Software Eng. Technical Leader, Splunk Attack Analyzer

The application window is expected to close on: 11/11/2026

The Splunk Attack Analyzer (SAA) team at Cisco streamlines security threat analysis, providing forensic evidence and metadata to customers via API and Portal. The team’s role is to enhance SOC efficiency by delivering consistent, comprehensive, and high-quality threat analysis, helping organizations detect, investigate, and respond to cyber threats more effectively and rapidly.

As a Senior Staff Software Engineer, you'll spearhead the optimization of backend code and detection capabilities, focusing on automated URL analysis and web navigation. You'll architect innovative solutions to overcome challenges in automated web interactions, including CAPTCHA bypassing and anti-bot measures. Your role as a Senior Staff Software Engineer is crucial in revolutionizing cyber threat defense, particularly against phishing and malware distributed through malicious URLs.

Your expertise will directly enhance our customers' security posture!

• Lead the design and implementation of advanced website analysis algorithms to improve threat detection accuracy and efficiency.
• Develop innovative solutions to overcome challenges in browser automation, including CAPTCHA bypassing and anti-bot measures.
• Architect scalable systems for processing and analyzing large volumes of potentially malicious URLs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate URL analysis improvements into the broader Attack Analyzer workflow.
• Mentor and guide senior engineers in best practices for security-focused web automation.
• Drive technical decision-making and set architectural direction for the URL analysis component of Attack Analyzer.

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, or related field; or equivalent work experience with 8+ years' experience in Software Engineering focused on cybersecurity and web technologies
• 5+ years of experience with Python OR Go AND JavaScript, Typescript OR React.
• 3+ years of experience in web scraping and analysis, cloud technology and containerization (AWS, Docker etc.)
• Experience with web technologies, web protocols, browser automation, and common web security measures. (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and various web frameworks)
• Experience with anti-bot techniques and developing countermeasures.
• Experience in browser automation and Chromium source code.
• Experience designing and implementing large-scale, distributed systems.
• Experience with threat analysis and malware detection.

• Experience with machine learning techniques for anomaly detection or classification in security contexts.
• Familiarity with CAPTCHA solving techniques and ethical considerations in automated web interactions.
• Knowledge of common phishing techniques and experience in developing automated detection systems.
• Contributions to open-source projects related to web automation or security.

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