AI Platform Security Engineer Hybrid

## Responsibilities - Design and implement secure cloud architectures that enable enterprise-scale Generative AI platforms and services. - Establish security guardrails, IAM strategies, and network controls to ensure AI workloads are deployed safely and compliantly. - Embed security controls into CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code workflows to proactively reduce cloud misconfiguration risk. - Lead threat modeling and risk assessments for AI systems to protect sensitive data, models, and inference endpoints. - Partner with AI engineers, platform teams, and GRC stakeholders to operationalize security standards that enable innovation while reducing risk. - Success in this role means delivering scalable cloud security patterns that accelerate AI adoption while strengthening Cisco’s enterprise security posture. ## 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 designing and managing IAM, encryption, and network security controls. - 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 Have - N/A ## Benefits - Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada: The starting salary range posted for this position is $128,400.00 to $172,300.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits. - Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. - 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. - 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. - Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. 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; ## Why Cisco? At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 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. Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere. We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.