Leader, Software Engineering

We are seeking a collaborative Engineering Manager to lead one of our Security Platform teams.

- Security Platform Leadership: Lead cross-functional initiatives to define and implement unified policy outcomes across the SBG ecosystem. Challenge existing assumptions and use data-driven insights to advocate for innovative, scalable security solutions.

- Customer-Focused Delivery & Clarity: Drive clarity in ambiguous environments by distilling complex security challenges into actionable plans, ensuring the team remains focused on measurable customer outcomes.

- Technical Partnership & Architecture: Leverage your strong technical background and hands-on expertise to partner with Tech Leads, driving pragmatic, high-quality architectural solutions and collaborative decision-making.

- AI-Driven Software Delivery: Champion AI/ML integration into the platform workflow, utilizing your demonstrated hands-on experience to design solutions that boost efficiency and remove delivery barriers.

- Team Leadership: Foster a culture of high performance, inclusivity, and continuous learning. Mentor engineers, manage career development, and attract top-tier talent to build a world-class platform team.

- Cross-Functional Influence: Partner with Product, UX, and SBG business units to translate policy requirements into technical strategies that drive platform adoption and achieve shared Cisco/SBG goals.

- Risk Management: Proactively manage technical and project risks by navigating constant change and high-demand requirements through rigorous, continuous prioritization to ensure system stability and compliance.

- Executive Communication: Synthesize complex platform updates into clear, concise communications for senior leadership, representing engineering progress and strategic vision.

- Experience: 8+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 3-5 years in a formal Engineering Management role leading high-performing, cross-functional teams.

- Technical Background: Experience delivering large-scale Java/GoLang, Data Engineering, Data Streaming, ADLC cloud-native AWS, services. Candidates must demonstrate deep technical fluency-beyond people management-to provide architectural oversight and design guidance.

- AI Proficiency: Demonstrated hands-on experience building and integrating AI/ML solutions into software workflows, including a clear understanding of the associated risks.

- Project Management: Proven ability to successfully lead and deliver 2-3 complex, high-impact initiatives simultaneously in a fast-paced, high-demand environment.

- Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience).

- Communication & Influence: Strong executive presence with the ability to synthesize complex technical updates for senior leadership and drive consensus across multiple cross-functional business units.

The starting salary range posted for this position is $183,800.00 to $263,600.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits.