Aparna Joshi
Engineering Leadership
- Role
- Senior Engineering Manager, Cisco Cloud Security at Cisco
- Location
- San Jose, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Aparna Joshi
I am a Senior Engineering Manager with 20+ years of experience building SaaS platforms, cloud-native infrastructure, and enterprise security solutions. Throughout my career, I’ve led global engineering teams to deliver high-impact, scalable products that drive adoption, improve performance, and strengthen security for organizations worldwide.Currently leading the Reporting Platform for Cisco Secure Access, driving cross-enforcement visibility across DNS, Firewall, SWG, ZTNA, and IPS—delivering the most customer-requested observability and troubleshooting capabilities. Championed AI-driven engineering transformation, enabling faster diagnostics, higher quality, and significant reductions in triage and rollback times. Partner closely with product, security, and compliance teams to deliver enterprise-grade platforms (FedRAMP & SOC2)Previously led teams delivering HyperFlex–Intersight SaaS integrations and built Cisco’s first cloud-native IoT Operations Dashboard, taking products from concept to production at scale. Passionate about mentoring engineers, growing future leaders, and aligning engineering execution with meaningful customer outcomes.I am passionate about: • Building high-performing teams and empowering engineers to innovate with autonomy • Driving modernization and transformation through cloud, DevOps, and AI adoption • Delivering measurable impact by combining technical depth with strong business alignmentColleagues recognize me for fostering collaboration across distributed teams, creating clarity in complex environments, and consistently driving projects from concept to production with speed and quality. Core expertise: SaaS, Cloud (AWS), Security, IoT, DevOps, AI/ML adoption, Product Modernization, Distributed Systems Leadership style: Collaborative, transparent, and results-focusedI thrive at the intersection of technology, people, and strategy—turning vision into execution and execution into lasting impact.
Experience
Senior Engineering Manager, Cisco Cloud Security
May 2019 — Present · San Jose, CA, US
Lead engineering teams for Cisco Security\'s cloud-delivered Security Service Edge (SSE) solution.* Spearheaded development of Cisco IoT Operations Dashboard & Hyperflex Management.* Managed teams in the US and India, overseeing recruitment, team building, onboarding, mentoring, and performance tracking.* Fostered cross-functional collaboration with Product Managers, Product Owners, Program Managers, UX Designers, and Documentation teams to ensure top-tier, bug-free product delivery.* Successfully guided the end-to-end development of the Internet of Things (IoT) dashboard, a SaaS cloud-native application, providing enhanced visibility and control across Cisco gateways, sensors, and data.* Achieved on-time delivery of the IoT dashboard\'s first release despite aggressive timelines and challenges posed by pandemic-related disruptions to our working environment.
Education
National Institute of Technology Durgapur
B.E Electrical
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