Senior Security Engineer, National Security, Google Public Sector

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

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Equity

Bonus target

Job summary

Google Inc. is seeking a Senior Security Engineer in the Google Public Sector to join the CDSO team in Columbus, Ohio. The role focuses on security engineering, threat modeling, and building AI-driven detections for government cloud platforms.

Onsite client-facing work 5 days a week; requires US citizenship and Top Secret/SCI clearance. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in security assessments, security design reviews, coding, and a Bachelor's degree, and will collaborate with software teams to

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 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.

Skills

Security assessments

Security design reviews

Threat modeling

Security engineering

Coding

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Senior Security Engineer, National Security, Google Public Sector

corporate_fare Google place Columbus, OH, USA

X 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.

• 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.

US: $174000 - $252000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits
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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 and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See also Google's EEO Policy , Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal , Belonging at Google , and How we hire .

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