Senior Linux Security Engineer

Cisco

Closes in 7 days Remote

Quick summary

Work type
Remote
Location
Research Triangle Park, NC
Salary
$118,700–$160,600 / yr
Posted
3 days ago
Closes
Jun 26, 2026 (soon)

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $183k
This role $140k
$107k most similar roles pay here $232k

This role pays less than 84% of similar roles. Most pay $147,925–$217,725 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $140k versus about $183k for comparable roles.

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About Cisco

Cisco Systems is the world''s leading networking technology company, designing and manufacturing networking hardware, telecommunications equipment, and cybersecurity solutions for businesses and governments. Industry: Networking Technology & Cybersecurity

Cisco currently has 183 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Linux Security Engineer

Join Cisco IT’s infrastructure security team as a Senior Security Engineer, working within an Agile Scrum environment to secure private and public cloud solutions against both internal and external threats. You will collaborate with Prime Security Architects and various cross-functional teams to implement robust security policies across compute, storage, containers, AI, and platform services. Your daily tasks include validating the security posture of AI infrastructure through patching, vulnerability scanning, software development, and open-source management, while also contributing to the modernization of Linux OS build systems with advanced automation techniques. Essential skills include extensive experience in Linux security hardening, large-scale IT infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps tooling such as Ansible, GitHub, Python, and Docker/Podman. Understanding private and public cloud infrastructures, network-based firewalls, and privileged access management tools is crucial for this role.

What you'll do

  • Implement security policies and improvements across Cisco IT infrastructure.
  • Validate AI infrastructure security through patching, vulnerability scanning, and open-source management.
  • Serve as a key point of contact for security issues and incident response activities.
  • Modernize Linux OS build systems using advanced automation and secure configurations.
  • Embed security practices into all aspects of engineering including code development and integrated security scanning.
  • Define strategy and maintain the roadmap for adopting and integrating security monitoring platforms.

What we're looking for

  • 6+ years of Linux security experience including Sudoers and SELinux.
  • Extensive experience in large-scale IT infrastructure with compute systems.
  • Proficiency in developing hardened Linux OS images through CI/CD pipelines.
  • Expertise with security scanning tools for SAST, DAST, SCA, and secrets detection.
  • Experience using DevOps IaC tooling such as Ansible, GitHub, Python, Docker.

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