Senior Strategic Security Consultant, Mandiant, Google Cloud

Google Inc.; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 138,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Google Cloud's Mandiant unit seeks a Senior Strategic Security Consultant in the US to lead strategic security engagements and guide client programs across cloud and on-prem platforms. You will drive secure SDLC practices, threat modeling, and governance while mentoring teams and delivering practical risk-reduction plans.

The role requires 5+ years in cyber-security, travel up to 30%, and collaboration with Fortune 100 clients.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/Cybersecurity or equivalent.
• 5 years of cyber-security solutions and programs experience.
• 5 years delivering cyber outcomes and risk solutions.
• Willingness to travel up to 30%.

Responsibilities

• Lead security consulting engagements for cloud and on-prem environments.
• Design secure SDLC roadmaps and governance structures.
• Architect and integrate SAST/DAST/CI gates into developer workflows.
• Facilitate risk-tiering workshops and remediation SLAs across multi-cloud and legacy infra.
• Advise on SBOM, AppSec, and security controls throughout SDLC.

Skills

Cloud security

Threat modeling

Risk assessment

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Qualys

Tenable

Snyk

Checkmarx

Job description

Senior Strategic Security Consultant, Mandiant, Google Cloud

Mid

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

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cyber-security, related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience assessing and developing cyber-security solutions and programs across security domains.
• 5 years of experience in delivering cyber outcomes, identifying mission risks, and devising solutions.
• Ability to travel up to 30% of the time as needed.

X Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following:

In-office locations: Atlanta, GA, USA.

Remote location(s): Georgia, USA.

Preferred qualifications:

• Certifications related to specific cloud platforms.
• Experience implementing industry-leading practices around cyber risks and cloud security for clients’ cloud security frameworks using industry standards.
• Experience with cloud governance, with the ability to convey governance principles to cloud computing in terms of policies.
• Experience deploying and maintaining security testing infrastructures (SAST, DAST, SCA, network/container vulnerability scanners) across hybrid ecosystems and multi-cloud environments.
• Proficiency in the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) Top 10, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE), Threat Modeling Methodologies, and integrating security controls into Agile and Developer Security Operation environments.

About the job

As a Mandiant Strategic Security Consultant, you will lead and support projects on behalf of clients that assess, test, or build their security programs. Project teams may range from 2 to 5 colleagues. Clients will range from start-up companies looking to supplement their security team to Fortune 100 companies that need fresh ideas to enhance their perspective on the security program. You will provide guidance and advice to our client on best practices and managing the risks for their security program.

In this role, you will lead strategic consulting engagements focused on Applied Security (AppSec) and Vulnerability Management. You will design secure SDLC roadmaps, establish industry-standard policies (Developer Security Operations, Threat Modeling), and collaborate with clients to implement continuous security testing across cloud and on-prem platforms. Part of Google Cloud, Mandiant is a recognized leader in dynamic cyber defense, threat intelligence and incident response services. Mandiant's cybersecurity expertise has earned the trust of security professionals and company executives around the world. Our unique combination of renowned frontline experience responding to some of the most complex breaches, nation-state grade threat intelligence, machine intelligence, and the industry's best security validation ensures that Mandiant knows more about today's advanced threats than anyone. Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $138000 - $200000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

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• Lead strategic security consulting engagements, maturity assessments, and gap analyses against industry frameworks (OWASP SAMM, BSIMM, NIST SSDF) to deliver risk-reduction roadmaps for cloud and on-premises environments.
• Architect and secure Developer Security Operations pipelines by designing technical blueprints and integrating automated security gates (SAST, DAST, SCA) seamlessly into developer workflows.
• Establish governance structures and facilitated risk-tiering workshops to define remediation service-level agreements, exception handling, and prioritization metrics (CVSS, EPSS) across multi-cloud and legacy infrastructure.
• Support application threat modeling (STRIDE) and architect security reviews early in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) to identify design flaws and provide engineering teams with strategies.
• Pioneer application landscape discovery and Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) mapping to manage supply chain risks, while advising on the deployment of enterprise AppSec and Virtual Machine technologies (e.g., Qualys, Tenable, Snyk, Checkmarx).

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