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Security Engineering Manager (GRC Program), Remote within U.S.

Cisco$183K — $263K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree with 8 years or Master's Degree with 6 years or PhD with 3 years of experience in cybersecurity or related fields.
  • Supervisory experience in security leadership roles is required.
  • Proven experience in leading large-scale GRC transformation in cloud or product environments.
  • Familiarity with compliance frameworks such as FedRAMP, ISO 27001, and SOC.
  • Experience in establishing automation-first governance and compliance capabilities.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the transition of the Network Platform Security's GRC function to an engineering-driven operation.
  • Balance compliance needs with business agility and growth.
  • Engage and influence stakeholders across security, engineering, and legal domains.
  • Cultivate a culture of automation and operational excellence within the team.
  • Oversee product compliance for various certifications and frameworks, ensuring adherence.
  • Develop AI-enabled models to enhance risk management and operational processes.

Benefits

  • Work in a dynamic and impactful environment focused on cybersecurity advancements.
  • Opportunity to influence and shape the future of risk and compliance in technology organizations.
  • Engage with cross-functional teams and senior leaders, enhancing professional visibility and network.
  • Access to cutting-edge tools and technologies in GRC and automation.
Full Job Description
The application window is expected to close on: 08/04/2026
Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

The successful applicant may be performing work in FedRAMP High or IL-5 environments, and therefore, must be a U.S. Person (i.e. U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent resident, asylee, or refugee). This position may also perform work that the U.S. government has specified can only be performed by a U.S. citizen on U.S. soil.

Your Impact
  • Lead the transformation of Network Platform Security Organization's product GRC function into a modern, engineering-driven risk and assurance organization.
  • Balance regulatory rigor with speed, scalability, and business enablement.
  • Influence senior leaders across security, engineering, product, legal, and enterprise governance organizations.
  • Drive a culture of automation, measurable risk transparency, engineering partnership, and operational excellence.
  • Own divisional product compliance programs and certifications, including FedRAMP, ISO 27001, SOC, NIST-aligned frameworks, global privacy/security obligations, and emerging regulatory requirements.
  • Design and implement AI-enabled GRC operating models that leverage automation, telemetry, analytics, and workflow orchestration to improve risk visibility and operational efficiency.

Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree combined with 8 years of experience in cybersecurity, product security, governance/risk/compliance, or security engineering leadership roles within global technology organizations, or Master's Degree, combined with+ 6 years of related experience, or PhD, combined with 3 years of similar experience. Previous supervisory experience also required.
  • Experience leading large-scale GRC transformation initiatives in complex product or cloud environments.
  • Understanding of modern compliance and assurance frameworks including FedRAMP, ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIST, GDPR, NIS2, DORA, PCI, and related global regulatory frameworks.
  • Experience building or scaling automation-first governance, continuous compliance, or GRC engineering capabilities.
  • Leadership experience managing technical and cross-functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience within cloud, SaaS, enterprise networking, OT/IoT, or hardware product environments.
  • Background in DevSecOps, controls engineering, security automation, or risk engineering.
  • Experience with AI/LLM-enabled operational tooling or analytics platforms.
  • Experience crafting scalable governance platforms and internal assurance tooling.
  • Industry certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CISA, ISO Lead Auditor, or equivalent.

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