Software Engineer Lead–Cloud Security & AI

Cisco•Research Triangle Park, NC

1d•$151,600 - $222,400•Hybrid

About The Position

Cisco's Cloud Security Engineering team within the Security & Trust Organization designs, builds, and operates cloud security solutions to secure Cisco's public cloud estate — AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI. We partner with security engineering, IT, and cloud operations teams as well as internal business units to enforce secure cloud practices and scale innovative solutions. We're actively building the next generation of cloud security: AI-enabled, agentic remediation workflows that turn security outcomes into automated, developer-friendly action.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of engineering experience
Experience in Python development, building backend services and APIs, including data modeling and relational/NoSQL data stores
Experience building or integrating AI/LLM-based or agentic workflows into production systems using managed platforms such as AWS Bedrock AgentCore, Azure AI Foundry, Google Vertex AI, or equivalent
Experience with at least one major cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) including SDKs, APIs, and cloud-native service architectures
Experience with CI/CD pipelines to automate builds, tests, and deployments across environments
Experience with cloud native event-driven architectures and container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, or equivalent)

Nice To Haves

Strong communication skills with the ability to present to both technical and business audiences with clarity and brevity
Experience using orchestration frameworks such as LangGraph, Strands Agents, Semantic Kernel, OpenAI Agents SDK, or equivalent
Experience delivering internal services or tooling consumed broadly by engineering teams within a large organization
Cloud security experience - familiarity with any of the following: cloud security controls, policy-as-code, ASPM or CSPM tools
Infrastructure as Code experience (Terraform or equivalent)

Responsibilities

Architect and implement AI-driven automation frameworks that detect and remediate cloud security misconfigurations at scale — delivering fixes directly into cloud environments or developer workflows via automated PRs
Lead end-to-end technical execution of a focused workstream, contributing hands-on while guiding 2–3 engineers to deliver against key milestones
Define and drive the engineering roadmap for your workstream — covering SDLC best practices, CI/CD, observability, business metrics, and AI-assisted development
Build reusable, well-documented internal tooling and services that scale across cloud platforms and engineering teams
Scope work accurately, communicate delivery trade-offs, and align multi-functional partners on direction and outcomes
Mentor peers and set the standard for software quality through code reviews, design sessions, and knowledge sharing

Benefits

medical, dental and vision insurance
a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
paid parental leave
short and long-term disability coverage
basic life insurance
10 paid holidays per full calendar year
1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
1 paid day off for employee’s birthday
paid year-end holiday shutdown
4 paid days off for personal wellness
16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year (non-exempt employees)
flexible vacation time off program (exempt employees)
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
annual bonuses (for non-sales roles)
performance-based incentive pay (for sales roles)