Lead Security Engineer, gTech Risk Solutions

Google; Dublin; On-site; EUR 122,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Security Engineer in Ireland to help design and implement risk-based security architectures for gTech workflows. The role emphasizes proactive, design-first risk prevention and collaboration with central security functions.

You will work with software engineers to identify and fix vulnerabilities, aligning with global security standards and deploying controls across cloud and operational platforms. In-person interviews are common.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in CS, cybersecurity or related field.
• 5 years in security engineering, threat modeling and architecture.
• 3 years coding experience (C++, Java, Go or Python).
• Experience designing security controls for cloud deployments.
• Experience developing security policies with centralized security.

Responsibilities

• Design security architecture and validation frameworks for agentic platforms.
• Create automated workflows for vulnerability auto-mitigation aligned with SLOs.
• Architect access control systems and data flow constraints to prevent abuse.
• Align architectures with central security standards as the main design conduit.
• Produce precise technical designs for the Build team.

Skills

Security engineering

Threat modeling

Systems design

Security architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree / related field

Tools

C++

Java

Go

Python

Job description

In most instances, this position requires in-person interviews as part of the hiring process.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in security engineering, threat modeling, systems design, and security architecture.
• 3 years of experience with coding (e.g., C++, Java, Go, or Python).
• Experience designing security controls for teams with operational systems and cloud infrastructure deployment.
• Experience developing, deploying and monitoring security policies in partnership with centralized security functions.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience architecting enterprise-scale security tools, access control systems, or observability platforms.
• Familiarity with Google's central security infrastructure (Ganpati, MDB groups, Zanzibar, or S2).
• Deep technical understanding of Large Language Models (LLMs), AI security risks (prompt injection, data poisoning), and the deployment of deterministic security harnesses.
• Strong capability to influence senior engineering partners on critical design decisions.

About The Job

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.

gTech Risk Solutions is executing a strategic transformation from a reactive, program-led organization to a proactive engineering powerhouse. Operating as a federated security partner to Google's central security organizations, we design and build highly contextualized security solutions tailored specifically for the gTech business ecosystem. Our mission is upfront risk prevention through technical delivery excellence, shifting the paradigm from unsustainable "risk-chasing" to "prevention by design."

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Ireland: €122000 - €125000 (EUR) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

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• Design the security architecture and validation frameworks (e.g., prompt injection resilience, data flow constraints) for agentic platforms.
• Design technical standards and automated workflows for vulnerability auto-mitigation to ensure alignment with global SLO timelines.
• Architect automated access control systems, integration templates, and data flow constraints to proactively prevent access abuse and data exfiltration.
• Align all technical architectures with central security design standards, serving as the primary design conduit to central infrastructure.
• Create precise, robust technical designs to the Operational Engineering (Build) team for software fulfilment.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form .