Senior Security Engineer, National Security, Google Public Sector

Google; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 174,000 - 252,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Security Engineer for an onsite, client-facing role in Columbus, Ohio. The candidate must be a US citizen and hold an active Top Secret/SCI clearance, with extensive experience in security assessments, threat modeling, and security engineering across networks and protocols.

The role involves designing security controls, developing AI-driven detections, and integrating security into CI/CD pipelines while collaborating with software engineers to remediate vulnerabilities and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience with security assessments or security design reviews or threat modeling.
• 5 years of experience with security engineering, computer and network security and security protocols.
• 5 years of coding experience in one or more general purpose languages.
• Must possess an active Top Secret/SCI security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Identify security issues and design security controls, tools, and services to improve security systems.
• Create AI-driven detections and workflows; lead automatic offensive tools and simulation frameworks to identify vulnerabilities at scale.
• Implement monitoring strategies, response plans, and awareness programs; optimize SIEM, IDS/IPS, and core security tools.
• Conduct ongoing threat hunts using intelligence; perform forensic analysis and provide post-incident guidance.
• Embed security best practices into the SDLC with automated evaluation pipelines and guardrails for secure code deployment.

Skills

Security assessments

Security design reviews

Threat modeling

Security engineering

Security protocols

Coding

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Master's/PhD preferred

Job description

This position requires onsite client-facing work 5 days a week in Columbus, Ohio.

Must be a US Citizen to meet customer and compliance requirements, including potential access to classified information.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience with security assessments or security design reviews or threat modeling.
• 5 years of experience with security engineering, computer and network security and security protocols.
• 5 years of coding experience in one or more general purpose languages.
• Must possess an active Top Secret/SCI security clearance.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, or a related technical field.
• Experience building, deploying, or evaluating AI-native solutions and generative AI technologies, including integrating LLMs or agentic workflows into complex operational environments.
• Experience in offensive security, red teaming, or advanced pen testing, with the ability to apply an attacker's mindset to infrastructure defense and defensive engineering.
• Experience in Developer Security Operations practices, including designing high-performance evaluation pipelines, building security automation, and integrating security controls directly into Continuous Integration (CI)/Continuous Deployment (CD) workflows.

About The Job

Our Security team works to create and maintain the safest operating environment for Google's users and developers. Security Engineers work with network equipment and actively monitor our systems for attacks and intrusions. In this role, you will also work with software engineers to proactively identify and fix security flaws and vulnerabilities.

The Google Public Sector (GPS) Cyber Defense and Security Operations (CDSO) Group leads our Security Operations function for a range of GPS platforms and services. Combining Mandiant's deep security expertise with Google technologies, our team sets the standard in Security Engineering, Assessment, and Operations across Government Cloud programs.

Google Public Sector brings the magic of Google to the mission of government and education with solutions purpose-built for enterprises. We focus on helping United States public sector institutions accelerate their digital transformations, and we continue to make significant investments and grow our team to meet the complex needs of local, state and federal government and educational institutions.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $174000 - $252000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

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• Identify security issues and implement and design security controls, tools, and services to improve security systems and processes.
• Create custom AI-driven detections and workflows. Lead the design of automated, AI-native offensive tools and simulation frameworks to identify vulnerabilities at scale.
• Implement monitoring strategies, response plans, and awareness programs. Optimize SIEM, IDS/IPS, and core security tools.
• Conduct ongoing threat hunts using intelligence. Perform forensic analysis and provide actionable post-incident guidance.
• Embed best practices into the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), building automated evaluation pipelines and guardrails for secure code deployment.

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 .