Cisco
Hardware Security Technical Leader - Hyperscaler Hybrid
$139K–$282K
RTP, North Carolina, US · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Oct 26, 2026
- Experience
- 9+ years (BS), 6+ years (MS), or 3+ years (PhD).
- Education
- Degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field.
About the job
Leads hardware security analysis and requirements for Cisco’s hyperscaler platforms, guiding engineering teams and partners on secure, resilient designs and compliance.
What you'll do
- Define security requirements and architectural guidance; mentor security engineers.
- Evaluate hardware designs for threats, vulnerabilities, and compliance gaps, and lead concurrent reviews and evaluations.
- Represent Cisco in standards groups and direct security documentation, threat models, and compliance workstreams.
What they ask for
- Degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or a related field, with proven experience.
- Experience leading security initiatives and mentoring engineers as a technical leader.
- Hardware development experience, including interpreting schematics, diagrams, datasheets, or register-level documentation.
- Experience in hardware root-of-trust, secure boot, hardware or firmware resiliency, tamper resistance, cryptographic imprinting, or hardware cryptographic acceleration.
Nice to have
- Experience with hardware-rooted attestation, device identity, hyperscaler/cloud architectures, or industry-standard security IP.
- Experience with hardware threat modeling/security analysis or contributing to security standards.
Pay
$139,200.00 to $201,400.00 USD base salary; $171,600.00 - $281,800.00 USD base salary; $151,300.00 - $250,900.00 USD base salary
Tools
NIST SP 800-193, NSA CNSA 2.0, EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), AES-GCM, SHA-2/3, LMS/XMSS, ML-DSA/ML-KEM, SPDM
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