Job Description

The application window has been extended until: 10/28/2025

Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Candidates must be located in the posted locations (East Coast is preferred)

Meet the Team:

About Corporate Security

Corporate Security is dedicated to safeguarding Cisco's employees, property, revenue, assets, and business resiliency. This is achieved through the development and implementation of comprehensive global programs, policies, plans, and training that span physical security operations, compliance, governance, AI, technology, platforms, and components.

About the Systems & Technology Services Team:

The Transformation Technology (Trans Tech) team is dedicated to empowering Cisco’s Corporate Security Operations and Services teams in achieving digital transformation. We evaluate, calibrate, and implement the best solutions that improve the end-user experience and increase operational efficiency. Our goal is to drive successful adoption by simplifying processes using innovative software and hardware technology solutions, including both enterprise-class and homegrown solutions.

Your Impact

The Systems and Technical Lead will have an impact in multiple areas listed below.

You will be a key member of our team that defines, designs, and builds dynamic and futuristic technology solutions in the physical security space that protect our most valuable assets (People).

Analyze business needs, translate them into technical specifications, and build architectural designs for software, hardware, or infrastructure.

Be the link between Corporate Security objectives and technical execution, ensuring that technology solutions efficiently support the organization's goals.

You will have the opportunity to be engaged on some of the best in the industry large enterprise class platforms and develop solutions in collaboration using AI.

Opportunities to work on Cisco’s Corporate Security systems – Critical Event Management, Systems that leverage AI, Analytics platforms, Software Integrations, Visitor Management and other components.

Job Responsibilities

Technology Development and Testing: Evaluate, develop, and test new physical security technologies, participating in proof-of-concept testing to identify deployment suitability.

Lead or participate in design sessions with the software development team to ensure solutions meet business needs.

Responsible for solution based results, working with end users to clearly understand the needs and articulate solution approach and coordinate or deliver training.

Collaborate with external vendors to accomplish specific tasks.

SME in 3rd-party physical security software solutions as needed

Keep Innovation at the front while solving current gaps

Minimum Qualifications:

• 5+ years of Physical Security Technology experience in Access control & video surveillance, Threat detection and alarm monitoring, Critical Event Management platforms, Visitor management systems.
• Strong understanding of Software Development, data integrations and analytics.
• Shown understanding of Physical Security Technology and IT infrastructure requirements
• 5+ years of providing technical leadership throughout the development lifecycle , ensuring that the solution is built according to the defined architecture.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with architectural design, network devices VLANs, DHCP, when designing security systems.
• Experience developing and overseeing a comprehensive physical security program, incorporating AI-enabled technologies and aligning with the organization risk management strategy.
• Technical Skills: Expertise with physical security technologies (e.g., Lenel, Ambient AI), Critical Event Management and Mass Communication platforms (e.g., Ever-bridge, Alert Media, DataMinr), Software Development (Java, JavaScript, Oracle etc.)
• Collaborative Engagement: Work with Facilities, Security, IT teams, and integrators to support project timelines and execution.
• Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills: Ability to identify and resolve security system issues in a timely manner, analyze security data, identify trends and develop effective solutions.
• Communication and Emotional Intelligence: Ability to connect with various collaborators, users, management, and vendors efficiently.
• Organization Skills: Be able to multi-task, prioritize efficiently, and complete tasks on time.

• Experience in AI is a plus

Why Cisco

At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint. Simply put – we power the future.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.

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