Principal Security Engineer, PSO

Google; New York (NY); On-site; USD 183,000 - 265,000; Full time

Job summary

Google Cloud Consulting Professional Services is seeking a Principal Security Engineer to guide customers on their cloud journeys with GCP. You will provide best practices for secure foundations, automated provisioning, and scalable cloud architectures, ensuring top-tier security across implementations.

You will collaborate with Product Management and Product Engineering to drive excellence and engage with CIOs, CISOs, CTOs and executives, shaping security strategy across diverse organizations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience architecting, developing, or maintaining secure cloud solutions.
• Experience designing cloud enterprise solutions and supporting customer projects to completion.
• Experience coding in one or more general purpose languages (e.g., Python, Java, Go, C, or C++) including data structures, algorithms, and software design.

Responsibilities

• Provide domain expertise in cloud security and compliance, and be a trusted technical advisor to customers.
• Work with customers to design and develop cloud security architectures and solutions to meet and exceed their security requirements.
• Manage disparate stakeholders within customer environments to deliver consensus and lead positive customer outcomes on GCP.
• Create and deliver best practice recommendations, tutorials, blog articles, and sample code.
• Travel up to 30% for in-region for meetings, technical reviews, and onsite delivery activities.

Skills

Cloud security architecture

Cloud enterprise solutions design

General purpose programming (Python,

Java

Go

C

C++

Security controls & auditing

FedRAMP/PCI/HIPAA familiarity

Security monitoring & incidentResponse

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience

Job description

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience architecting, developing, or maintaining secure cloud solutions.
• Experience designing cloud enterprise solutions and supporting customer projects to completion.
• Experience coding in one or more general purpose languages (e.g., Python, Java, Go, C, or C++) including data structures, algorithms, and software design.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience architecting, developing, or maintaining secure cloud solutions.
• Experience designing cloud enterprise solutions and supporting customer projects to completion.
• Experience coding in one or more general purpose languages (e.g., Python, Java, Go, C, or C++) including data structures, algorithms, and software design.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience securing Google Cloud or other cloud environments.
• Experience implementing FedRAMP, PCI or HIPAA security requirements in a cloud environment.
• Knowledge of attack and mitigation methods in two or more of the following: network protocols and secure network design, web application security, security assessments and pen testing, authentication and access control, applied cryptography and security protocols, security monitoring and intrusion detection, incident response and forensics, development of security tools, automation or frameworks.
• Knowledge of Cloud security principles.

About the job

The Google Cloud Consulting Professional Services team guides customers through the moments that matter most in their cloud journey to help businesses thrive. We help customers transform and evolve their business through the use of Google's global network, web-scale data centers, and software infrastructure. As part of an innovative team in this rapidly growing business, you will help shape the future of businesses of all sizes and use technology to connect with customers, employees, and partners.

As a Principal Security Engineer, you will provide excellent technical guidance to customers adopting Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services. You will provide best practices on secure foundational cloud implementations, automated provisioning of infrastructure and applications, cloud-ready application architectures, and more. You will provide prescriptive guidance in ensuring customers receive the best of what GCP can offer and you will ensure that customers have the best experience in migrating, building, modernizing, and maintaining applications in GCP. Additionally, you will work closely with Product Management and Product Engineering to drive excellence in Google Cloud products and features. This position requires technical security experience, industry experience and will have high visibility at the most executive levels of customer organizations, including frequent interaction with CIOs (Chief Information Officers), CISOs (Chief Information Security Officers), CTOs (Chief Technology Officers), their staff, and GCP executive leadership.

Google Cloud accelerates every organization's ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google's 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. Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $183000 - $265000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

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• Provide domain expertise in cloud security and compliance, and be a trusted technical advisor to customers.
• Work with customers to design and develop cloud security architectures and solutions to meet and exceed their security requirements.
• Manage disparate stakeholders within customer environments to deliver consensus and lead positive customer outcomes on GCP.
• Create and deliver best practice recommendations, tutorials, blog articles, and sample code.
• Travel up to 30% for in-region for meetings, technical reviews, and onsite delivery activities.

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 .