SD-WAN Security Engineer, Remote in the U.S.

Cisco; Durham (NC); Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in internet-powered technology is seeking a senior cybersecurity professional to manage SD-WAN Security Operations. This role involves overseeing the product lifecycle and ensuring security compliance for U.S. Federal and Defense environments. Candidates should have extensive experience in cloud security and risk management, along with strong communication skills. Join a diverse team dedicated to fostering an inclusive future.

Benefits

Paid time off for volunteering

Diversity and inclusion programs

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in cybersecurity, with at least 5 years in a cloud security role.
• 5+ years focusing on Risk, Security, and Privacy standards across various frameworks.
• Outstanding Emotional Intelligence and Communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage Catalyst SD-WAN Security Operations.
• Oversee product lifecycle of SDWAN-G, SDWAN-D, and commercial environments.
• Participate in vulnerability management and lead risk analysis.

Skills

Emotional Intelligence

Communication

Risk Management

Cloud Security

Security Operations

Automation

Tools

Python

Ansible

Terraform

Jenkins

Job description

Applications are accepted until further notice.

Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

The successful applicant will be performing work in a FedRAMP environment, and therefore, must be a U.S. Person (i.e., U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent resident, asylee, or refugee). This position may also perform work that the U.S. government has specified can only be performed by a U.S. citizen on U.S. soil.

Meet the Team

The Cisco Catalyst SDWAN Security Operations team is responsible for ensuring the SaaS environments for the Department of Defense, U.S. Federal, and commercial customers are secured according to cloud security best practices and compliant with Cisco's internal requirements and external standards and regulations.

The Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Federal (SDWAN-G) & Defense (SDWAN-D) Operations Team is responsible for building, deploying, and managing the entire SD-WAN Federal and Defense cloud infrastructure for US Federal Government.

Your Impact

This role involves direct responsibility for the design, implementation, and management of Catalyst SD-WAN Security Operations.

This role oversees and supports the complete product lifecycle of SDWAN-G, SDWAN-D, and commercial environments, including ordering, provisioning, onboarding, and operations.

This role works with multiple clouds and collaborates with various teams, including engineering operations, to secure controllers and services for Catalyst SD-WAN.

This role includes continuous assessment and improvement of security posture, implementation of effective security monitoring systems, and collaboration on security control and reporting automation.

In this role, you will be responsible for active security monitoring of both commercial and U.S. Federal and Defense environments, participating in the vulnerability management program, leading risk analysis of findings, and ensuring the SecOps team operates at maximum efficiency globally.

You will be directly responsible for handling the operation of SDWAN-G and SDWAN-D customer environments, including patching, upgrading, customer and on-call support; as well as the complete lifecycle of the federal/defense product including ordering, provisioning, onboarding, and operations.

Minimum Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in cybersecurity, with at least 5 years in a cloud security role
• 5+ years of experience focusing on Risk, Security, and Privacy standards across various security control frameworks, including NIST and/or ISO
• Outstanding Emotional Intelligence and Communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Expertise with SD-WAN technology
• Experience with cloud platform services such as AWS, Azure, etc.
• Understanding of authentication protocols, authorization standards, and cryptographic primitives
• Strong expertise in security and privacy operations, industry best practices, deployment, virtualization, IaC, and SD-WAN
• Strong coding and automation skills with Python, Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins
• CISSP, CCIE, and other security or technology-related certifications are preferred

#WeAreCisco

#WeAreCisco emphasizes diversity and inclusion, fostering a culture where every individual’s skills and perspectives are valued to power an inclusive future.

Our passion is connection—celebrating our employees’ diverse backgrounds and focusing on unlocking potential. Cisco offers one company, many careers, with learning and development supported at every stage. Our technology, tools, and culture pioneered hybrid work trends, enabling everyone to give their best and be their best.

We recognize our opportunity to unite communities, and at the heart of that is our people. One-third of Cisconians participate in our 30 employee resource organizations, called Inclusive Communities, to foster belonging, learn, and make a difference. We also provide dedicated paid time off for volunteering—80 hours annually—allowing us to give back to causes we care about, with nearly 86% participating.

Our purpose, driven by our people, makes us the worldwide leader in internet-powered technology. We help customers reimagine applications, secure enterprises, transform infrastructure, and meet sustainability goals. Every step we take aims toward a more inclusive future for all. Join us and be yourself!

Cisco is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected categories.

Cisco will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records on a case-by-case basis.