Staff Security Engineer, Network Security Engineering

Google; United States; On-site; USD 207,000 - 301,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Disaster

401(k) with company match

20 days vacation per year

Sick Time: 40 hours/year

Maternity Leave: 28-30 weeks

Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks

13 paid holidays per year

Job summary

Google is seeking a Staff Security Engineer, Network Security Engineering, to own and drive secure design across Google Cloud infrastructure. The role focuses on threat modeling, architectural reviews, and collaborating with software and network teams to harden systems against attacks.

Location options include multiple US cities, with emphasis on leadership and complex problem solving. The role emphasizes ownership of outcomes, deep domain expertise, and the ability to influence stakeholders

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Architect secure operational protocols and distributed systems from inception.
• Lead comprehensive security design reviews for business-critical infrastructure.
• Review designs for vulnerabilities using techniques like reverse engineering, fuzzing, and static analysis.
• Scale solutions and influence cross-organizationally.
• Respond to vulnerabilities with mitigations and hardening.

Skills

Security engineering

Threat modeling

Security design reviews

Coding experience

Stakeholder influence

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Job description

Staff Security Engineer, Network Security Engineering

Location:

New York, NY, USA; Kirkland, WA, USA; +3 more; +2 more

Level:

Advanced

Experience Required:

Experience owning outcomes and decision making, solving ambiguous problems and influencing stakeholders; deep expertise in domain.

Benefits:

• 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 (statutory, where applicable); 5 days/event (discretionary)
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year.

Note: By applying to this position, you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: New York, NY, USA; Kirkland, WA, USA; Raleigh, NC, USA; Durham, NC, USA.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience with security assessments or security design reviews or threat modeling.
• 8 years of experience with security engineering, computer and network security, and security protocols.
• 8 years of coding experience in one or more general-purpose languages.
• 3 years of experience leading teams in a technical capacity or leading technical risk analysis in an enterprise environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in Network Security (i.e., network protocols, software-defined networking (SDN), Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), firewalls, or DNS security).
• 5 years of experience in security testing and pen-testing.
• Ability to consult and influence stakeholders.

About the Job

There's no such thing as a "safe system" - only safer systems. Our Security team works to create and maintain the safest operating environment for Google's users and developers. As a Security Engineer, you help protect network boundaries, keep computer systems and network devices hardened against attacks, and provide security services to protect highly sensitive data like passwords and customer information. Security Engineers work directly with network equipment and actively monitor our systems for attacks and intrusions. You also work with software engineers to proactively identify and fix security flaws and vulnerabilities.

You use your industry experience to own and drive the resolution of complex security incidents, policy questions, and technical security issues.

The Cloud CISO Security Engineering team within the Cloud CISO organization is responsible for helping ensure every product that Cloud ships is as secure as it can be and increasing the assurance levels of security in the infrastructure underlying all our products. This team also focuses on increasing the capabilities of each product team to develop more secure products by design and by default, from patterns, tools, and frameworks to increasing the skill level of embedded security leads. As an information security engineer, you will help to ensure that our software and systems are designed and implemented to the highest security standards. You will perform technical security assessments, code reviews, and vulnerability testing to highlight risk, helping Google teams and partners to improve security, and work on a wide variety of software designs and technology stacks. 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.

**Salary**: US: $207,000 - $301,000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Architect secure operational protocols and distributed systems from inception, embedding threat modeling and defensive design principles into the core engineering lifecycle.
• Lead comprehensive security design reviews for business-critical infrastructure, balancing deep-dive tactical assessments with long-term strategic engineering engagements.
• Review designs for vulnerabilities, both with one-time reviews and longer-term engagements, using techniques including reverse engineering, fuzzing, and static analysis.
• Scale solutions and influence cross-organizationally.
• Respond to vulnerabilities with repos, mitigations, and hardening. Surface vulnerability patterns and design them out.

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Locations:

New York, NY, USA; Kirkland, WA, USA; +3 more; +2 more

Experience Required:

Experience owning outcomes and decision making, solving ambiguous problems and influencing stakeholders; deep expertise in domain.