis processes
• Use data driven techniques to understand the limitations of current security techniques and gather insights that drive the development of novel techniques
• Design and contribute to the implementation of critical threat detection and analysis code
• Work collaboratively with a globally distributed team of versatile peers

Requirements:

• 4+ years experience in the field of computer security, in academia (PhD graduate research) or industry
• Published academic papers or delivered presentations at leading industry events (e.g. Blackhat and RSA Conference) that contribute to the advancement of computer security tools, concepts, techniques, technologies, or methodologies
• Experience with machine learning (ML) tools and libraries (such as PyTorch or TensorFlow)
• Programming experience with Python and C/C++
• Experience working with modern application development methodologies (such as CI/CD, git, Docker)
• Experience with network traffic analysis, malware analysis, and/or reverse engineering