Information Security Engineer - ThousandEyes

Meet the Team
Cisco ThousandEyes is a Digital Experience Assurance platform that empowers organizations to deliver flawless digital experiences across every network - even the ones they don't own. Powered by AI and an unmatched set of cloud, internet and enterprise network telemetry data, ThousandEyes enables IT teams to proactively detect, diagnose, and remediate issues - before they impact end- user experiences.
ThousandEyes is deeply integrated across the entire Cisco technology portfolio and beyond, helping customers deploy at scale while also delivering AI-powered assurance insights within Cisco's leading Networking, Security, Collaboration, and Observability portfolios.
Your Impact
The impact of this role centers on providing deep technical leadership through multi-functional collaboration to identify requirements and deliver solutions that meet project and departmental objectives. You will embed robust security controls into architectural designs and work closely with security teams to enhance safeguards and support incident response efforts.
A key responsibility is leading information security risk management activities, including conducting risk assessments, developing treatment plans, and performing internal audits to evaluate control effectiveness. You will also support major external security certification and compliance initiatives, ensuring adherence to industry standards and regulatory requirements.
This position requires managing and coordinating security projects and processes, driving risk mitigation efforts, and holding stakeholders accountable for remediation plans. Success in this role depends on effective communication, project management skills, and a proactive approach to securing systems, services, and data across the organization.
Minimum Qualifications

• Proven professional experience in Incident Response, including log analysis, threat containment, and post-incident reporting.
• Exposure to penetration testing otherwise a strong interest in offensive security, with a willingness to learn and apply penetration testing methodologies on the job.
• Experience with networking automation or API-focused scripting (e.g., Bash or Python).
• Solid understanding of security principles in web technologies, networking, and Linux environments
• Proficiency in at least one automation programming language such as Python, shell scripting, Golang, or TypeScript.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced expertise in Linux OS, network protocols, web security architectures (e.g., nginx, apache), and security technologies like Firewalls, IAM, IDS/IPS, SIEM, or Cryptography.
• Experience leading information security risk assessments and performing code reviews or integration testing.
• Experience deploying, securing, and maintaining Kubernetes environments.
• Familiarity with security frameworks and compliance standards such as ISO 27001, SOC2, FedRAMP, NIST, and global data protection laws.
• Relevant security certifications (e.g., CISSP, OSCP, GCIH, GCFA, GPEN etc.,).

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.