Remote Senior Software Security Lead — AI-Driven Security

020 Cisco Systems, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 139,000 - 204,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Security Lead to serve as the security authority for the IT and Enterprise Operations portfolio. You will align security with business needs and influence across engineering, product, and leadership to manage risk.

This role focuses on threat modeling, secure design reviews, and AI-enabled security strategies, driving security debt reduction and robust architectural decisions across platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field with 7+ years in software/security.
• Proven experience leading threat modeling and secure design/architecture reviews for complex systems, including AI-enabled features.
• Experience translating SAST/DAST/SCA findings into risk-based remediation guidance for cloud-native apps and CI/CD pipelines.
• Ability to influence engineering and product leadership to drive security outcomes without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Lead threat modeling across the IT and Enterprise Operations portfolio and set security priorities.
• Review and approve secure designs, adapting security by design and security by default per context.
• Coordinate with Product Management, Engineering, IT/Enterprise Operations, and Security leadership to drive risk-based decisions.
• Define, implement, and track security metrics such as risk reduction and MTTR to measure impact.
• Integrate AI security frameworks and advocate for AI capabilities that strengthen security outcomes.

Skills

Threat modeling

Secure design reviews

Security architecture

Influence leadership

AI/LLM security

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

7+ years of relevant experience

Tools

Containers

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

SAST/DAST/SCA

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Security Lead to serve as the security authority for the IT and Enterprise Operations portfolio. You will align security with business needs and influence across engineering, product, and leadership to manage risk.

This role focuses on threat modeling, secure design reviews, and AI-enabled security strategies, driving security debt reduction and robust architectural decisions across platforms.