About this role
Our Security team works to create and maintain the safest operating environment for Google's users and developers. Security Engineers work with network equipment and actively monitor our systems for attacks and intrusions. In this role, you will also work with software engineers to proactively identify and fix security flaws and vulnerabilities.
In this role, you will identify and resolve risks affecting Google infrastructure and platform security areas, including the ICS/OT space of Google data centers, supporting Google Cloud mission of being the most secure Cloud.
Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 5 years of experience with security engineering, computer and network security and security protocols.
- 5 years of experience with security assessments or security design reviews or threat modeling.
- Experience securing cloud and on-premise infrastructure (e.g., networking, virtualization) and platforms (e.g., OS hardening, containers, and orchestration).
- Experience building, deploying, and using AI/ML-driven approaches for security workflows (e.g., vulnerability identification, risk evaluation, remediation).
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience consulting product teams on security issues throughout their entire product lifecycle.
- Experience with both offensive and defensive security practices
- Experience with defining engineering roadmaps for attack surface reduction and cyber risk management.
- Proven track record of successfully designing, implementing, and managing security projects. Proven track record of leading engineering teams in a technical capacity to solve complex problems.
- Excellent communication, team-work, teamwork and organizational skills
- Excellent communication skills and a proven track record of collaborating across functional boundaries to drive alignment and technical execution.
- Conduct comprehensive security assessments to identify systemic architectural vulnerabilities across data center/platform infrastructure and engineer reusable frameworks, automation, or security primitives to mitigate them at scale.
- Serve as a Technical Lead (TL) for project workstreams, mentoring junior engineers and guiding team technical strategy across multi-quarter initiatives.
- Develop solutions and roadmaps to identify areas of risks and to drive remediation, aligning with business objectives.
- Design and implement security architectures, controls, and processes to enhance the overall security posture.
- Review designs and provide security guidance to improve security of Google data centers and management platforms.