Director, Cloud Security Software Engineering

Google LLC; Sunnyvale, New York (CA, NY); On-site; USD 307,000 - 427,000; Full time

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Job summary

Google LLC in Sunnyvale, CA seeks a Director of Security Software Engineering to lead a global team developing autonomous security posture for Google Cloud. The role defines the overarching vision, strategy, and execution for secure software lifecycles and cloud-native defense across Google Cloud.

You will guide multi-year technical standards, drive alignment with executive stakeholders, and build security tooling for AI-enabled development at hyperscale.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 15 years of experience in software engineering, systems architecture, or software security.
• 8 years of experience leading engineering teams and managing managers.
• Experience building distributed systems, security platforms, or cloud-native developer tooling.
• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or Cybersecurity.
• Experience adapting SDLC paradigms for AI/LLM code generation and agentic automation.

Responsibilities

• Build, lead, and mentor a global organization of software engineers, security architects, and managers.
• Define multi-year technical vision and engineering standards across security management and secure platforms while partnering with senior executive stakeholders to align priorities and drive shared outcomes.
• Architect Autonomous Security Posture Management (ASPM) frameworks, incorporating automated detection, continuous verification, and platform‑level telemetry to eliminate manual audit overhead.
• Pioneer secure‑by‑design SDLC paradigms for AI‑generated code and agentic development, embedding runtime governance and automated verification into CI/CD pipelines.
• Drive cloud‑native security engineering across microservice meshes and distributed platforms, leveraging AI/ML capabilities to accelerate defensive mitigations and threat modeling at hyperscale.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, related technical field, or equivalent practical experience

15 years of experience in software engineering, systems architecture, or software security

8 years of experience leading engineering teams and managing managers

Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or Cybersecurity

Job description

Google LLC in Sunnyvale, CA seeks a Director of Security Software Engineering to lead a global team developing autonomous security posture for Google Cloud. The role defines the overarching vision, strategy, and execution for secure software lifecycles and cloud-native defense across Google Cloud.

You will guide multi-year technical standards, drive alignment with executive stakeholders, and build security tooling for AI-enabled development at hyperscale.