Senior Cisco Secure Workload Engineer / Architect

Senior Cisco Secure Workload Engineer / Architect - 100% Remote

Position Overview:

The Senior Secure Workload Engineer will provide hands-on planning, implementation, operationalization, and knowledge transfer for an enterprise workload visibility and segmentation initiative. The consultant will establish a repeatable, application-aligned Cisco Secure Workload approach, support phased adoption, produce clear documentation, and work collaboratively with the customer team to build sustainable operational capability.

Responsibilities:

• Define and execute a repeatable Cisco Secure Workload implementation roadmap using a controlled pilot and phased, application-aligned rollout.
• Assess the existing Secure Workload deployment across a diverse enterprise environment and recommend practical next steps for broader adoption.
• Map application components, dependencies, and traffic patterns to support workload visibility and segmentation decisions.
• Plan and implement agent deployment across supported enterprise systems while identifying alternative visibility approaches where agents are not appropriate.
• Develop segmentation policies and validate application communications before progressing through staged enforcement.
• Coordinate with infrastructure, security, identity, network, and application stakeholders throughout planning and implementation.
• Create implementation documentation, operational procedures, and a repeatable onboarding approach for future applications.
• Work side by side with customer team members, emphasizing hands-on coaching and sustainable knowledge transfer.
• Qualifications:
• Senior-level hands-on experience with Cisco Secure Workload or a comparable workload visibility and microsegmentation platform.
• Experience planning application-based segmentation and mapping application dependencies and traffic patterns.
• Experience implementing workload agents across Windows and Linux enterprise environments.
• Understanding of enterprise networking, identity services, shared services, security policy, and application communication flows.
• Experience developing, validating, and operationalizing segmentation policies in complex environments.
• Ability to produce clear technical documentation and establish repeatable implementation and operating procedures.
• Strong customer-facing communication, facilitation, collaboration, and hands-on knowledge-transfer skills.
• Tools and Technologies:
• Cisco Secure Workload
• Cisco Cloud Protection Suite
• Workload visibility and micro segmentation
• Windows and Linux operating systems
• Enterprise networking, identity, and shared services
• Application dependency and traffic-flow analysis