Remote Software Security Engineering Lead

Cisco; United States; Remote; USD 152,000 - 222,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental and vision insurance

401(k) with matching contribution

Paid parental leave

Disability coverage

Basic life insurance

Job summary

Cisco is seeking a Software Engineering Technical Leader (remote) to support SSR governance and drive the SSR transformation initiative. You will manage intake, coordinate releases, and help convert security requirements into machine-readable specs, partnering with engineers.

Remote-friendly with preferred locations Raleigh/Durham or Austin, but open nationwide. Join a team shaping Secure SDLC across the organization and influencing security posture.

Qualifications

• Secure SDLC methodology experience.
• Governing software security requirements.
• Transform static policies into actionable, machine-readable requirements.
• Lead cross-functional transformation initiatives across SMEs, developers, and product operations.
• DevSecOps and Build Environment Security expertise.

Responsibilities

• Support SSR governance and transformation initiatives.
• Manage intake of improvement requests and coordinate requirements releases.
• Design, build, and maintain agentic workflows for governance, verification, and reporting.
• Collaborate with SMEs, developers and product operations.
• Contribute to threat modeling and build environment security.

Skills

Secure SDLC

Security requirements

Release management

Cross-functional leadership

DevSecOps

Threat modeling

Automation workflows

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Job description

Cisco is seeking a Software Engineering Technical Leader (remote) to support SSR governance and drive the SSR transformation initiative. You will manage intake, coordinate releases, and help convert security requirements into machine-readable specs, partnering with engineers.

Remote-friendly with preferred locations Raleigh/Durham or Austin, but open nationwide. Join a team shaping Secure SDLC across the organization and influencing security posture.