Job Details
Posted date: Apr 10, 2026
Location: Kirkland, WA
Level: Director
Estimated salary: $224,000
Range: $183,000 - $265,000
Description
Work with customer development leads, client executives, and partners to manage and deliver successful cloud security architectures, serving as a cloud security and compliance subject matter expert and a trusted advisor to decision makers throughout the engagement.Work with internal specialists, product, and engineering teams to package approaches, best practices, and lessons learned into thought leadership, methodologies, and published assets.
Interact with sales, partners, and customer technical stakeholders to manage project scope, priorities, deliverables, risks and issues, and timelines for successful client outcomes.
Travel approximately 30% of the time for client engagements.
The Google Cloud Platform team helps customers transform and build what's next for their business — all with technology built in the cloud. Our products are developed for security, reliability and scalability, running the full stack from infrastructure to applications to devices and hardware. Our teams are dedicated to helping our customers — developers, small and large businesses, educational institutions and government agencies — see the benefits of our technology come to life. As part of an entrepreneurial team in this rapidly growing business, you will play a key role in understanding the needs of our customers and help shape the future of businesses of all sizes use technology to connect with customers, employees and partners.
As a Security Technical Solutions Consultant, you will be responsible for the technical relationship of our most strategic security partners. You will lead cross-functional teams in Engineering, Sales and Product Management to leverage emerging technologies for our external clients/partners. You will balance business and partner needs with technical constraints, develop innovative solutions and act as a partner and consultant to those you are working with. You will build tools and automate products, oversee the technical execution and business operations of Google's partnerships.
In this role, you will drive global-level initiatives to validate that partner applications and solutions operate optimally on Google Cloud and integrate seamlessly with differentiated products and services, thereby deepening strategic partnerships. You will enable them to design and verify solutions that address joint customer technical and business issues by leveraging Google Cloud's technical differentiations and capabilities and harnessing the power of the partnership.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 $183,000-$265,000 + 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.
Qualifications
Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience. 7 years of experience architecting, developing, or maintaining secure cloud solutions. Experience with one or more of the following: network security, data security, or regulatory compliance frameworks. Experience architecting or leading the deployment of security solutions for enterprise AI/ML or agentic workloads. Experience managing external customer or partner-facing projects to completion while working with cross-functional teams.Preferred qualifications: Experience in cloud security delivered within the context of customer-facing roles.
Experience securing Google Cloud or other cloud environments.
Experience in security architecture or security engineering.
Experience implementing FedRAMP, PCI, or HIPAA security requirements in a cloud environment.
Experience understanding attacks and mitigation methods in two or more of the following: network protocols and secure network design, web application security, security assessments and pen testing, authentication and access control, applied cryptography and security protocols, security monitoring and intrusion detection, incident response and forensics, or development of security tools, automation, or frameworks.