Principal Engineer – AI& Security Platforms

Location: Bangalore, IndiaOrganization: Infrastructure& Security CTO

Meet the Team

The Infrastructure& Security CTO organization is shaping the future of Cisco’s core products by drivingAI-driven, cloud-native, security-first architectures across networking and security platforms.

Your Impact

As a Principal Engineer, you will define howAI and security are embedded into Cisco’s core networking and security products. You will work at the intersection ofLLMs, Zero Trust security, and cloud-native systems, delivering innovations that improve threat detection, enable secure access, and automate operations at scale.

What You’ll Do
- IntegrateAI/ML and LLMs into platforms for threat detection, anomaly analysis, and intelligent policy enforcement
- Designsecurity-first architectures, including firewall,Zero Trust / secure access, and runtime security (e.g.,Tetragon / eBPF)
- Buildcloud-native platform capabilities leveraging Kubernetes and multi-cloud environments
- Developlarge-scale telemetry, data pipelines,



and real-time inference systems to power AI-driven insights
- Design solutions across theAI security lifecycle, including model/data protection, access control, and runtime enforcement
- Driveend-to-end execution from architecture through production, including hands-on design and critical-path development
- Partner with product teams to delivercustomer-facing innovation and monetization opportunities
- Lead and mentor across teams spanningsecurity, AI, and platform engineering

Minimum Qualifications
- 12+ years inplatform engineering, distributed systems, or security architecture
- Strong expertise in:
- Network and cloud security (firewalls, Zero Trust, secure access)
- Cloud-native systems (Kubernetes, microservices)
- Experience withcloud-native security (e.g., Tetragon, eBPF, or similar)
- Hands-on production experience building LLM/AI applications for security use cases, including deployment and scaling
- Robust

📌 Principal Engineer | AI and Security | 13+ years (Bengaluru)
🏢 Cisco
📍 Bengaluru