Security Engineer III, Cloud Security Controls

About the job

You use your industry experience to own and drive the resolution of complex security incidents, policy questions and technical security issues.

In this role, you will work on a broad set of efforts focusing on defining, measuring, preventing, remediating, and sustaining a healthy cloud security posture. You will also support work to improve security across our acquisitions and other Bet companies.

You will be a part of our cloud security controls (CSC) focus area, contributing to outcomes for key security risk reduction and developer and AI enablement on Cloud programs. You will support the definition of new security controls and uplift pathways in partnership with technical leads, helping ensure consistent and effective control enforcement across Alphabet’s multi-cloud footprint through close collaboration with cross-functional infrastructure and security partners.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $147000 - $210000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

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Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development and delivery of secure, high-quality engineering solutions for Alphabet’s multi-cloud infrastructure, owning specific technical features and components.
• Implement cloud security controls and support the maintenance of well-lit paths, ensuring that solutions balance developer velocity with security requirements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners in to integrate and support the enforcement of security controls within assigned project scopes.
• Identify and implement technical improvements to existing security controls, contributing to the refinement of security standards across cloud initiatives.

Qualifications

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 cloud infrastructure and services, including common security challenges or solutions related to cloud infrastructure and services (GCP, Cloud Computing platform).
• Programming experience in Go or Python.