Cisco’s Acacia IT Operations team is seeking an IT Security Engineer to strengthen day-to-day security for global operations. In this onsite role in Maynard, MA, you will help drive identity security, vulnerability management, and endpoint protection while responding quickly to security alerts.
Working within a collaborative, high-energy environment, you will also partner with Infrastructure and Network teams to improve Privileged Access Management (PAM) processes and operational procedures that keep security standards consistent across sites.
Key Responsibilities
- Own day-to-day security operations with a focus on identity security, vulnerability management, and endpoint protection to support a resilient security posture for global operations.
- Manage the vulnerability lifecycle and triage security alerts to mitigate threats in real time.
- Collaborate with Infrastructure and Network teams to enhance Privileged Access Management (PAM) processes for protection of sensitive data.
- Develop, refine, and maintain security runbooks and operational procedures to support repeatable security practices across all sites.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of professional experience in security operations, infrastructure security, or identity management.
- Experience managing the end-to-end vulnerability lifecycle, including scanning, tracking, and verifying remediation.
- Administration experience with Active Directory, including group policy management and access control hygiene.
- Ability to triage and respond to security incidents using SIEM, EDR, or similar monitoring platforms.
- Experience creating and maintaining technical security runbooks or operational procedures.
Security Tools and Technologies
- Active Directory
- SIEM and EDR platforms
- CrowdStrike, SentinelOne
- Tenable, Rapid7
- Cisco Umbrella, Zscaler
- Splunk
Benefits
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- 401(k) plan with Cisco matching contribution
- Paid parental leave
- Short and long-term disability coverage
- Basic life insurance
- 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
- 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday
- Paid year-end holiday shutdown
- 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
- Non-exempt employees: 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees
- Exempt employees: flexible vacation time off program with no defined limit (subject to availability and some business limitations)
- 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, with up to 80 hours carried forward
- Additional paid time away may be requested for critical or emergency issues for family members
- Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
- Eligibility for grants of Cisco restricted stock units, vesting after defined continued employment periods
- Non-sales roles may be eligible for annual bonuses subject to Cisco policies
Meet the Team
- Acacia (part of Cisco) is a market leader in high-speed coherent optical transceivers, powering hyperscale data centers.
- The internal Acacia IT team focuses on architecting, building, and maintaining infrastructure that enables engineers to connect people and systems globally.
- The team is collaborative and innovation-driven, with an increasing need for proactive security leadership as business demands grow.
Role Details
- Location: Maynard, MA (onsite)
- Salary: USD 116,600 - 191,200 per yearly
- Minimum Experience: 5 years
- Education: Bachelors degree
U.S. and/or Canada applicant note: The posted starting salary range for this position is $116,600.00 to $147,900.00 and represents the projected salary range for new hires in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation, equity, or benefits. Individual pay is based on hiring location, market conditions, and job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and training. Employees may be offered benefits subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules.
State-by-state full salary ranges: New York City Metro Area: $130,600.00 - $191,200.00; Non-Metro New York state & Washington state: $116,600.00 - $170,100.00. For quota-based sales roles on Cisco’s sales plan, ranges may include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.
