November 26, 2025

Security Engineer, Distributed Cloud Air-Gapped Compliance

Mid • On-site

$141,000 - $202,000/yr

Sunnyvale, CA

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 2 years of experience with security assessments or security design reviews or threat modeling.
  • 2 years of experience with security engineering, computer and network security and security protocols.
  • 2 years of coding experience in one or more general purpose languages.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Experience with compliance.

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.

In this role, you will ensure Google Distributed Cloud Air-Gapped meets compliance requirements for public sector, defense industry, critical national infrastructure, and financial sector customers by establishing governance frameworks aligned with NIST SP 800-53-FedRAMP and other standards for continuous compliance. You will leverage integrated cloud services, machine learning technologies, and Kubernetes API-based ecosystems with flexible hardware options. You will require specialized knowledge of GDC air-gapped security protocols, architecture, security regulations, compliance controls, system-level designs, and certification audits across commercial, U.S. government, foreign governments, and ISO standards, with the ability to craft narratives communicating these concepts effectively.

Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $141,000-$202,000 + 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

  • Review and provide inputs about requirements across relevant regulatory frameworks and technical standards and determine their applicability to (GDC-AG) Google Distributed Cloud Air-Gapped Compliance.
  • Conduct implementation reviews and report on their findings.
  • Conduct risk assessments, identify opportunities for compliance process improvements, initiate and drive engineering projects for their implementation all the way to completion (monitoring solutions, audit tooling, reporting and alerting, generations and collection of audit evidence).
  • Oversee engineering projects from a technical compliance perspective and collaborate with engineering teams for improvements from a security and compliance point of view and perform design reviews and advise engineering teams on compliant and secure implementation options.
  • Participate in compliance meetings between the GDC Compliance and GDC engineering teams and contribute subject matter expertise to support decision making.