Senior Staff Security Engineer – Distributed Cloud Security Lead

Google LLC; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 262,000 - 364,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) match

Paid time off

Sick time

Maternity leave

Baby bonding leave

Holidays

Job summary

Google Cloud’s Security team is seeking a Staff Security Engineer to embed security expertise across the product lifecycle. You will lead security architecture, threat modeling, and design reviews for GDC products, ensuring a security-by-design posture from inception through deployment.

You will drive the long-term security strategy for large-scale distributed systems, mentor engineers, coordinate with SRE and product teams, and safeguard customer data and Google IP across hardware to the

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience with security engineering, computer and network security.
• 10 years of experience with security assessments, design reviews, or threat modeling.
• 10 years of coding in one or more general-purpose languages.
• Experience working on Linux internals and Kubernetes environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead security architecture, threat modeling, and design reviews for GDC products.
• Drive long-term security strategy and roadmap for large-scale distributed systems.
• Partner across engineering, SRE, and product teams to establish and drive security standards and secure coding patterns.
• Lead complex security incident response efforts, conduct root-cause analyses, and implement scalable remediation strategies.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior and executive engineers, fostering a culture of security excellence.

Skills

Security engineering

Threat modeling

General-purpose languages

Linux internals

Kubernetes administration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Job description

Google Cloud’s Security team is seeking a Staff Security Engineer to embed security expertise across the product lifecycle. You will lead security architecture, threat modeling, and design reviews for GDC products, ensuring a security-by-design posture from inception through deployment.

You will drive the long-term security strategy for large-scale distributed systems, mentor engineers, coordinate with SRE and product teams, and safeguard customer data and Google IP across hardware to the