Principal Engineer, Federated Security Google Cloud

$278,000 - $399,000/Yr

Google - Sunnyvale, CA

Full-time - Principal

Sunnyvale, CA

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About the position

As a Principal Engineer, Security, you will be responsible for ensuring the security of your EA's product portfolio, focusing on delivering security enhancements and capabilities that support sustainable business success. Your primary goal will be to eliminate security risks for a wide range of customers while driving significant technical and product strategies that impact multiple product areas and infrastructure. You will collaborate with Cloud EA Security Lead peers and the Cloud CISO to develop and implement security and privacy infrastructure that protects Google networks, systems, and customer data. This role requires innovative problem-solving to address complex security challenges, particularly in hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance to teams on authoring and maintaining the threat model of their components/services and coming up with recommendations on addressing potential vulnerabilities.
• Provide team-wide guidance on how to navigate cross-cloud environments.
• Navigate heterogeneity -- OSS vs. proprietary software stacks with a mix of multi-single-tenant vs. multi-tenant systems.
• Build strong relationships and trust both inside DnA and outside with the broader Google Cloud Platform team, through a combination of humility, empathy, and demonstrated technical expertise.
• Guide and enable others.
• Articulate journey with respect to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, similar technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 15 years of experience in software engineering.
• Experience designing secure cloud services, including threat modeling and protocol design.
• Strong software background and security knowledge.
• Proven expertise in problem abstraction, identification of gaps, building long-term solutions, and delivering high-visibility improvements.
• Familiarity with security and compliance issues in GenAI based tools and applications.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with diverse teams across different disciplines and organizations.
• Strong communication skills to convey complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Proven expertise in addressing unique security challenges in hybrid, multi-cloud environments.

Benefits

• Base salary range of $278,000-$399,000 + bonus + equity + benefits.