Hardware Security Engineering Manager, Product Security Engineering
Description For Hardware Security Engineering Manager, Product Security Engineering
Google Cloud's Product Security Engineering (PSE) team is seeking a Hardware Security Engineering Manager to lead efforts in securing off-the-shelf hardware/firmware for Cloud products. This role sits within the Cloud CISO organization and focuses on protecting devices against hardware and firmware security threats. The position requires deep expertise in hardware and firmware security, with responsibilities including managing a security engineering team, conducting security reviews of critical hardware, and collaborating with vendors for security improvements.
The role combines technical leadership with security expertise, requiring 8 years of experience in security assessments, coding, and security engineering, plus 3 years of team leadership. You'll work at the intersection of hardware and security, leading initiatives to protect Google Cloud's infrastructure and products.
As a manager, you'll guide a team of security engineers while working closely with product teams, external vendors, and industry bodies. Your responsibilities include identifying critical hardware devices for review, conducting comprehensive security assessments, and advocating for security improvements at both technical and organizational levels.
The position offers competitive compensation ($189,000-$284,000) plus bonus, equity, and comprehensive benefits. You'll be part of Google's broader security mission, working to create and maintain the safest operating environment for users and developers. This is an opportunity to shape the security landscape of one of the world's leading cloud providers, working with cutting-edge technology and addressing complex security challenges at scale.
The ideal candidate will bring a blend of technical security expertise, hardware/firmware knowledge, and leadership skills. You'll be expected to be a recognized expert in multiple security domains and drive major security improvements in Google's infrastructure. The role offers the chance to make a significant impact on the security posture of Google Cloud's hardware ecosystem while leading and developing a team of security professionals.
Responsibilities For Hardware Security Engineering Manager, Product Security Engineering
- Manage a team of Security Engineers
- Scope out and identify business critical hardware/firmware devices within Cloud for team review
- Perform holistic hardware and firmware security review of critical business devices (e.g., HSMs, Servers, Switches, SSDs)
- Present and campaign the risk findings and risk mitigation recommendations to technical and organizational leadership across different organizations
- Partner and collaborate with device vendors via regular meetings and emails in order to advocate for necessary design changes to hardware and firmware for long-term permanent improvements
Requirements For Hardware Security Engineering Manager, Product Security Engineering
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
- 8 years of experience with security assessments or security design reviews or threat modeling
- 8 years of coding experience in one or more general purpose languages
- 8 years of experience with security engineering, computer and network security, and security protocols
- 3 years of experience leading teams in a technical capacity or leading technical risk analysis in an enterprise environment
- Experience with hardware and firmware security
- Experience with reverse engineering (preferred)
Benefits For Hardware Security Engineering Manager, Product Security Engineering
- Competitive base salary
- Bonus
- Equity
- Comprehensive benefits package
