Senior Cloud Security Engineer

Google; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 152,000 - 221,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement benefits (401k)

Paid time off

Sick time

Maternity / Baby bonding leave

Paid holidays

Job summary

Google is seeking a Senior Cloud Security Engineer in Seattle, WA. You will be responsible for delivering secure cloud architectures, guiding customers on security best practices, and driving complex security engagements across Google Cloud Platform.

The role requires deep expertise in cloud security, hands-on coding in multiple languages, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders. Occasional travel up to 30% is expected, with a strong focus on compliance, encryption, and threat

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
• 6 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.
• Manage disparate stakeholders within customer environments to deliver consensus and lead positive customer outcomes on GCP.
• Travel up to 30% for in-region meetings, technical reviews, and onsite delivery activities.
• Design and develop cloud security architectures and solutions to meet security requirements, through discussions, recommendations, and direct implementation in Google Cloud.
• Create and deliver best practices, tutorials, blog articles, sample code, and technical presentations for varied stakeholders.

Skills

Cloud security

Secure cloud solutions

Programming languages

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Job description

Senior Cloud Security Engineer

Google
Seattle, WA, USA

Mid

Experience driving progress, solving problems, and mentoring more junior team members; deeper expertise and applied knowledge within relevant area.

In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
• 6 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.
• Experience with attacks 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.
• Understanding 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 Cloud 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 with Product Management and Product Engineering to drive excellence in Google Cloud products and features. This role will have high visibility at the executive levels of customer organizations, including frequent interaction with Chief Information Officers, CISOs, Chief Technical Officer, their staff, and GCP leadership.

We are looking for passionate and experienced security professionals to work with our strategic customers to help guide their goal, address risks and implement their security and compliance strategies on Google Cloud platform. This role will provide thought leadership and operate with a high degree of autonomy and visibility as part of our worldwide Professional Services Organization (PSO) specialist team.

Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting‑edge 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: $152000 - $221000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Provide domain expertise in cloud security and compliance, and be a trusted technical advisor to customers.
• Manage disparate stakeholders within customer environments to deliver consensus and lead positive customer outcomes on GCP.
• Travel up to 30% for in-region for meetings, technical reviews, and onsite delivery activities.
• Work with customers to design and develop cloud security architectures and solutions to meet and exceed their security requirements, through discussions, strategic presentations/recommendations, and direct implementation in Google Cloud environment.
• Create and deliver best practices recommendations, tutorials, blog articles, sample code, and technical presentations adapting to different levels of key business and technical stakeholders.

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