Leader, Software Engineering - ThousandEyes

The application window is expected to close on: January 17 th, 2026.
 
NOTE: Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.  
 
Meet the Team  
The Cisco ThousandEyes FedRAMP team builds and operates our US GovCloud platform. This team is responsible for architecting, delivering, and maintaining our FedRAMP offering.
Cisco ThousandEyes is a Digital Experience Assurance platform that empowers organizations to deliver flawless digital experiences across every network - even the ones they don't own. Powered by AI and an unmatched set of cloud, internet and enterprise network telemetry data, ThousandEyes enables IT teams to proactively detect, diagnose, and remediate issues - before they impact end- user experiences.
ThousandEyes is deeply integrated across the entire Cisco technology portfolio and beyond, helping customers deploy at scale while also delivering AI-powered assurance insights within Cisco's leading Networking, Security, Collaboration, and Observability portfolios
Your Impact  
As part of this role, you will be responsible for maintaining services in a FedRAMP compliant environment, therefore, must be a U.S. citizen. 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.

• Lead, inspire, and develop a talented SRE team, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence.

• Drive strategic vision for the management and continued expansion of FedRAMP-compliant infrastructure and systems, ensuring excellence in operations and security processes.

• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including development, product management, and security to define and implement FedRAMP-compliant processes and strategies across the broader Cisco ThousandEyes platform.

• Provide oversight and direction for how ThousandEyes approaches the continuous monitoring, logging, and auditing of systems to ensure compliance with FedRAMP controls.

• Stay current with industry best practices, evolving security threats, and updates to FedRAMP guidelines, and apply this knowledge to enhance the security posture of all platforms and systems.

 
Minimum Qualifications:  

• You have led a distributed team of 5+ engineers, can demonstrate strong technical vision for your team, and ensure consistent delivery on objectives.

• You have a total of 5+ years of experience building and supporting mission-critical services with a focus on automation, availability, and performance, and you have worked on large-scale distributed systems including multi-tiered architecture.

• You have experience identifying and analyzing cyber security risks, familiarity with security best practices, vulnerability management, and incident response processes.

• You have experience formulating a team's technical strategy and roadmap; you've collaborated and partnered effectively with several other teams to execute on shared goals.

• You understand how to balance tactical needs with strategic growth and quality-based initiatives that can span multiple quarters.

• You are a US citizen.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building and/or operating FedRAMP environments.

• Strong understanding of the FedRAMP framework, its controls, and compliance requirements.  

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.
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.
Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:
The starting salary range posted for this position is $210,600.00 to $305,100.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits.
Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.
U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco's plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.
U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco's policies:

• 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
• 1 paid day off for employee's birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
• Non-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees
• Exempt employees participate in Cisco's flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)
• 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
• Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
• Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco's policies.
Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:

• .75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;
• 1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;
• 1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and
• Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.
The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:
New York City Metro Area:
$210,600.00 - $350,800.00
Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:
$189,300.00 - $312,200.00
* For quota-based sales roles on Cisco's sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.
** Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.