Senior Security Engineer, Public Sector Professional Services
Description For Senior Security Engineer, Public Sector Professional Services
Google Public Sector is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to join their team in supporting various Google Cloud Platform customers. This role combines technical expertise in security with consulting capabilities, making you a trusted advisor to government organizations. You'll work at the intersection of cloud technology and public sector needs, helping institutions modernize securely.
The position requires a strong background in both security and cloud architecture, with at least 5 years of experience in consulting roles and programming. You'll need an active US Government Top Secret security clearance, highlighting the sensitive nature of the work. The role offers a competitive salary range of $166,000-$244,000, plus additional benefits and equity.
As a Security Engineer, you'll be responsible for developing and hardening cloud architectures, ensuring they meet both Google's best practices and specific security requirements of government clients. You'll work across multi-cloud and hybrid-cloud environments, optimizing infrastructure operations while maintaining robust security measures. The role involves incident response, threat mitigation, and close collaboration with both internal security teams and external partners.
The ideal candidate should have extensive experience with web technologies, programming languages (such as Python, Java, C/C++), and cloud security. Knowledge of government systems, security certifications (PCSE, Security+, CISSP), and experience with identity federation and SSO would be advantageous.
This position offers the flexibility of a hybrid work arrangement, with options for both remote work and office locations in Reston, Austin, and Washington D.C. You'll be part of Google's larger mission to transform public sector digital infrastructure while maintaining the highest security standards. This role presents an excellent opportunity to impact government operations through technology while working for one of the world's leading tech companies.
Responsibilities For Senior Security Engineer, Public Sector Professional Services
- Collaborate with Google Cloud customers/partners to develop and harden cloud architectures that align with Google's best practices and meet their specific security requirements
- Develop scalable cloud architectures that optimize infrastructure operations across multi-cloud and hybrid-cloud environments for Google Cloud customers
- Work with customers to fortify their cloud architectures against potential threats and disruptions, ensuring continuity and reliability
- Provide expert guidance and support customers during security incidents, helping them contain and mitigate threats effectively
- Partner with Google's internal security teams and external partners to leverage their expertise and insights, ensuring a coordinated and effective approach
Requirements For Senior Security Engineer, Public Sector Professional Services
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- 5 years of working experience with client side web technologies; HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and working experience with SQL, XML, HTTP protocols, and databases
- 5 years of experience coding with one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, Java, C/C++)
- 5 years of experience in a consulting role leading or supporting enterprise customers with cloud architecture development, hardening, or threat detection
- Active US Government Top Secret security clearance
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