Senior Security Engineer, Google Public Sector
Role summary
Google Public Sector is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to join their team. This role focuses on translating Google Cloud capabilities into mission-critical solutions for regulated market segments. You will be responsible for designing and delivering scalable security solutions, defining long-term security strategies, evaluating risks, and leading the full solution lifecycle. The position involves building strategic relationships with stakeholders, partners, and customers, and providing technical leadership and mentorship. This role requires a US citizen with a Top Secret security clearance and offers a hybrid work model with in-office options in Reston, VA, and remote possibilities in select US states.
Must be a US Citizen to meet customer and compliance requirements, including potential access to classified information.
The application window will be open until at least March 8, 2026. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after the specified date.
Note: Google's hybrid workplace includes remote and in-office roles. By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following:
In-office locations: Reston, VA, USA.
Remote location(s): Colorado, USA; Maryland, USA; Texas, USA; Virginia, USA.
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 5 years of experience with system architecture, paradigms, and global infrastructure deployment (e.g., operating system administration, software-defined network configuration, identity and access management, Kubernetes).
- 5 years of coding experience in one or more general purpose languages.
- 2 years of experience with security engineering, computer and network security and security protocols.
- Ability to travel up to 25% domestically.
- Must possess an active Top Secret security clearance.
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience in security assessments, security design reviews, or threat modeling.
- Experience delivering comprehensive security solutions through design, coding, configuration, and deployment.
- Experience with automated deployment models, such as Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) and GitOps.
- Knowledge of key security areas (e.g., threat modeling, incident response) and compliance frameworks (e.g., NIST 800-53, NIST 800-171, ITSG-33, C5, ISM, ISO).
- Proven ability to secure products on GCP or other cloud service providers, and using tools like Terraform or Ansible.
About The Job
Our Security team works to create and maintain the safest operating environment for Google's users and developers. Security Engineers work with network equipment and actively monitor our systems for attacks and intrusions. In this role, you will also work with software engineers to proactively identify and fix security flaws and vulnerabilities.
As a Security Engineer within Google Public Sector, you will be on the front lines, translating the magic of Google Cloud into mission-critical solutions. Joining a highly skilled team of engineers and consultants, your primary focus will be on delivering tailored technical solutions that accelerate digital transformation across our regulated market segments. You will actively support customer engagements, participate in presale activities, and contribute to building and securing internal GPS assets.
Google Public Sector brings the magic of Google to the mission of government and education with solutions purpose-built for enterprises. We focus on helping United States public sector institutions accelerate their digital transformations, and we continue to make significant investments and grow our team to meet the complex needs of local, state and federal government and educational institutions.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $174,000-$252,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google .
Responsibilities
- Design and deliver novel, scalable security solutions and custom assets (e.g., production code, sample code, best practices, etc.) that reduce risks and satisfy or exceed complex customer objectives.
- Define and drive long-term security strategies, multi-year roadmaps, and visions for complex, ambiguous technical problems.
- Build strategic relationships with senior cross-functional stakeholders, partners, and customers to deliver quality technical solutions and influence major product decisions.
- Evaluate complex security risks, contribute to policy definitions, and lead the full solution lifecycle from development strategy and testing to launch.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to drive team performance, and actively establish technical relationships with engineering groups to strengthen the broader business.
Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form .