Senior Software Security Lead - AI-Driven Security (Remote)

Cisco Systems; Oklahoma City (OK); Remote; USD 139,000 - 204,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems is seeking a Senior Software Security Lead to own the security posture for the IT and Enterprise Operations portfolio. You will lead threat modeling, secure design reviews, and risk-based prioritization, influencing engineering, product, and leadership across teams.

This role emphasizes AI-enabled security, architecture reviews, and data-backed decision making, coordinating across stakeholders to strengthen Cisco's security posture in a fast-paced enterprise environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• 7+ years of experience in software/application security, secure software development, or security engineering, including a senior or lead role.
• Experience leading threat modeling and secure design/architecture reviews for complex software systems, including AI- and LLM-enabled features.

Responsibilities

• Own the portfolio security posture and translate threat trends into prioritized actions.
• Review and approve secure designs across the portfolio, applying security by design/default principles.
• Lead threat modeling for the system and ensure defensible, evidence-based decisions.
• Coordinate security metrics and reporting, and influence leadership across multiple teams.

Skills

Threat modeling

Security architecture

SAST/DAST/SCA

AI security

Influence without authority

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science/engineering or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Cisco Systems is seeking a Senior Software Security Lead to own the security posture for the IT and Enterprise Operations portfolio. You will lead threat modeling, secure design reviews, and risk-based prioritization, influencing engineering, product, and leadership across teams.

This role emphasizes AI-enabled security, architecture reviews, and data-backed decision making, coordinating across stakeholders to strengthen Cisco's security posture in a fast-paced enterprise environment.