Software Architect - Technical Leader

The application window has been extended and is expected to close on August 5, 2025. However, the job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient of applications are received.

Meet the Team

The Cisco Security Business Group (SBG) focuses on empowering the world to reach its full potential, securely through our products. The SBG Security team supports this mission by building thoughtful partnerships with our internal partners to drive security strategy alignment across the SBG portfolio. Our team’s mission is to become our internal customers’ most trusted partners by building outstanding security programs that shape the market with our research, make it easy for our customer teams within Cisco to develop secure software, protect our most valuable information and customer assets, and enable SBG employees to work securely as they deliver Cisco Secure products including Duo, Umbrella, SecureX, Talos, Cisco Secure Connect, StealthWatch, Tetration, and beyond.

The Common Services Platform team caters to large data traffic loads of millions of requests per second; In this role, the Technical Leader will design, build and deploy systems to cater to this load in a secure, reliable and auto-scaling way.

Your Impact

Own and build components of Common Services Platform and/or Solutions for a scalable cloud deployment scheme.

Design and implement secure and compliant architectures for enterprise systems, applications, and networks. Lead design, influence and contribute to implementation to deliver quality and timely release.

Collaborate with multiple teams, including Product and Engineering Management, DevOps group and the Architect’s group for alignment on architecture of related products and influence shared technology decisions. Contribute to POCs and perform quantitative and qualitative technology comparisons.

Develop and enforce security policies, procedures, and guidelines in alignment with industry standards (e.g., SOC 2, FedRAMP, HIPAA). Ensure ongoing compliance with relevant regulatory standards and help the organization achieve certifications and audits as required. Conduct regular security reviews and audits, including vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, and audits for compliance. Perform risk assessments and vulnerability assessments to identify potential threats and compliance gaps. Lead the creation and delivery of security & compliance training for technical teams and non-technical personnel. Mentor engineers to produce their best work.

Lead the integration of security controls into cloud environments, ensuring the adoption of secure coding practices and data protection measures. Guide teams on the implementation of identity and access management (IAM) controls, encryption protocols, and secure data storage.

Stay up to date with the latest security trends, threats, and regulatory changes, and proactively recommend improvements to our compliance and security posture.

Minimum Qualifications

• 10+ years' working with the design, development, and deployment of enterprise software with a degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or a related field
• Golang (preferred), Java, Python or other programming language experience; Experience with React (preferred), Angular or other front end frameworks
• 5+ years’ experience building and deploying cloud native software, preferably with AWS
• Experience working with REST APIs, Experience developing manageable and autoscaling microservices. Experience with Kubernetes, Terraform, source control
• Experience with security compliance audits, including SOC 2, ISO 27001, and FedRAMP. Experience with regulatory reporting and working with regulatory bodies

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years as a Security Architect, Compliance Architect, or similar roles with a focus on security and compliance
• Deep understanding of security frameworks, standards, and regulations (e.g., ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA, FedRAMP)
• Expertise in (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.) Cloud Security, Compliance, and securing cloud-native applications
• Experience with building or consuming APIs for Data Analytics system. Experience with GraphQL, API Gateways, Service Mesh, optimizing SQL Queries, and Kafka streams
• Secure software development expertise and solid foundation in DevSecOps principles. Familiarity with container security, Kubernetes, and microservices architectures
• Experience in security risk management, vulnerability assessment, and remediation
• Experience with security technologies such as firewalls, IDS/IPS, encryption, IAM, and data loss prevention (DLP)
• Adept at communicating clearly to share and summarize information to others concisely

Why Cisco

At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint. Simply put – we power the future.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.