October 6, 2025

Senior Security Engineer, Google Public Sector

Senior • On-site

$166,000 - $244,000/yr

Reston, VA


Minimum 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.
  • Experience delivering comprehensive security solutioning through design, coding, configuration, and deployment.
  • Must possess an active Top Secret/SCI security clearance with current polygraph.

Preferred qualifications:

  • 8 years of experience in a security operations role in incident response, threat hunting, and vulnerability management.
  • 5 years of experience in a dedicated security operations role, with a proven track record of success in incident response, threat hunting, and vulnerability management.
  • Applicable 8570/8140 certifications or relevant industry certifications.
  • Certifications in CISSP, CySA+, CFR, GCFA, GCIH, GCIA, GDSA, GICSP, GSEC.
  • Experience delivering comprehensive security solutioning through design, coding, configuration, and deployment.
  • Understanding of cloud security principles and best practices, with experience in securing cloud environments.

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 Senior Security Engineer on the U.S. Sovereign Cloud Security Operations team, you'll be a technical leader on the front lines, protecting Google Public Sector's most critical customers.

In this role, you'll be instrumental in defending our sovereign cloud environments. You'll lead incident response investigations, proactively hunt for advanced threats, and mature our vulnerability management program. This isn't just about responding to alerts; it's about building a more resilient defense. You'll improve our security infrastructure, automate our response capabilities, and mentor other engineers.



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 $166,000-$244,000 + 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

  • Take charge of security incident investigations from initial detection through to resolution and post-mortem analysis. Proactively hunt for emerging threats and malicious activity across the sovereign cloud environment.
  • Design, build, and tune high-fidelity detection rules, analytics, and correlation searches within our Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) platform. Develop and implement Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) playbooks to automate response workflows.
  • Own the technical aspects of the vulnerability management lifecycle. You will analyze scan results, prioritize vulnerabilities based on risk and environmental context.
  • Engineer and maintain the critical security tools and infrastructure that power our security operations.
  • Mentor other security engineers on the team, acting
    as a key escalation point for technical issues.