Director, Cloud Security Platform Engineering

Cisco; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 251,000 - 417,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco is seeking a Director of Software Engineering to lead multiple teams building SSE/SASE security services. You will shape technical strategy, drive architecture, and oversee delivery of cloud control planes, policy, analytics, and automation platforms.

You’ll mentor engineers, partner with product, UX and security stakeholders, and scale systems to protect millions of users worldwide with high availability and strong security.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in software engineering with global team leadership.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field.
• Experience with major public cloud platforms and scalable, multi-tenant SaaS.
• Proficiency in modern SDLC practices including CI/CD and DevOps.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor multiple engineering teams across full dev cycle.
• Set technical direction for cloud security services with stakeholders.
• Drive end-to-end software development from design to deployment.
• Attract and retain top engineering talent; foster excellence and diversity.
• Collaborate with architecture, operations, and customer success teams.
• Champion process and technology improvements using metrics and feedback.

Skills

Software engineering

Leadership experience

Cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)

CI/CD & DevOps

AI/ML systems

Distributed systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field

Tools

React

Python

Go

Java

Job description

Cisco is seeking a Director of Software Engineering to lead multiple teams building SSE/SASE security services. You will shape technical strategy, drive architecture, and oversee delivery of cloud control planes, policy, analytics, and automation platforms.

You’ll mentor engineers, partner with product, UX and security stakeholders, and scale systems to protect millions of users worldwide with high availability and strong security.