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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
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Engineering Project Manager
The Engineering Project Manager joins the Strategy, Planning, and Operations team within the Global Security organization to transform security priorities into executable programs and measurable outcomes. This role involves leading complex cybersecurity programs across various domains, including security engineering, product and platform security, cloud infrastructure, identity and access management, and vulnerability remediation. The individual will manage cross-functional execution involving Engineering, Product, IT, Compliance, and Legal teams while tracking program metrics and dashboards to surface risks early. Key responsibilities include developing runbooks for new capabilities and managing technical dependencies related to architecture, data flows, and control design. Required expertise includes experience with secure SDLC, vulnerability management, and frameworks like NIST, ISO, PCI, SOC 2, or FedRAMP. The role also utilizes AI-enabled tools for workflow automation while navigating risks such as data leakage and prompt injection.
Analyze architectures, data flows, and control designs to identify gaps and connect technical work to risk reduction.
Use metrics, dashboards, and audit evidence to surface material risks early and maintain accountability for distributed teams.
Develop runbooks and operational procedures to ensure new security capabilities can be launched and operated at scale.
Manage the rollout of AI-enabled engineering workflows and products while monitoring for risks like data leakage.
Coordinate with stakeholders to provide customer assurance, compliance readiness, and go-to-market alignment for security features.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
4+ years of experience in technical program management, security program management, security engineering operations, or a related technical delivery role.
2+ years of experience driving cybersecurity, cloud, infrastructure, enterprise software, compliance, audit readiness, or risk-reduction programs.
2+ years working with security domains including secure SDLC, vulnerability management, identity and access management, and frameworks like NIST, ISO, PCI, SOC 2, or FedRAMP.
1+ year working with architecture, data flows, control design, and infrastructure dependencies to identify risks and communicate with engineering teams.
2+ years of experience driving cross-functional technical execution including ownership of program metrics, dashboards, executive updates, and decision records.
1+ year of experience using AI-enabled tools for analysis, documentation, reporting, or workflow automation.
Relevant certifications such as Security+, CISSP, CISM, PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM, AWS, Azure, or GCP (preferred); familiarity with Splunk products (preferred).