Senior Director, Engineering - Quality (Security Business Group)
Core
Define and lead the quality strategy, operating framework, and engineering standards for Cisco's Cloud and Network Security product portfolio to enable secure, resilient customer experiences.
Role type
Senior Director, Quality Engineering (Strategic & Hands-on)
Builds
A modern, scalable global quality organization and unified quality engineering vision for cloud-delivered security services.
Domain
Cybersecurity, Cloud Security, Network Security, SaaS
Required skills
Quality strategy definition, distributed engineering leadership, CI/CD, automated testing, test infrastructure, API/UI validation, performance engineering, chaos/resilience testing, production observability, cloud platforms, distributed systems, networking, security technologies
Preferred skills
Network security (firewall, SASE, zero trust), global technology organization operations, scalable operating models, executive influence, secure SDLC practices
Technologies
CI/CD, automated testing, test infrastructure, API, UI, performance engineering, chaos testing, observability, cloud platforms, firewalls, SASE
Responsibilities
Define enterprise-quality strategy aligned with business priorities; Establish common quality engineering framework spanning development, testing, release readiness, and security validation; Lead and grow a high-performing global Quality Engineering organization; Partner with Product, Engineering, Security, SRE, and Support teams to embed quality early; Drive shift to modern quality engineering practices including automated validation and continuous delivery; Create release governance and readiness mechanisms; Define quality metrics and executive reporting; Lead cross-portfolio initiatives for defect prevention and resilience; Influence architecture decisions for testability and reliability.
Seniority
Senior Director, strategic leadership with hands-on technical expertise (via careerplan.io/jobs/2023095-senior-director-engineering-quality-security-business-group-at-cisco)
