October 8, 2025
Senior Security Engineer, Access Security Team
Senior • On-site
$166,000 - $244,000/yr
New York, NY
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 5 years of experience in Access Management.
- 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.
Preferred qualifications:
- 8 years of experience with security engineering, computer and network security and security protocols.
About the job
There's no such thing as a "safe system" - only safer systems. Our Security team works to create and maintain the safest operating environment for Google's users and developers. As a Security Engineer, you help protect network boundaries, keep computer systems and network devices hardened against attacks and provide security services to protect highly sensitive data like passwords and customer information. Security Engineers work directly with network equipment and actively monitor our systems for attacks and intrusions. You also work with software engineers to proactively identify and fix security flaws and vulnerabilities.You use your industry experience to own and drive the resolution of complex security incidents, policy questions and technical security issues.
The PRISM (Proactive Access Risk Intelligence and Security Mitigations) team is part of the Access Security Team organization.The PRISM team proactively focuses on uncovering broad risks across the access landscape, gathering and distilling access intelligence from internal systems to fortify security, and deploying comprehensive measures to ensure every angle of access is understood and protected, including enforcing security in variants to prevent future regressions. The team also continues to expand and improve Google's security risk posture management capability that hardens critical services through continuous assessment and automated remediation. We are looking for a Senior Security Engineer who is interested in working on security research and risk mitigation systems, and help drive strategy and partnerships company-wide to transform how Google manages and eliminates internal access risk.
The Core team builds the technical foundation behind Google’s flagship products. We are owners and advocates for the underlying design elements, developer platforms, product components, and infrastructure at Google. These are the essential building blocks for excellent, safe, and coherent experiences for our users and drive the pace of innovation for every developer. We look across Google’s products to build central solutions, break down technical barriers and strengthen existing systems. As the Core team, we have a mandate and a unique opportunity to impact important technical decisions across the company.The PRISM (Proactive Access Risk Intelligence and Security Mitigations) team is part of the Access Security Team organization.The PRISM team proactively focuses on uncovering broad risks across the access landscape, gathering and distilling access intelligence from internal systems to fortify security, and deploying comprehensive measures to ensure every angle of access is understood and protected, including enforcing security in variants to prevent future regressions. The team also continues to expand and improve Google's security risk posture management capability that hardens critical services through continuous assessment and automated remediation. We are looking for a Senior Security Engineer who is interested in working on security research and risk mitigation systems, and help drive strategy and partnerships company-wide to transform how Google manages and eliminates internal access risk.
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
- Drive the security strategy of some pillars of the PRISM team by identifying risks and help with the design and execution of technical solutions to mitigate them.
- Develop and improve security risk mitigation systems for continuous assessment and automated remediation.
- Build cross-functional partnerships to drive initiatives that improve internal access risk management.
- Serve as the go-to expert for security problems Google-wide.
