Cisco Director Engineering AI Threat Intelligence 

United States, Georgia, Atlanta 

32519444

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.

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.

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.