Remote Senior Software Security Architect (AI‑Driven)

Cisco Systems; Helena (MT); Remote; USD 152,000 - 222,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco is seeking a Senior Software Security Lead to own security across the IT and Enterprise Operations portfolio. The role requires risk-based decision making and independent action in securing architectures and designs.

You will guide threat modeling, secure design reviews, and security debt management, partnering with product and engineering leaders to align security with business needs. This is a fully remote, national role in the United States.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree plus 11+ years in software/application security or security engineering.
• Proven experience leading threat modeling and secure design/architecture reviews for complex software systems, including AI- and LLM-enabled features.
• Demonstrated experience interpreting SAST, DAST, and SCA results and translating findings into risk-based remediation guidance, including for cloud-native apps and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Own portfolio risk across the IT and Enterprise Operations spectrum with data-backed posture views.
• Lead threat modeling, secure design reviews, and architecture discussions across teams.
• Advise and influence Product Management, Engineering, IT/EO, and BI security partners; align security with business goals.
• Set architecture security bars, adapt security by design/default principles, and make defensible trade-offs.

Skills

Threat modeling

SAST/DAST/SCA

Secure design

Influence across teams

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Kubernetes

Containers

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Cisco is seeking a Senior Software Security Lead to own security across the IT and Enterprise Operations portfolio. The role requires risk-based decision making and independent action in securing architectures and designs.

You will guide threat modeling, secure design reviews, and security debt management, partnering with product and engineering leaders to align security with business needs. This is a fully remote, national role in the United States.