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Senior Security Engineer, Global Risk, Privacy and Compliance

Google
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Remote$174k - $252kFull-timePosted 3d ago

About the role

Security Engineer role within Google's Global Risk, Privacy and Compliance, focused on developing and maintaining security controls, risk assessments, and compliance alignment for Google Cloud products.

Responsibilities

  • Drive high-impact technical initiatives spanning multiple quarters under the Cloud Controls Uplift Strategy and Control Reporting Expansion, establishing Comply as the single, authoritative catalog aligned with ESF (NIST 800-53).
  • Perform complex technical risk assessments, system design reviews, and threat modeling across Google Cloud products to identify technical security vulnerabilities and compliance gaps.
  • Translate regulatory standards (e.g., ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIST, GDPR) into actionable technical control specifications, and design, implement, and automate security controls and reporting mechanisms using AI to streamline language and reduce catalog complexity.
  • Define Key Control Indicators and publish tailored Control Performance and Coverage Reports to drive accountability.
  • Lead cross-functional remediation efforts, perform root-cause analysis to address underlying system-wide security risks, and provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers, setting technical direction for controls engineering and assurance across the team.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years of experience with security assessments or security design reviews or threat modeling.
  • 5 years of experience with security engineering, computer and network security and security protocols.
  • 5 years of coding experience in one or more general purpose languages.
  • 1 year of experience leading teams in a technical capacity or leading technical risk analysis in an enterprise environment.
  • Experience interpreting and implementing controls mapped to industry frameworks and regulatory standards (e.g., NIST SP 800-53, SOC 2, ISO/IEC 27001, GDPR).

Skills

Required:Security assessmentsSecurity engineeringCodingLeadership

Benefits

  • Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
  • Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
  • Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year
  • Sick Time: 40 hours/year ( Seattle 69 hours/year) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
  • Maternity Leave: 28-30 weeks
  • Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
  • Holidays: 13 paid days per year
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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