Lead Security Architect (Remote)

As our Lead Security Architect, you will have a substantial impact on the security of millions of Meraki users all around the world. We are looking for people who are passionate about crafting secure platforms and infrastructure from the ground up, with expertise in cloud, enterprise, and infrastructure security best practices.

At Meraki, you will have the opportunity to be a part of a tight-knit organization working with smart, helpful engineers, particularly within our site reliability, IT, and security teams. You will be the keeper of a comprehensive threat model for our entire organization, and will report directly into the Head of Security Engineering and advise the Meraki Chief Information Security Officer. Be able to drive security improvements across the entire stack, from the cloud and backend. You will support other security teams in driving business-friendly security and process improvements. Finally, by getting to know our security posture as a whole and serving as our detector of unintended consequences, you will have a direct, immediate, and positive impact on our customers and users that use and rely on Meraki access points, switches, security appliances, and cameras every single day.

Enthusiastic about building real products that our customers love. We believe in encouraging a positive culture by hiring, mentor, and empowering thoughtful, effective, humble people. With the support of management, we constantly look within for ways to improve organizationally. Finally, we maintain a positive relationship with Cisco that gives us the stability and resources of a larger company without sacrificing our startup vibe—including an incredible office overlooking the Bay Bridge, stocked full of food and drinks.

• Partner with Security Leaders across the organization to build an accurate picture of all Meraki’s threats, and drive appropriate models to mitigate identified risk
• Facilitate and drive consensus on large multi-functional projects intended to address security technical debt
• Collaborate with teams across the broader Cisco security organization and surface tools and processes that we can demonstrate to reduce risk across the business
• Keep up on the latest research and identify ways that Meraki could adopt innovative security solutions to meet our needs
• Mentor security engineers and be an authoritative source of advice for partner security advocates embedded in other teams

• Have 10+ years of security architecture experience
• Have a thorough knowledge of a broad range of threats and mitigation techniques
• Are passionate about learning every nook and cranny of the products and infrastructure you work with
• Know and love learning about the latest security tools, infrastructure, and industry standard methodologies
• Enjoy working across and being a resource for other engineers
• Are excited to champion security as a first-class concern

• Cloud security experience with multiple platforms
• Experience with IoT platforms, large-scale distributed systems, and/or client-server architectures

At Cisco Meraki, we’re challenging the status quo with the power of diversity, inclusion, and collaboration. When we connect different perspectives, we can imagine new possibilities, inspire innovation, and release the full potential of our people. We’re building an employee experience that includes appreciation, belonging, growth, and purpose for everyone.

Cisco is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. Cisco will consider for employment, on a case by case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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