Security Engineering Technical Leader – Control Plane, Hypershield

Job Description:design and develop control plane software for security features used in smart switching platforms and distributed firewall systems contribute to core feature development from design through implementation, with a focus on APIs, policy orchestration, and secure service integration work closely with engineers across control plane, data plane, and platform teams to deliver scalable capabilities that support deployment, observability, and policy enforcement across distributed environments build and maintain APIs used for policy configuration, deployment workflows, logging, and operational visibility integrate third-party components and internal services into Cisco security platforms contribute to architecture discussions, feature design, and technical execution for new security capabilities Requirements:Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering or related technical field + 8 years of related software engineering experience Master's + 6 years of related experience, or PhD + 3 years of related experience 5+ years of development experience in languages such as Go, C, C++ or Typescript Experience developing APIs using REST, gRPC, or Protocol Buffers Experience developing software in Linux environments Experience building or maintaining software for security, networking, or infrastructure products 5+ years of experience in Go is highly preferred Experience with network security concepts such as access control, policy enforcement, secrets handling, or secure communication protocols Experience working with distributed systems or network infrastructure platforms Experience integrating services through Unix domain sockets or similar IPC mechanisms Familiarity with modern developer productivity or AI-assisted engineering tools Experience working effectively in a remote or distributed team environment Benefits:medical, dental and vision insurance a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution paid parental leave short and long-term disability coverage basic life insurance 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees 1 paid day off for employee's birthday paid year-end holiday shutdown 4 paid days off for personal wellness 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year for non-exempt employees flexible vacation time off program for exempt employees 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer eligibility to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units