Staff Product Security Engineer, Cloud CISO

Google LLC; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 207,000 - 300,000; 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

Job summary

Google Cloud is seeking a Product Security Engineer to co-design and secure cloud products and infrastructure. You will work with product teams to implement robust security measures across platforms, guiding engineers through secure development practices and threat modeling.

The role emphasizes secure architecture, vulnerability remediation, and mentorship of engineers and leaders, focusing on high-impact cloud initiatives and cross-functional collaboration across Google.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience (required).
• 8 years of coding experience in one or more general purpose languages (required).
• 8 years of experience with security assessments, design reviews or threat modeling (required).
• 8 years of experience developing cybersecurity solutions across multiple domains (required).
• 8 years of experience with security engineering, network security, and protocols (required).
• 8 years of experience leading teams in a technical capacity (required).

Responsibilities

• Embed within product teams to co-design and co-deliver secure cloud products and infrastructure.
• Review and develop secure development practices; provide security guidance for engineers and staff.
• Design secure protocols and systems; develop security strategy for Google Cloud Platform products.
• Perform security reviews, research, reproduce and remediate vulnerabilities.
• Mentor security engineers, software engineers, and technical leaders.

Skills

Coding experience

Security assessments

Security design reviews

Threat modeling

Security engineering

Team leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Tools

Static Code Analysis

Automation Tools

AI for security problems

Job description

In most instances, this position requires in-person interviews as part of the hiring process.

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

Applicants in San Francisco: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Kirkland, WA, USA; New York, NY, USA; Seattle, WA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA; Sunnyvale, CA, USA.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of coding experience in one or more general purpose languages.
• 8 years of experience with security assessments or security design reviews or threat modeling.
• 8 years of experience assessing and developing cybersecurity solutions across multiple security domains.
• 8 years of experience with security engineering, computer and network security and security protocols.
• 8 years of experience leading teams in a technical capacity or leading technical risk analysis.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with Static Code Analysis and Automation.
• Experience using AI to solve complex security problems.
• Experience building and delivering software in a professional setting.
• Ability to influence and engage with cross-functional teams and executive stakeholders, driving alignment and achieving results.
• Excellent communication and people management skills with the ability to take initiative and build strong, productive relationships externally and internally.

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 Product Security Engineering function within Cloud CISO Security Engineering aims to deliver secure software through direct deployments within our most critical product initiatives.

In this role, you will take an active role in the delivery of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) products - co-architecting and co-developing features and infrastructure critical to the security of those products along the way. You will inform product threat models, devise security testing strategies, and ensure robust and defensible technical architectures are built into our products from the start. You will have the opportunity to create and evolve development practices to ensure GCP products are secure by design and by construction, while partnering with amazing security, privacy, and engineering teams across Google.

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: $207000 - $300000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google .

Responsibilities

• Embed within product teams to co-design and co-deliver secure cloud products and infrastructure.
• Review and develop secure development practices, and provide security guidance for engineers and support staff.
• Design secure protocols and systems and develop security strategy for Google Cloud Platform products.
• Leverage techniques to perform security reviews, as well as research, reproduce and remediate vulnerabilities.
• Mentor security engineers, software engineers in product teams, and technical leaders.

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 .