Principal Engineer | AI and Security | 13+ years

Overview

Principal Engineer in Cisco's Infrastructure & Security CTO organization, defining how AI and security are embedded into Cisco's core networking and security products, working at the intersection of LLMs, Zero Trust security and cloud-native systems.

What you'll do

• Integrate AI/ML and LLMs into platforms for threat detection, anomaly analysis, and intelligent policy enforcement
• Design security-first architectures, including firewall, Zero Trust / secure access, and runtime security (e.g., Tetragon / eBPF)
• Build cloud-native platform capabilities leveraging Kubernetes and multi-cloud environments
• Develop large-scale telemetry, data pipelines, and real-time inference systems to power AI-driven insights
• Design solutions across the AI security lifecycle, including model/data protection, access control, and runtime enforcement
• Drive end-to-end execution from architecture through production, including hands-on design and critical-path development
• Partner with product teams to deliver customer-facing innovation and monetization opportunities
• Lead and mentor across teams spanning security, AI, and platform engineering

What you'll need

• 12+ years in platform engineering, distributed systems, or security architecture
• Strong expertise in network and cloud security (firewalls, Zero Trust, secure access)
• Strong expertise in cloud-native systems (Kubernetes, microservices)
• Experience with cloud-native security (e.g., Tetragon, eBPF, or similar)
• Hands-on production experience building LLM/AI applications for security use cases, including deployment and scaling
• Strong programming skills in C/C++, Go, and/or Java, with Python for AI integration and automation
• Experience building large-scale, telemetry/data-driven platforms

Nice to have

• Experience applying AI to security or networking platforms at scale
• Deep knowledge of Zero Trust, SSE/SASE, and identity-driven architectures
• Experience with multi-cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Strong product mindset, connecting platform innovation to business outcomes
• Proven ability to drive cross-functional initiatives from concept to production

Details

• Location: Bangalore, India