Director of Engineering (AI Threat Intelligence)

The application window is expected to close on: April 30th, 5 PM ET 2025

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

Meet the Team

The AI Software & Platform Team delivers AI products so businesses around the world defend against threats and safeguard the most important aspects of business with security resilience. We are passionate about making businesses secure and simplifying security with zero compromise.

Cisco is seeking a Director of AI Threat Intelligence to lead our AI Defense initiatives. This role will be crucial in advancing our efforts to safeguard AI technologies and ensure their ethical and secure implementation. The Director will oversee a team of talented threat researchers focused on developing innovative solutions to defend against potential AI threats and vulnerabilities collaborating closely with data science, product management and multi-functional teams to deliver actionable insights and innovative solutions.

• Lead the develop a high-performing AI threat intelligence and research team, fostering innovation, technical excellence and collaboration.
• Identify and analyze emerging threats related to AI, adversarial machine learning and generative AI models.
• Provide strategic guidance on AI security threats to executive leadership, influencing company-wide security and product strategy.
• Drive continuous improvement of AI detection capabilities, model validation processes and threat intelligence methodologies.
• Serve as subject matter expert on adversarial AI techniques, threat modeling, red teaming and cybersecurity trends, representing the organization in industry forums and conferences.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including strategy, marketing, product management, engineering, and sales, to align threat intelligence initiatives with business objectives.

• Demonstrable experience in cybersecurity threat intelligence, adversarial AI research or related field.
• Proven leadership experience building and managing threat intelligence and research teams in high-growth, dynamic environments.
• Bachelor's degree and equivalent 15+ years of engineering exp OR Master's degree and 12+ years of Engineering exp.

• Strong leadership skills and experience building and leading hard-working teams.
• PhD and 8+ years of Engineering experience.
• Extraordinarily resourceful & thorough, you can operate successfully among forward-thinking people and equally comfortable leading design sessions with technologists as with business executives.

The Internet of Everything is a phenomenon driving new opportunities for Cisco and it's redefining our customers' businesses worldwide. We are pioneers and have been since the early days of connectivity. Today, we are building teams that are expanding our technology solutions in the mobile, cloud, security, IT, and big data spaces, including software and consulting services. As Cisco delivers the network that powers the Internet, we are connecting the unconnected. Imagine creating unprecedented disruption. Your groundbreaking ideas will impact everything from retail, healthcare, and entertainment, to public and private sectors, and far beyond. Collaborate with like-minded innovators in a fun and flexible culture that has earned Cisco global recognition as a Great Place to work. With roughly 10 billion connected things in the world now and over 50 billion estimated in the future, your career has exponential possibilities at Cisco.

Day to day, we focus on the give and take. We give our best, give our egos a break, and give of ourselves (because giving back is built into our DNA.) We take accountability, bold steps, and take difference to heart. Because without diversity of thought and a dedication to equality for all, there is no moving forward. So, you have colorful hair? Don't care. Tattoos? Show off your ink. Like polka dots? That's cool. Pop culture geek? Many of us are. A passion for technology and world changing? Be you, with us!

We offer extensive employee benefits including unlimited PTO, 10 paid volunteering days, paid birthday off, 401k match with NO vesting, generous health/dental/vision benefits and much more.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.