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Security Engineering Technical Leader (Remote)

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3 days ago
Remote, United States or Durham, NC, USAStaff+
H1B sponsor

Base Salary

$152k - $222k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Lead Cyber Resilience Act readiness assessments and translate regulatory requirements into technical controls, implementation plans, and remediation priorities.
  • Build and improve security and compliance engineering capabilities, including automated evidence collection, control-as-code, dashboards, and continuous monitoring.
  • Assess sovereign cloud designs, AI capabilities, data flows, and third-party dependencies for security, privacy, and regulatory risks.
  • Support audits, risk reporting, certifications, regulatory examinations, and sustainable security and compliance practices.
  • Manage complex, multifaceted initiatives across engineering, cloud infrastructure, legal, privacy, audit, and other stakeholder teams.

Requirements

  • At least 7 years of experience in security engineering, product security, cloud security, compliance engineering, GRC engineering, or a related field.
  • Experience managing complex, multifaceted initiatives with multiple stakeholders.
  • Experience performing security, regulatory, and control-gap assessments and supporting audits, certifications, assessments, or regulatory examinations.
  • Experience converting regulatory or policy requirements into technical controls and measurable evidence.
  • Working knowledge of the EU Cyber Resilience Act, EU AI Act, GDPR and data-governance principles, ISO 27001, ISO 42001, SOC 2, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, or NIST AI RMF.
  • Preferred experience with AI/ML security, model-risk management, algorithmic impact assessments, or responsible AI governance.
  • Preferred experience working with regulators, notified bodies, external auditors, or enterprise customer assurance teams.
  • Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CCSP, CRISC, ISO 27001 Lead Implementer, or ISO 27001 Lead Auditor, or equivalent experience.
  • Preferred software development or scripting experience in Python, Go, JavaScript, or similar languages.

Benefits

  • Fully remote role performed from within the United States, requiring reliable internet access and independent work capability.
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance; 401(k) with Cisco matching contribution; paid parental leave; disability coverage; and basic life insurance, subject to eligibility.
  • Potential eligibility for Cisco restricted stock unit grants and annual bonuses for non-sales roles.
  • Paid holidays, vacation or flexible time off, sick time, wellness days, birthday leave, year-end shutdown, family emergency leave, and optional paid volunteer days.

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About Cisco

10,000+ employees

Cisco designs and sells networking, security, and collaboration platforms for enterprises, service providers, and governments, spanning routers and switches, Wi‑Fi, firewalls, zero‑trust, observability, and cloud-managed IT (Meraki) plus Webex. Its business model mixes hardware, software subscriptions, and support/consulting services. Founded in 1984 and headquartered in San Jose, California, Cisco is a public company traded on Nasdaq and serves customers across data centers, campuses, and service provider networks.

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