Senior Security Engineer, OCONUS, Google Pub Sector
Job Description
Lead security engineering efforts to create and maintain a secure operating environment in OCONUS deployments.
Responsibilities
- Detect security issues and design or implement security controls, tools, and services to strengthen security systems and processes.
- Build end-to-end security guardrails into the SDLC, including automated evaluation pipelines, custom linting, and continuous validation for high-assurance deployments.
- Architect, develop, and maintain production-ready Terraform modules and deployment blueprints to scale core platform capabilities with zero-trust baseline configurations.
- Use Generative AI to automate advanced security testing, help reveal edge-case vulnerabilities, and identify emerging attack vectors beyond conventional scanning.
- Define, monitor, and enforce technical security policies and configuration baselines across distributed multi-tenant and air-gapped cloud environments.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 5+ years of coding experience in one or more general purpose languages.
- 5+ years experience in at least one: cloud security, application security, security engineering, computer and network security, or security protocols.
- Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance with current polygraph.
- Ability to travel internationally up to 25%.
Technologies
- Terraform
- Generative AI
- SDLC
Preferred qualifications
- Experience with mobile device management.
Compensation and location
- Location: Reston, VA (onsite)
- Salary: USD 174,000 - 252,000 per year
- Bonus target: 15%
Benefits
- Equity
- Benefits
About the job
- Security Engineers help create and maintain the safest operating environment for Google users and developers.
- Work includes collaborating with software engineers to proactively identify and fix security flaws and vulnerabilities.
- The National Security team supports and augments federal agencies with expert-level cybersecurity services and leads R&D efforts within Google Public Sector.
- Google Public Sector delivers solutions for government and education, focusing on accelerating digital transformations for local, state, and federal institutions.
- Individual pay is determined by factors such as job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.