Job Information
Cisco Security Consulting Engineer in Minato, Japan
Meet the Team
The Security Services Organization within the APJC region is a highly skilled technical team focused on Enterprise and Service Provider Security. We collaborate closely with customers to provide deep technical leadership across a wide range of cybersecurity solutions. Our team thrives on complex security projects, strategic threat mitigation, and designing scalable, multi-vendor security architectures.
Your Impact
As a Security Consulting Engineer (SCE), you will play a pivotal role in providing technical leadership, security architecture expertise, and risk mitigation solutions for large-scale security deployments. This role blends pre-sales experience, hands-on security consulting, and leadership of virtual teams to deliver comprehensive security solutions across the APJC region.
Responsibilities:
Design and deploy Cisco-centric security solutions while ensuring interoperability with multi-vendor environments for large-scale networks
Advise customers on security architectures, policies, and risk mitigation strategies.
Scope and design complex, multi-vendor security solutions for service providers.
Lead and support incident response, containment, eradication, and remediation efforts.
Work with global Cisco teams to align security strategies and ensure seamless project execution.
Minimum Qualifications
7+ years of security experience, including customer-facing roles and multi-vendor solutions expertise.
Strong background in network security and hands-on experience with NetFlow analysis, next-gen firewall/IPS, Identity Services Engine (ISE), TrustSec, Web Security, Email Security, Wireless Security, Virtual Security, Cloud Security, and Big Data Analytics.
Significant experience in network engineering within an ISP or large-scale enterprise environment.
Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Java, and PowerShell.
Fluency in Japanese (written & spoken) and business-level English (reading & writing).
Preferred Qualifications
Strong understanding of Unix/Linux system administration.
Experience in automating security operations using Python, Java, JavaScript, or C/C++.
CISSP, CISA, CISM, CEH, CHFI, ISO27000 lead auditor, or CCDE certifications.
CCIE (R&S or Security) certification is a plus.
Excellent customer management and consulting skills with the ability to simplify technical analysis for senior stakeholders.
Cisco is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.
Cisco will consider for employment, on a case by case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.