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# Senior Security Consultant (Cisco ISE/Ansible/AWS) at Gruve

- **Company:** Gruve
- **Location:** Pune, India
- **Posted:** 2026-09-16
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-16
- **Apply:** https://gruve.ai/careers/?gh_jid=5424233008

## Job description

## About Gruve

Gruve is an innovative software services startup dedicated to transforming enterprises to AI powerhouses. We specialize in cybersecurity, customer experience, cloud infrastructure, and advanced technologies such as Large Language Models (LLMs). Our mission is to assist our customers in their business strategies utilizing their data to make more intelligent decisions. As a well-funded early-stage startup, Gruve offers a dynamic environment with strong customer and partner networks.

Position Summary

Platform Automation Engineer responsible for automating the configuration, deployment, and validation of Cisco ISE across Gruve's multi-tenant ISE-as-a-Service (ISEaaS) platform, with 5+ years of experience in infrastructure automation. Owns the Ansible codebase, dynamic inventory, CI/CD pipelines, secrets management, and the automated validation suite that gates every customer onboarding. This role sits at the intersection of automation and network security: the successful candidate will develop working Cisco ISE knowledge as a secondary skill in order to automate the platform meaningfully rather than generically. Working knowledge of AWS and Terraform.

## Key Responsibilities

- Build and maintain dynamic inventory integration with AWS (amazon.aws.aws_ec2 plugin) driven by resource tags.
- Automate Cisco ISE configuration through ERS / OpenAPI interfaces and CLI where API coverage is incomplete.
- Automate ISE node bootstrap, deployment formation, persona assignment, certificate operations, logging targets, SNMP configuration, and backup scheduling.
- Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines covering linting, validation, plan/approval gates, automated apply, and post-change verification.
- Build and own the automated validation suite used as the onboarding acceptance gate, including health checks, replication status, and test authentication.
- Implement secure secrets management using AWS Secrets Manager, HashiCorp Vault, or ansible-vault; ensure no credentials are stored in code or state.
- Collaborate with the Cloud Architect to ensure Terraform outputs integrate cleanly into Ansible inventory and configuration workflows.
- Apply automation-first practices to reduce manual effort in patching, upgrades, onboarding, and recurring operational tasks.
- Contribute to Terraform module development as a secondary responsibility where infrastructure and configuration overlap.
- Automate creation of Network Device Groups and Network Devices (NADs) with RADIUS/TACACS+ shared secrets.
- Explicitly own pxGrid automation (certificates, clients, and subscriptions) as a distinct task, not just folded into general certificate operations.
- Support creation and validation of the ISE repository used for backup and certificate artifacts.
- Run and document a joint Terraform-apply + Ansible-idempotency validation with the AWS Cloud Architect before promoting a tenant to production.

## Basic Qualifications

- 5+ years of experience in infrastructure automation, DevOps, or configuration management roles.
- Strong hands-on Ansible experience with production-grade roles and playbooks that the candidate has personally authored.
- Practical experience automating network or security appliances via REST API, not solely server operating systems.
- Experience designing and operating CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure or configuration changes.
- Working knowledge of AWS services and terraform sufficient to collaborate on infrastructure provisioning.
- Programming or scripting proficiency in Python (preferred) or equivalent.
- Exposure to Cisco ISE, NAC, RADIUS, or 802.1X, or demonstrated ability and willingness to build that knowledge quickly.
- Experience with secrets management and secure automation practices.
- Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ansible Automation or equivalent certification is an advantage.
- Strong documentation and collaboration skills across cloud, network, and security teams.

## Preferred Qualifications

- Automation & Configuration: Ansible (roles, playbooks, collections, dynamic inventory, ansible-vault), idempotent design, Jinja2 templating.
- CI/CD & Version Control: Git, GitHub Actions / GitLab CI / Jenkins, pipeline design, approval gates, OIDC federation for cloud credentials.
- Cloud & IaC: AWS (EC2, IAM, Secrets Manager, SSM, S3, tagging), Terraform (working knowledge), cross-account role assumption.
- Scripting & APIs: Python, Bash, REST API integration, JSON/YAML, API authentication and error handling.
- Secrets & Security: AWS Secrets Manager, HashiCorp Vault, ansible-vault, least-privilege automation identities, secure credential handling.
- Testing & Validation: Automated smoke testing, health validation, pytest or equivalent, ansible-lint, molecule (desirable).
- Familiar with Technologies: Cisco ISE (ERS / OpenAPI), RADIUS, 802.1X, certificates and PKI, syslog, SNMPv3.

