Cisco
Hardware Security Engineer - Hyperscaler Security Hybrid
$133K–$259K
RTP, North Carolina, US · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Oct 23, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years with a bachelor's degree; 4+ years with a master's degree; or 1+ year with a PhD.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field; master's or PhD alternatives stated.
About the job
Evaluates hardware architectures and components for security risks and compliance, and guides teams and partners in building secure Cisco hyperscaler platforms.
What you'll do
- Analyze hardware designs, schematics, architectures, and component documentation for vulnerabilities and compliance gaps.
- Translate security standards into engineering requirements and provide design guidance to product teams and vendors.
- Create security requirements, threat models, checklists, compliance documents, and engineering specifications; manage concurrent reviews and workstreams.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field, with relevant experience; alternatives are listed below.
- Background in hardware development, including interpreting schematics, block diagrams, datasheets, PCB designs or register-level documentation.
- Background in hardware security fundamentals, such as Hardware Root of Trust, Secure Boot, resiliency, cryptographic primitives, or secure key storage.
Nice to have
- Experience with hardware-rooted attestation, device identity, hyperscaler/cloud architectures, or hardware security solutions.
- Experience with hardware threat modeling/security analysis or hardware security frameworks and standards.
Pay
$132,800.00 to $185,100.00 (base salary); $154,900.00 - $259,100.00 (base salary); $136,500.00 - $228,300.00 (base salary)
Tools
NIST SP 800-193, NSA CNSA 2.0, EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), HW-CSDL, SPDM, TCG DICE, OpenBMC, Caliptra
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