Engineering Manager, Cloud Security Engineering
About The Position
Cisco’s Cloud Security Engineering team within the Security & Trust Organization designs, builds, and operates services that secure Cisco’s public cloud estate across AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI. The team partners with Security Engineering, IT, cloud operations, and internal business units to improve cloud security at scale. Its work includes building next-generation cloud security services and controls, embedding security into the SDLC, creating secure paved paths for developers, and advancing prevention and remediation across Cisco’s cloud environments. The Engineering Manager leads a team delivering and operating one or more cloud security services, such as Cloud Guardrails, Cloud Security Issues (Detect and Remediate), or Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM). The manager leads the team’s development and delivery of cloud security capabilities, sets technical direction and engineering quality, shapes technical roadmaps, and promotes AI integration and adoption to strengthen security outcomes and streamline operations. The role establishes engineering and operational standards, uses metrics to improve delivery and service effectiveness, and works with program managers, IT, cloud operations, and business units to define requirements, resolve dependencies, and communicate progress and tradeoffs.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of engineering experience, including technical leadership.
- 2+ years of experience directly leading engineering teams, including coaching, performance management, career development, and stakeholder communication.
- 5+ years of experience with at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, GCP, or OCI), including cloud architectures, APIs, and integrations, and the ability to assess technical tradeoffs and guide architecture decisions.
- Knowledge of cloud security and governance principles, including identity and access management, security controls, policy enforcement, and risk remediation.
- Experience leading the delivery, operation, and continuous improvement of cloud or security services within an enterprise environment.
Nice To Haves
- Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), CI/CD, and software engineering practices to guide teams building services and automation.
- Familiarity with shift-left security practices, including Infrastructure as Code (IaC) scanning.
- Familiarity with security risks and controls for Kubernetes, Containers, and AI workloads.
- Experience leading the integration of AI, LLMs, or agentic capabilities into production services.
- Experience using CSPM, CNAPP, or comparable platforms.
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop an engineering team through hiring, coaching, performance management, and career development.
- Identify emerging security needs and capability gaps, and shape strategy and technical roadmaps for new and existing cloud security capabilities.
- Own technical direction, delivery, and engineering quality for assigned cloud security services.
- Guide the team in developing and improving cloud security capabilities and integrating AI to strengthen security outcomes.
- Champion AI adoption across the team to improve analysis, automate routine work, and streamline operations.
- Establish engineering and operational standards across assigned services.
- Use metrics to improve delivery, service quality, adoption, and security effectiveness.
- Partner with program managers, IT, cloud operations, and business units to define requirements, resolve dependencies, and communicate progress and delivery tradeoffs.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k) plan with Cisco matching contribution
- Paid parental leave
- Short- and long-term disability coverage
- Basic life insurance
- Paid holidays and floating holiday for non-exempt employees
- Paid birthday day off
- Paid year-end holiday shutdown
- Paid personal wellness days
- Flexible vacation time off for eligible exempt employees
- Paid vacation time for non-exempt employees
- Paid sick time
- Additional paid time away may be requested for critical or emergency family issues
- Optional paid volunteer days
- Annual bonuses for eligible non-sales roles
- Potential grants of Cisco restricted stock units
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
