[Hiring] Security Engineering Technical Leader @Cisco

Role Description

This position is fully remote and can be performed from locations within the United States. This role requires reliable internet connection and the ability to work independently in a remote environment.

Join Cisco’s Product Security team to help make security and regulatory readiness a practical part of how products are designed, built, and operated. You’ll turn evolving requirements, including the EU Cyber Resilience Act, data-sovereignty obligations, and AI regulations, into clear engineering controls and measurable outcomes. Working across engineering, cloud infrastructure, legal, privacy, and audit teams, you’ll strengthen product readiness, reduce regulatory risk, and build confidence with customers and regulators.

Your technical judgment and collaborative approach will help teams address complex challenges while keeping innovation moving.

• Lead Cyber Resilience Act readiness assessments and translate regulatory requirements into technical controls, implementation plans, and remediation priorities.
• Build and improve security and compliance engineering capabilities, including automated evidence collection, control-as-code, dashboards, and continuous monitoring.
• Assess sovereign cloud designs, AI capabilities, data flows, and third-party dependencies for security, privacy, and regulatory risks.
• Support audits and risk reporting, and help engineers establish sustainable security and compliance practices.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in security engineering, product security, cloud security, compliance engineering, GRC engineering, or a related field.
• Experience managing complex, multi-faceted initiatives with multiple stakeholders to achieve value-added results.
• Experience performing security, regulatory, and control-gap assessments, while supporting audits, assessments, certifications, or regulatory examinations.
• Experience converting regulatory or policy requirements into technical controls and measurable evidence.
• Working knowledge of one or more of the following:
• EU Cyber Resilience Act
• EU AI Act
• GDPR and data-governance principles
• ISO 27001 / ISO 42001
• SOC 2
• NIST Cybersecurity Framework or NIST AI RMF

Requirements

• Experience with AI/ML security, model-risk management, algorithmic impact assessments, or responsible AI governance.
• Experience working with regulators, notified bodies, external auditors, or enterprise customer assurance teams.
• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CCSP, CRISC, ISO 27001 Lead Implementer/Auditor, or equivalent experience.
• Software development or scripting experience in Python, Go, JavaScript, or similar languages.
• Ability to work independently across highly technical and cross-functional teams.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution.
• Paid parental leave.
• Short and long-term disability coverage.
• Basic life insurance.
• Paid time away including:
• 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.
• 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year for non-exempt employees.
• Flexible vacation time off program for exempt employees.
• 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter.
• Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer.
• Eligibility for annual bonuses for non-sales roles.
• Performance-based incentive pay for sales roles.