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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Staff Software Engineer - AI/Security Platform - **Company:** Cisco Systems, Inc. - **Location:** San Jose, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $214,100.0 - $309,800.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Systems Engineering, JIRA, Cyber Security, Computer Networks, Databases, Information Engineering, Data Infrastructure, Decision Support Systems, DevOps, Distributed Systems, Github, Python (Programming Language), Parsing, Security Information and Event Management, Systems Integration, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Backend, Gitlab, Data Lakes, Cybercrime, Data Management, 3-tier Architectures, Cyber Warfare, Splunk, Software Version Control, Cisco - **Published:** September 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://jobs.localjobnetwork.com/apply/add/88241790/1 ## About the Role * Bachelor's Degree with 12+ years of related experience orMaster'swith 8+ years of related experience. Security: * Security Operations Experience-Understanding ofsecurity operations concepts, including attack surface management, threat analytics, detection, triage, investigation, and response. * Security Telemetry Fluency- Comfortable working with common data sources such as endpoint logs, network traffic, authentication events, or cloud audit trails-and understanding howthey'reused in detection and investigation workflows. Engineering Experience: * Data Platform/FabricFamiliarity- Experience implementing data platforms and/or data lakes and warehouses. * Security Data Engineering- Experience building andmaintainingpipelines for ingesting, parsing, and normalizing large-scale security telemetry. * Distributed Systems design and implementationexpertise- with an emphasis on storage systems and storage access layers * Senior-Level Python Development- Consistent record building scalable backend services, APIs, and automation workflows in Python. * DevOps/SecOps Practices- Proficient with CI/CD pipelines, version control (GitHub/GitLab), Jira, and automated testing frameworks. * Agenticdevelopment -Experience designing agent systems that will perform coding tasks for you. * Cross-Functional Collaboration-Experiencepartnering with product managers, security SMEs, and engineers to iterate quickly and deliver impactful solutions. Preferred Qualifications * Enterprise-grade Security Product Experience- Familiarity with TDIR/SIEM architectures, correlation searches, threat hunting support systems. Bonus ifyou'veworked with Splunk's APIs, internals, or have experience developing on the Splunk platform. * Security Operations Background- Former Tier 3 SOC analyst or equivalent, with experience automating SecOps workflows and building scalable, resilient detection infrastructure. * DataEncoding & Embeddings- Exposure to event storage systems or generating custom embeddings for domain-specific tasks in cybersecurity. * RAG andGraphRAGSearch Implementation- Hands-on experience developing retrieval-augmented generation pipelines and working with databases (e.g., FAISS, Pinecone). * Model Integration- Skilled in crafting, testing, andoptimizingtraining workloads for large language or special-purpose models such as GNNs, GCNs, GATs. Ideally, you have contributed to or shipped an AI-powered feature orproduct, andunderstand the nuances of integrating models into real-world workflows - including usability, performance, and trust considerations. * AI Evaluation & Experimentation- Capable of designing experiments to evaluate model output for accuracy, usability, performance, and cost * UX and Human Factors for Analysts- Background or interest in designing intuitive, AI-assisted analyst workflows with a focus on usability, trust, and decision support. ## Description We are an agile team with a startup feel and a strong bias for action. We move fast, embrace failure as part of the process, and stay focused on solving real-world problems for defenders on the front lines. Our team blends deepexpertisein AI, cybersecurity,platformand systems engineering. We are driven by a shared belief that the only way to outpace hackers is through AI advancements thatfreeuphumans to tackle real threats and more challenging problems. This is a place for builders who thrive in ambiguity, challenge the status quo, and care deeply about making a meaningful impact. Ifyou'reenergized by tough problems, excited to shape the future of cyber defense, and eager to work alongside passionate experts,you'llfeel right at home. Your Impact * Design and buildsystemsthat combine security-relevant data, detection signals, context, and foundation models to spot andpredict threats, those in action and those that are about to happen. * Prototype and test new AI features-from decoding events and system environments to predicting anomalies and threats - working closely with security SMEs and security researchers tovalidatereal-world utility. * Develop anAIDevOpspipelineto enable rapid experimentation with data. Knowledge bases, models, and context memory, using clear, measurable success criteria to evaluate iterations. * Architect and buildthe distributed platform that can correlatetrillionsof events&signals,andcansynthesize them into explainable findings and alerts, consumed by our triage resolution agents - you will be building a key capability of the Agentic SOC. * Collaborate with product and platform teamsto co-design AI-enhancedthreat detection and prediction workflows that are intuitive, scalable, andimmediatelyuseful to analysts. * Contribute to the core architecturepowering AI-native security operations, helping to shape how Splunk and Cisco scale trusted automation across the enterprise. ## Related Videos - [Our journey with Spring Boot in a microservice architecture](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/511-our-journey-with-spring-boot-in-a-microservice-architecture) - [How Cisco embraced a DevOps culture within its network engineering team](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/99-how-cisco-embraced-a-devops-culture-within-its-network-engineering-team) - [Improving quality with Agentic AI with Rovo Dev and Xray](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2005-improving-quality-with-agentic-ai-with-rovo-dev-and-xray) - [The New AI Security Stack: Observe, Detect, Protect](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100302-the-new-ai-security-stack-observe-detect-protect) - [Computer Vision from the Edge to the Cloud done easy](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/263-computer-vision-from-the-edge-to-the-cloud-done-easy) - [Coffee with Developers - Maria Apazoglou](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1209-coffee-with-developers-maria-apazoglou) ## Related Articles - [How to Become an AI Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/331-how-to-become-an-ai-engineer) - [Coffee with Developers - Maria Apazoglou - Making AI understandable for all in production](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/475-coffee-with-developers-maria-apazoglou-making-ai-understandable-for-all-in-production) - [Got AI ideas but no money? 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