Networking Security & Quality Programs Manager

Nativeamericantalent; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 172,000 - 245,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco is seeking a seasoned Program Manager to join the Network Engineering Quality + Security Ops team. You will drive complex security programs, define metrics, and build dashboards with BI to monitor security posture across Networking and other product groups.

You will partner with engineering and IT to push secure-by-design practices, reduce vulnerabilities, and deliver measurable improvements in quality and security across Cisco's networks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree plus 8 years of related experience, or a Masters plus 6 years of related experience.
• 5+ years of experience in Program Management, managing programs such as Network Security, Software Development, Testing, or Information Security.
• 3+ years of experience in managing software programs or releases.

Responsibilities

• Program manage complex security programs across Networking involving cross-functional teams such as Software Engineering, Security & Trust, Compliance, Customer Listening, Sales, SBG, and CX.
• Partner with Engineering to define security metrics and goals for Networking that can be adopted by other product groups.
• Drive security improvement plans for areas where we have gaps to Build Environment Security, Secure by Design, and CRA.
• Reduce vulnerabilities, improve component health, and improve security posture overall.
• Partner with Engineering and BI to develop dashboards and tools showing security and compliance posture.
• Improve CSAT for products that you support.
• Use AI tools to streamline and automate work and derive insights from data.
• Analyze quality and security data to identify trends and focus areas for engineering attention.
• Develop execution plans with contingency planning and risk assessments.
• Track multiple project tasks to anticipate problems and maintain a solution-oriented approach.
• Communicate effectively to ensure transparency and collaboration across global teams.
• Maintain an up-to-date project plan accessible at any time.
• Lead meetings to resolve conflicts and drive timely execution.
• Collaborate with external teams to obtain mutual wins.

Skills

Program Management

Networking Security

Software Development

Information Security

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Xray

Job description

Cisco is seeking a seasoned Program Manager to join the Network Engineering Quality + Security Ops team. You will drive complex security programs, define metrics, and build dashboards with BI to monitor security posture across Networking and other product groups.

You will partner with engineering and IT to push secure-by-design practices, reduce vulnerabilities, and deliver measurable improvements in quality and security across Cisco's networks.