Director, Compute & Infrastructure Security

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

Job summary

Google Cloud is seeking a Director, Compute and Infrastructure Security to lead and scale a world-class security engineering organization protecting core compute, hardware, and infrastructure foundations.

In this executive role, you will define the technical vision, drive proactive hardening across data centers, compute hardware, and cluster control planes, and partner with senior leaders to align priorities and deliver secure, trusted cloud platforms for customers worldwide.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 15 years of experience in systems security, infrastructure security, or firmware/hardware engineering.
• 8 years of experience managing managers and directing multi-level engineering teams.
• Experience securing distributed systems, compute platforms, or cloud services.

Responsibilities

• Lead and scale a critical engineering organization dedicated to safeguarding the core compute, hardware, and infrastructure foundations of Google Cloud.
• Define and execute the overarching technical vision, strategy, and architecture to secure our hardware supply chain, bare‑metal servers, virtualized hosts, data center environments, and high‑speed network fabrics.
• Drive proactive architectural hardening, engineer structural mitigations, and eliminate systemic vulnerabilities across our distributed infrastructure—ensuring the highest level of trust and resilience for hyperscale AI workloads and global enterprise customers.
• 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.

Skills

Translate technical complexity into a

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience

Master’s degree or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Security, or a related field

Tools

KVM

Linux

Containers

TPM

Secure enclaves

Firmware

Job description

Google Cloud is seeking a Director, Compute and Infrastructure Security to lead and scale a world-class security engineering organization protecting core compute, hardware, and infrastructure foundations.

In this executive role, you will define the technical vision, drive proactive hardening across data centers, compute hardware, and cluster control planes, and partner with senior leaders to align priorities and deliver secure, trusted cloud platforms for customers worldwide.