## Why Gruve

At Gruve, we foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive and contribute their best work. If you’re passionate about technology and eager to make an impact, we’d love to hear from you.

Gruve is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and thank all who apply; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

## About Gruve

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Gruve provides AI-native cybersecurity, infrastructure, and data services that help enterprises deploy and secure AI at scale.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series A, Seed stage)
- **Headquarters**: Redwood City, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2024
- **Founders**: Tarun Raisoni (CEO, Co-Founder)

## Core Business
- **Industry**: IT Services and IT Consulting; AI Security & Infrastructure
- **Target Customers**: Large enterprises (B2B), including those in regulated industries requiring private AI deployment and advanced security operations.
- **Mission / Purpose**: Enable scalable, secure, and measurable AI execution in production by delivering an AI-native approach to enterprise services.

## Products & Services
- **PulseAI**: A private AI infrastructure platform that enables enterprises to deploy generative AI on-premises, in the cloud, or in hybrid environments – production-ready in under two weeks. (SaaS/infrastructure)
- **AI SOC**: An AI-driven Security Operations Center that combines AI detection, automated investigation, and intelligent response to improve security team efficiency and reduce risk. (Managed service/SaaS)
- **Digital Forensics & Incident Response**: Structured methodologies for preserving evidence, investigating incidents, and accelerating recovery. (Service)
- **Enterprise AI Transformation Services**: Consulting and implementation services including data science, Kubernetes SRE, forward deployment engineering, and AI solution architecture. (Professional services)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not disclosed
- **Total Funding**: USD $57.5 million (across Seed and Series A rounds)
- **Key Investors**: Mayfield Fund (lead in Series A), Xora Innovation (lead in prior round)
- **Notable Acquisitions**: SecurView (July 2024), NetServ (September 2024), Lumos (October 2024)
- **Growth Signals**: 120.3% YoY employee growth (from ~134 to 413 employees); operations across 9 countries; featured in Cybersecurity Insiders on AI agent governance.

## Competitive Advantages
- **AI-Native Architecture**: Unlike legacy stacks built for static software, Gruve designs for dynamic AI workloads (probabilistic decisions, context retrieval, autonomous actions).
- **Speed to Scale**: Claims 500MW+ of distributed edge AI inference capacity and a 30% cost advantage over alternatives.
- **Integrated Security & AI**: Combines private AI infrastructure (PulseAI) with an AI-powered SOC, covering the entire lifecycle from deployment to defense.
- **Talent & Expertise**: Team draws from top firms (Cisco, IBM, Infosys) and includes deep Kubernetes, data science, and cybersecurity specialists.

## Strategic Focus
- **Private AI Deployment**: Helping enterprises keep AI workloads on their own infrastructure to maintain data ownership, governance, and security.
- **AI Security Governance**: Developing solutions to govern AI agents as a new attack surface, as highlighted in their recent thought leadership.
- **Global Expansion**: Operating in 9 countries (US, India, South Korea, UAE, Singapore, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Germany, Canada) with plans to scale further.
- **Partner Ecosystem**: Working closely with hyperscalers (noted VP of Hyperscaler Solutions) and achieving Red Hat advanced tier partner status.

## Why Work Here
- **High Growth Environment**: Headcount more than doubled in the past year, offering rapid career progression and the chance to shape a young company.
- **Culture of Trust**: Core values include giving trust from day one, constructive feedback, and a championship mindset.  
- **Global & Remote-Friendly**: Offices in 4 countries (US, India, Singapore, UAE) and remote roles posted; a distributed team with cultural diversity.
- **Learning & Impact**: Mentorship programs, opportunities to lead innovative projects in AI and security, and the ability to work on cutting-edge infrastructure.
- **Notable Perks**: Focus on career development, knowledge sharing, and a "people-first" approach.

## Sources
1. [gruve.ai – Company homepage](https://gruve.ai/)
2. [gruve.ai – About Us](https://gruve.ai/about-us/)
3. [gruve.ai – Life at Gruve](https://gruve.ai/life-at-gruve/)
4. [linkedin.com/company/gruveai – LinkedIn Company Page](https://www.linkedin.com/company/gruveai)
5. [job-boards.greenhouse.io/gruve – Careers Page](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/gruve)

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