Engineering Manager, Cloud Security Engineering

Cisco; North Carolina; Remote; USD 152,000 - 222,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking an Engineering Manager for its Cloud Security Engineering team within the Security & Trust Organization.

You will lead and operate cloud security services across major platforms, partnering with IT, cloud operations, and business units to advance security at scale. You will shape strategy, define roadmaps, mentor engineers, and champion AI adoption to automate work and strengthen security outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of engineering experience, including technical leadership.
• 2+years of experience directly leading engineering teams, including coaching, performance management, career development, and stakeholder communication.
• 5+ years of experience with at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, GCP, or OCI), including cloud architectures, APIs, and integrations with the ability to assess technical tradeoffs and guide architecture decisions.
• Knowledge of cloud security and governance principles, including identity and access management, security controls, policy enforcement, and risk remediation.
• Experience leading the delivery, operation, and continuous improvement of cloud or security services within an enterprise environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop an engineering team through hiring, coaching, performance management, and career development.
• Identify emerging security needs and capability gaps while shaping strategy and technical roadmaps for new and existing cloud security capabilities.
• Own technical direction, delivery, and engineering quality, leading the team to develop and improve cloud security capabilities and integrate AI to strengthen security outcomes.
• Champion AI adoption across the team to improve analysis, automate routine work, and streamline operations.
• Establish engineering and operational standards across assigned services, using metrics to improve delivery, service quality, adoption, and security effectiveness.
• Partner with program managers, IT, cloud operations, and business units to define requirements, resolve dependencies, and communicate progress and delivery tradeoffs.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP/OCI)

Cloud security & governance

Delivery & operations of cloud/SaaS

AI adoption in security

Education

Bachelor’s degree (8+ years engineering)

Tools

CSPM

Kubernetes

Job description

The application window is expected to close on: 11/29/2026

There is a strong preference for candidates who can work from Cisco’s offices in RTP, NC, or San Jose, CA. Exceptional remote candidates will also be considered.

Meet the Team

Cisco’s Cloud Security Engineering team within the Security & Trust Organization designs, builds, and operates services that secure Cisco’s public cloud estate across AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI. We partner with Security Engineering, IT, cloud operations, and internal business units to improve cloud security at scale. We’re building the next generation of cloud security services and controls, embedding security into the SDLC, creating secure paved paths for developers, and advancing prevention and remediation across Cisco’s cloud environments.

Your Impact

As an Engineering Manager, you will lead a team delivering and operating one or more cloud security services, such as Cloud Guardrails, Cloud Security Issues (Detect and Remediate), or Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM).

• Lead and develop an engineering team through hiring, coaching, performance management, and career development.
• Identify emerging security needs and capability gaps while shaping strategy and technical roadmaps for new and existing cloud security capabilities.
• Own technical direction, delivery, and engineering quality, leading the team to develop and improve cloud security capabilities and integrate AI to strengthen security outcomes.
• Champion AI adoption across the team to improve analysis, automate routine work, and streamline operations.
• Establish engineering and operational standards across assigned services, using metrics to improve delivery, service quality, adoption, and security effectiveness.
• Partner with program managers, IT, cloud operations, and business units to define requirements, resolve dependencies, and communicate progress and delivery tradeoffs.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of engineering experience, including technical leadership.
• 2+years of experience directly leading engineering teams, including coaching, performance management, career development, and stakeholder communication.
• 5+ years of experience with at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, GCP, or OCI), including cloud architectures, APIs, and integrations with the ability to assess technical tradeoffs and guide architecture decisions.
• Knowledge of cloud security and governance principles, including identity and access management, security controls, policy enforcement, and risk remediation.
• Experience leading the delivery, operation, and continuous improvement of cloud or security services within an enterprise environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), CI/CD, and software engineering practices to guide teams building services and automation.
• Familiarity with shift-left security practices, including Infrastructure as Code (IaC) scanning.
• Familiarity with security risks and controls for Kubernetes, Containers, and AI workloads.
• Experience leading the integration of AI, LLMs, or agentic capabilities into production services.
• Experience using CSPM, CNAPP, or comparable platforms.

Why Cisco?

At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.

Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:

The starting salary range posted for this position is $151,600.00 to $222,400.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits.

Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.

U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco’s policies:

• 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, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
• Non-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees
• Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)
• 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours ofunused sick timecarried forwardfrom one calendar yearto the next
• Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
• Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:

• .75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;
• 1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;
• 1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and
• Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:

New York City Metro Area:

$186,900.00 - $307,800.00

Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:

$166,300.00 - $274,100.00

* For quota-based sales roles on Cisco’s sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.

** Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.