Global OT Security Director, Data Center Risk & Defense

Google LLC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 256,000 - 356,000; Full time

Job summary

Google LLC's Data Center Compliance, Strategy, and Risk Management (CSRM) team seeks a Director of Data Center OT Security to define global strategy and governance for securing Google’s physical and operational infrastructure.

You will lead a high-impact, worldwide organization of managers, engineers, and program leaders, aligning with Cloud CISO and engineering to drive defense-in-depth across OT and IT environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline or equivalent practical experience.
• 15 years of experience in technical infrastructure, industrial control systems (e.g., ICS/SCADA), or cyber security engineering, including 7 years of experience in executive leadership, managing teams.
• 15 years of experience leading technical security programs, risk governance, or critical infrastructure engineering organizations.
• 20 years of experience leading enterprise-scale OT, ICS/SCADA, and cyber security initiatives across global industrial or critical infrastructure environments.
• Executive experience deploying zero-trust or defense-in-depth models across large-scale physical/cyber infrastructure environments.
• Ability to navigate high ambiguity, drive organizational change, and deliver high-impact security outcomes across complex hardware and software ecosystems.
• Recognized thought leadership in emerging OT security standards, liquid-cooling hardware integration, and threat-modeling frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Define and direct multi-year security architectures, risk quantification models, and defense-in-depth frameworks for global OT systems, rack-level environments, and critical facilities.
• Establish governance mechanisms and executive accountability across GDC, Cloud CISO, Corporate Engineering, and PSS to deliver unified, end-to-end security architectures.
• Build, scale, and inspire a global organization of technical managers, engineers, and program leaders. Foster a culture of technical excellence, continuous learning, psychological safety, and leadership.
• Serve as the principal advisor to business and engineering executives on emerging OT, cyber, and infrastructure threats, steering multi-year roadmaps and investment strategies to proactively protect critical assets.

Skills

Executive leadership

Security program management

Threat modeling

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk governance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline

Advanced degree (Masters/PhD)

Job description

Google LLC's Data Center Compliance, Strategy, and Risk Management (CSRM) team seeks a Director of Data Center OT Security to define global strategy and governance for securing Google’s physical and operational infrastructure.

You will lead a high-impact, worldwide organization of managers, engineers, and program leaders, aligning with Cloud CISO and engineering to drive defense-in-depth across OT and IT environments.