Senior Director, Engineering, SecOps, Google Cloud Security

Google; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 364,000 - 505,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off 20 days/year

Sick time 40 hours/year (Seattle: 69)

Job summary

Google is seeking a SecOps leader to scale a flagship security product from 1,500 to 15,000 customers, overseeing AI-driven, autonomous operations and a major data footprint migration to BigQuery.

You will drive architectural resilience, global collaboration, and strategic alignment with product and research teams within Google Cloud Security.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS or related field.
• 15 years of software development experience, with 5 years in technical leadership.
• Experience leading a team of software engineers.
• Experience in AI/ML, platform development, distributed systems, cybersecurity.
• Experience leading global organizations.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the long-term technical vision and strategy for Google SecOps engineering.
• Build, mentor, and lead a global engineering team.
• Partner with product management to ensure seamless product integration and a roadmap.
• Oversee architectural migration from F1/Spanner to BigQuery with zero downtime.
• Lead the Agentic SOC initiative integrating AI and automation into analyst workflows.

Skills

AI/ML

Platform development

Distributed systems

Cybersecurity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

BigQuery

Job description

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

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Sunnyvale, CA, USA; Reston, VA, USA; Seattle, WA, USA; Washington D.C., DC, USA.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 15 years of experience in software development, with 5 years in a technical leadership role.
• Experience leading and managing a team of software engineers.
• Experience in one or more of the following areas: AI/ML, platform development, distributed systems, cybersecurity.
• Experience leading global organizations.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience leading massive, mission-critical data or infrastructure migrations (specifically to BigQuery or similar cloud data warehouses).
• Experience driving AI-driven product features and autonomous system development.
• Experience setting a long-term technical vision and strategy for a product area.
• Proven ability to influence and collaborate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders, from individual contributors to senior executives.
• Excellent communication and people skills.
• Demonstrated success in scaling enterprise-grade security products to a global customer base.

About The Job

This is a pivotal moment for Google SecOps. You will lead the charge in scaling a billion-dollar product from 1,500 to 15,000 customers, requiring unprecedented architectural resilience and operational excellence. You will lead the 'Agentic SOC' initiative—the industry's move toward an AI-driven, autonomous security operations center—and oversee one of our most critical technical transformations: the migration of our massive data footprint from F1/Spanner to BigQuery to unlock next-generation analytics and cost-efficiency.

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: $364000 - $505000 (USD) + 40% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the long-term technical vision and strategy for the Google SecOps engineering organization. Partner with product management, research, and other engineering teams to ensure the successful delivery of impactful customer value through Google Cloud Security products and services.
• Build, mentor, and lead a global engineering team, fostering a culture of innovation and high performance.
• Partner closely with product management leadership to ensure seamless product integration and a roadmap that meets the evolving needs of the security market.
• Directly oversee the architectural migration from F1/Spanner to BigQuery, ensuring zero-downtime and enhanced performance for our customers.
• Lead the technical development of the Agentic SOC initiative, driving the integration of advanced AI and automation into the core analyst workflow.

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 .