Senior Technical Leader, Cloud Security Platform

Cisco Systems, Inc.; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 187,000 - 308,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental & Vision

401(k) match

Parental Leave

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to lead strategic backend and data-processing initiatives across cloud and on-prem environments.

You will own architectural integrity, guide cross-functional teams, and drive secure, scalable solutions with measurable customer impact. You will mentor engineers, run architecture reviews, and ensure alignment with Agile practices, observability, and CI/CD standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of experience; Master's degree with 6+ years.
• Experience with developing software for distributed systems, databases, or query optimization.
• Experience with cloud technologies such as AWS, Azure or GCP.
• Experience with Python or Go/Golang.
• Experience with AI tools (such as Claude/Codex) to drive development and testing efficiency.
• Backend coding and system design experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical strategy and execution for multiple teams and backend/platform product areas across cloud and on-prem deployments, ensuring scalable, performant, reliable, secure, and maintainable systems.
• Own the technical roadmap and architectural integrity of backend services and data-processing workflows, bridging the gap between requirements and implementation using Agile guidelines. Raise engineering excellence through documentation, code review, secure coding, testing, observability, architecture standards, and CI/CD practices.
• Partner with Product Management, UX, Architects, multi-functional teams, and customers to resolve complex production issues, support customer concerns, and deliver solutions that improve security monitoring, threat detection, compliance, and incident investigations.
• Mentor engineers, lead design sessions and architecture reviews, and build deep knowledge of product architecture, deployment models, and real-world operating environments to advance platform evolution and customer value.

Education

Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of experience; Master's degree with 6+ years

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Python

Go

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to lead strategic backend and data-processing initiatives across cloud and on-prem environments.

You will own architectural integrity, guide cross-functional teams, and drive secure, scalable solutions with measurable customer impact. You will mentor engineers, run architecture reviews, and ensure alignment with Agile practices, observability, and CI/CD standards.