Engineering Program Manager

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  • Location:
    Offsite, RTP, North Carolina, US
  • Alternate Location
    Offsite, US
  • Area of Interest
    Engineer - Software
  • Compensation Range
    107300 USD - 141500 USD
  • Job Type
    Professional
  • Technology Interest
    Security
  • Job Id
    1430568

Application window is expected to close on 01/13/2025. 


Meet the Team  

“It starts with Trust!” There has never been a better time to join the Security & Trust Organization (S&TO) at Cisco. Security, trust, data protection, and privacy are crucial pillars for achieving impactful business objectives. Within S&TO, the Information Security (InfoSec) organization secures Cisco and its enterprise systems every second of every day.  

As part of this mission, the Build Environment Team ensures industry-leading security across Cisco’s enterprise infrastructure by partnering closely with internal clients. Our team thrives on innovation, collaboration, and delivering excellence at scale. Join us to shape the future of security and trust at Cisco.  

Your Impact  

As an Engineering Program Manager, your role will be instrumental in delivering secure, scalable, and impactful solutions that protect Cisco's global infrastructure. Your ability to lead programs from inception to delivery will directly contribute to Cisco’s mission of enabling trust and innovation at the speed of business.  

  • Drive cross-functional programs to completion, balancing scope, resources, and priorities.  
  • Influence key stakeholders to ensure alignment with organizational goals.  
  • Lead all aspects of program risks, issues, and dependencies, proactively driving solutions.  
  • Deliver actionable insights and reports to support leadership decision-making.  
  • Foster a culture of collaboration, ensuring seamless communication across teams and partners.  

Minimum Qualifications  

  • BS or BA degree or equivalent work experience  
  • 5+ years of experience in program management, technical project management, or managing multi-functional engineering teams.  
  • Experience using tools such as Microsoft 365, Jira, and ServiceNow for project tracking and reporting.  
  • Experience in running multiple, large-scale programs with interdependencies in a technical environment.  

Preferred Qualifications  

  • PMP certification or equivalent program management certification.  
  • Experience managing cross-functional teams and stakeholder relationships, with a demonstrable ability to align priorities across diverse groups. 
  • Demonstrated problem-solving skills, with examples of resolving complex technical or programmatic challenges in past roles.  
  • Experience with secure software development lifecycles, enterprise security frameworks, or related technical domains. 
  • Familiarity with threat modeling frameworks, adversary techniques, and enterprise security concepts desired. 
  • Demonstrable ability to deliver clear, concise, and impactful communication to technical and non-technical audiences, including senior leadership. 

Why Cisco

Meet the Team  

“It starts with Trust!” There has never been a better time to be a member of the Security & Trust Organization (S&TO) at Cisco. The company, customers and shareholders are increasingly aware of the role security, trust, data protection and privacy play in achieving impactful business objectives. Security is not only imperative to mitigating cyber risk, but also a key pillar of Cisco’s differentiation in the market. Trust is an accelerator for our customers that allows innovation and success to happen at the speed the market demands.  

Within S&TO, the Information Security (InfoSec) organization ensures that Cisco and the enterprise systems that it runs on are secure every second of every day. As part of this mission, the security architecture team is passionate about enabling industry leading security across all of the enterprise infrastructure that runs Cisco’s business through close partnership with our internal clients.  

Your Impact  

As an InfoSec Infrastructure Security Architect, you will be instrumental in shaping and enhancing Cisco’s security posture. Your work will focus on infrastructure security, primarily in the areas of server, platform, and network security.  

  • Build and maintain trusted relationships with IT, Engineering, and BU clients to deliver secure and scalable solutions.  
  • Identify and close security gaps, reducing risks in core engineering and enterprise compute environments.  
  • Develop and implement industry-leading practices for continuous validation of security controls in infrastructure services.  
  • Collaborate with Service Delivery teams to achieve compliance with Cisco’s Security Policy and Standards across network, server, and platform environments.  
  • Research, develop, and advocate new security methodologies and technologies to address emerging threats.  

Minimum Qualifications  

  • 5+ years of experience in enterprise IT environments including network management, server or workload administration or infrastructure systems management.  
  • Experienced in security architecture, security product management, and/or IT or engineering environment security experience.  
  • Experience leading technical engagements focusing on IT infrastructure or security, policy compliance and customer satisfaction.  

Preferred Qualifications  

  • 3+ years of enterprise automation experience with proficiency in Python, Ruby, or other commonly used programming languages, including experience in secure coding, development, and code vulnerability analysis. Recent academic experience may also be considered.  
  • Enterprise systems administration experience with expertise in common network or server management tools and/or device management platforms for both Linux and Windows environments. Familiarity with tools such as Cisco AMP, OSquery, Terraform, Chef, Puppet, Ansible, Docker, and Vagrant etc. 
  • Experienced in researching, developing and applying new security methodologies and technologies.  
  • Relevant technical certifications, such as CISSP, Security+, CCNA/CCNP/CCIE, or other cybersecurity-related certifications.  
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate complex business and technical use cases to diverse partners effectively.  
  • Experience influencing stakeholders without direct authority to drive compliance and security outcomes.  

Why Cisco

#WeAreCisco, where everyone is unique, but we come together as a team to make a difference and create an inclusive future for all. We embrace digital technology and assist our customers in implementing change in their digital businesses. Some may perceive us as "old" (36 years strong) and focused solely on hardware, but we are also a software and security company. We have even developed an intuitive network that adapts, predicts, learns, and protects. No other company can match what we do - we cannot be confined to a single category! However, "Digital Transformation" is just an empty buzz phrase without a culture that fosters innovation, creativity, and yes, even learning from failure.

On a daily basis, we believe in give and take. We give our best, set aside our egos, and give back to others (as giving back is part of our DNA.) We take responsibility for our actions, take bold steps, and value diversity. Because without a diverse range of perspectives, we cannot truly thrive. 

There are so many amazing reasons to join Cisco. Learn more here! 

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Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:

When available, the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including equity or benefits. For non-sales roles the hiring ranges reflect base salary only; employees are also eligible to receive annual bonuses. Hiring ranges for sales positions include base and incentive compensation target. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location and additional factors, including but not limited to skillset, experience, and relevant education, certifications, or training. Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U.S. or Canada hiring location. The recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees have access to quality medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance and numerous wellbeing offerings.

Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one floating holiday (for non-exempt employees), plus a day off for their birthday. Non-Exempt new hires accrue up to 16 days of vacation time off each year, at a rate of 4.92 hours per pay period. Exempt new hires participate in Cisco’s flexible Vacation Time Off policy, which does not place a defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use, but is subject to availability and some business limitations. All new hires are eligible for Sick Time Off subject to Cisco’s Sick Time Off Policy and will have eighty (80) hours of sick time off provided on their hire date and on January 1st of each year thereafter.  Up to 80 hours of unused sick time will be carried forward from one calendar year to the next such that the maximum number of sick time hours an employee may have available is 160 hours. Employees in Illinois have a unique time off program designed specifically with local requirements in mind. All employees also have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:

.75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;

1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;

1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

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