Principal Engineer - Security Business Group

Company: Cisco Systems, Inc.
Location: San Jose
Posted on: March 20, 2023

Job Description:

Principal Engineer - Security Business Group You will be part of Cisco's Security Business Group (SBG), with a focus on next generation network security. Specifically, you will drive innovative solutions leveraging the full strength of the Cisco Security portfolio working across product engineering leads, key support functions, product partners and other cross-functional stakeholders within & outside of Cisco Security. Who You'll Work With Reporting to the VP, Next Generation Network Security, you'll work in partnership with Engineering, Product Management, and our diverse senior technical talent community.You will join a team of seasoned leaders of people and technology building creative best in class security solutions.You are recognized as an inspiring technical leader, mentor, and architect. You have a proven ability to influence others, build consensus, engage engineers, and drive towards success technical decisions that support business objectives. You partner well with other teams and enjoy driving the technical direction to achieve successful customer outcomes. Responsibilities - Focus on advanced analytics and API Security - Accelerate next-gen server hardening and Internet of Things (IOT) security - Build solutions to advance the application of AI/ML across the Cisco Security portfolio

• Participate in constructive technical reviews of our drivers and help us develop new core features.
• Collaborate on a product roadmap and help define the team's overall strategy.
• Develop, test and solve the most complicated real world problems.
• Work closely with a globally distributed team of talented peers. Who You Are You Have:
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Operational knowledge with standard debugging and analysis tools
  • Dedicated individual, with passion to learn and understand across diverse technologies. :
  • Understanding of existing advance network and security analytics, endpoint security, secure coding & architecture.
  • Familiarity with Agile development concepts and version control systems.
  • Familiarity with telemetry and profiling tools Why Cisco #WeAreCisco, where each person is unique, but we bring our talents to work as a team on innovative technology and powering a more inclusive future for all. How do we do it? Well, for starters - with people like you! We embrace digital, and help our customers implement change in their businesses. Sure, we are a company that's 35 years strong and maybe you have heard we are a hardware company. But we are also a software company. A security company. An AI/Machine Learning company. We even invented an intuitive network that adapts, predicts, learns, and protects. And we are the tech behind keeping the world connected, productive, and ever adapting in our hybrid world by way of Webex. Day to day, our teams have each other's backs. We tackle whatever challenge comes our way, we recognize our accomplishments, and we grow together. We celebrate one another - from big life moments to big career moments. And giving back is in our DNA (we get 5 days off each year to do just that too)! What is powering an inclusive future for all look like? We know that without diversity of thought and a dedication to equality, there is no moving forward. Our 30 Inclusive Communities are leading the way, and together we are committed to learning, listening, caring for our communities, and supporting the most vulnerable through our innovation, amazing culture, and a collective effort to make this world a better place. So, do you have colorful hair? Don't care. Tattoos? Show off your ink. Like polka dots? That's cool. Pop culture geek? Many of us are. Passion for technology and world changing? Be you, with us! Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S.:
    When available, the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U.S. locations, not including equity or benefits. For non-sales roles the hiring ranges reflect base salary only; employees are also eligible to receive annual bonuses. Hiring ranges for sales positions include base and incentive compensation target. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location and additional factors, including but not limited to skillset, experience, and relevant education, certifications, or training. Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U.S. hiring location. The recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.U.S. employees have access to quality medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance and numerous wellbeing offerings. Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one floating holiday, plus a day off for their birthday. Employees accrue up to 20 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) each year and have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues without tapping into their PTO. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community. Employees are also able to purchase company stock through our Employee Stock Purchase Program.Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco pays at the standard rate of 1% of incentive target for each 1% revenue attainment against the quota up to 100%. Once performance exceeds 100% quota attainment, incentive rates may increase up to five times the standard rate with no cap on incentive compensation. For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid. Sign up to receive notifications of similar jobs

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