This role pays less than
58%
of similar roles. Most pay
$154,900–$217,675
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$171k
versus about
$186k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
About Cisco
Cisco Systems is the world''s leading networking technology company, designing and manufacturing networking hardware, telecommunications equipment, and cybersecurity solutions for businesses and governments. Industry: Networking Technology & Cybersecurity
Cisco currently has
196 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$167,700–$245,200
across 196 roles with salary data.
Software Security Lead serves as the security authority for the IT and Enterprise Operations portfolio, ensuring software security across application, cloud, identity, data, and supply chain domains. This role involves managing the full arc of portfolio risk by translating threat trends and architectural shifts into actionable priorities for engineering and product leadership. Key responsibilities include performing threat modeling, conducting secure design reviews, and integrating AI-powered security frameworks into platforms. The candidate will manage security metrics like mean time to remediate and security debt while coordinating with specialists in cryptography and identity. Required skills include expertise in SAST, DAST, and SCA results for cloud-native applications and CI/CD pipelines involving containers and Kubernetes. The role addresses the challenge of balancing security requirements with delivery pressures within a complex enterprise technology environment.