Security Governance & Compliance Specialist

Cisco
San Jose
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceExperience: 5+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Stakeholder management","Program management","Auditor engagement","Remediation tracking"]

Bridge security policy and engineering execution by leading commercial security compliance programs and improving audit readiness. Translate compliance requirements into actionable guidance for product, engineering, DevOps, and operations, and help integrate controls into CI/CD and operational workflows. Build automation to collect, validate, and simplify audit evidence, maintain continuous compliance posture, and support governance for enterprise AI and AI/ML systems.

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Security Governance & Compliance Specialist

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Job Summary

Bridge security policy and engineering execution by leading commercial security compliance programs and improving audit readiness. Translate compliance requirements into actionable guidance for product, engineering, DevOps, and operations, and help integrate controls into CI/CD and operational workflows. Build automation to collect, validate, and simplify audit evidence, maintain continuous compliance posture, and support governance for enterprise AI and AI/ML systems.
Location: San Jose
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Plan and execute security and technology audits end-to-end, including auditor coordination, evidence collection, control mapping, remediation tracking, and stakeholder communication.
  • •Serve as the main contact for internal and external auditors for assigned commercial compliance programs.
  • •Conduct gap assessments and audit readiness reviews for products, services, and new regulatory requirements, supervising remediation through closure.
  • •Translate compliance requirements into practical guidance and integrate controls into engineering workflows, including CI/CD and operational workflows.
  • •Design and run automated solutions for collecting and validating audit evidence, support continuous compliance monitoring, and help define governance for enterprise AI tools and AI/ML systems.

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree plus 5+ years of experience in technical compliance, security, risk, audit, or a related field.
  • •Experience supporting or leading audit/certification programs from scoping through delivery, including control mapping, evidence collection, remediation, and auditor engagement.
  • •Practical experience with commercial security and privacy frameworks such as SOC 1 & 2, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27017, ISO/IEC 27018, and HIPAA.
  • •Experience building and implementing automation for evidence collection, compliance testing/validation, or compliance reporting in cloud-hosted environments (AWS, GCP, Azure).
  • •Engineering fluency with scripting/automation tools such as Python, Go, Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar technologies.
Experience:5+ yearsSecurity complianceCloud securityAudit & certification
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:CommunicationStakeholder managementProgram managementAuditor engagementRemediation tracking
Certifications:CISACISSPCISMCRISC
Tech Stack:SplunkSOC 1SOC 2ISO/IEC 27001ISO/IEC 27017ISO/IEC 27018HIPAAAWSGCPAzurePythonGoTerraformCloudFormationCI/CDInfrastructure-as-codeAI/MLCI

Company Brief

Cisco
Global technology company that designs, manufactures, and sells networking hardware, telecommunications equipment, and high-technology services and products for enterprises, service providers, and governments worldwide.
Industry: Networking Equipment
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: San Jose, United States
Founded: 1984
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