Senior Software Security Lead — AI-Driven Risk & Design

Cisco; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 139,000 - 204,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco is seeking a Senior Software Security Lead for the IT and Enterprise Operations portfolio. This remote role covers the contiguous United States, focusing on security architecture, threat modeling, and AI-integrated safeguards across enterprise platforms.

You will translate evolving threat trends into prioritized actions, align security with business goals, and present risk-reduced strategies to leadership. Collaboration with Product, Engineering, IT, and Security teams is essential.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Own and communicate portfolio security posture with data-backed risk assessments
• Lead threat modeling and secure designs across multiple software platforms
• Advise and influence Product Management, Engineering, IT/Enterprise Operations and Security partners
• Integrate AI security practices and frameworks into in-scope platforms and architectures

Skills

Threat modeling

Secure design

Security engineering

AI/LLM security

Influencing without authority

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

SAST/DAST/SCA

Job description

Cisco is seeking a Senior Software Security Lead for the IT and Enterprise Operations portfolio. This remote role covers the contiguous United States, focusing on security architecture, threat modeling, and AI-integrated safeguards across enterprise platforms.

You will translate evolving threat trends into prioritized actions, align security with business goals, and present risk-reduced strategies to leadership. Collaboration with Product, Engineering, IT, and Security teams is essential.