Remote Software Security & SDLC Leader

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with Cisco matching

Paid parental leave

Short/long-term disability

Basic life insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a Software Engineering Technical Leader (remote) to support SSR governance and transformation initiatives. This role will manage intake, coordinate releases, and drive SDLC governance to convert security requirements into machine-readable formats.

You will partner with SMEs, developers, and product ops, and design agentic workflows for governance, verification, and reporting. You will also contribute to threat modeling and build environment security while

Qualifications

• Bachelors + 8 years of related experience, or Masters + 6 years, or PhD + 3 years, or equivalent experience.
• Extensive experience in Secure SDLC Methodology, defining and governing software security requirements and release management.
• Proven track record in Security Requirements Engineering, turning static policies into actionable, machine-readable requirements.

Responsibilities

• Support SSR governance and SSR transformation initiatives.
• Manage intake of improvement requests and coordinate requirements releases.
• Transform software security requirements from static policies into structured, machine-readable items.
• Design, build, and maintain agentic workflows that support governance, verification, and reporting.
• Support initiatives like threat modeling and build environment security.

Skills

Secure SDLC Methodology

Security Requirements Engineering

Cross-functional leadership

DevSecOps

Automation & workflows

Education

Bachelor's degree + 8 years experience

Masters + 6 years experience

PhD + 3 years experience

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a Software Engineering Technical Leader (remote) to support SSR governance and transformation initiatives. This role will manage intake, coordinate releases, and drive SDLC governance to convert security requirements into machine-readable formats.

You will partner with SMEs, developers, and product ops, and design agentic workflows for governance, verification, and reporting. You will also contribute to threat modeling and build environment security while