Software Security Lead (Remote)
Core
Senior security authority for Cisco's IT and Enterprise Operations portfolio, managing risk, architecture, and delivery across enterprise applications, cloud, identity, and supply chain.
Role type
Senior IC Software Security Lead
Builds
Secure enterprise IT and operations platforms, AI-integrated security frameworks, and risk-managed software delivery pipelines.
Domain
Enterprise IT Security, Cloud Security, AI Security, Supply Chain Security
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis
Required skills
Threat modeling, secure architecture review, SAST/DAST/SCA interpretation, risk-based remediation guidance, AI security integration, stakeholder influence without direct authority, security metrics definition
Preferred skills
Identity and access management, cryptography, data security, software supply chain security (SBOM, artifact signing, SLSA), security metrics for roadmap decisions
Technologies
Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, containers, AI/LLM frameworks
Responsibilities
Maintain data-backed view of portfolio security posture, translate threat trends into prioritized risks for leadership, review and approve secure designs, lead threat modeling, integrate AI securely into platforms, present unmitigated risk lists, define and lead security engineering metrics
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic influence
