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Principal Security Architect, Security Operations UK

£80,000 - 125,000
Google
Buckingham Palace Road 123/151, London
£80,000 - 125,000
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Lead
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English
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No

Requirements

Must:
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience. - 8 years of experience in a customer-facing advisory role designing multi-cloud environments (e.g., IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS). - Experience in defining secure architectural patterns and integrating security practices across the software development lifecycle (DevSecOps). - Experience automating security controls and processes, including Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools. - Experience in critical security domains (e.g., network security, identity security, data security, application security). - Previous or currently active UK Developed Vetting (DV) security clearance. - Certifications in CISSP, CCSP, or relevant cloud-specific security credentials (preferred). - Experience leading comprehensive threat modeling exercises and conducting detailed risk assessments for customer systems to identify security vulnerabilities (preferred). - Experience in securing modern cloud-native architectures, including containerisation technologies (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker) and serverless computing (preferred). - Experience in evaluating the integration of a range of security tools, such as SIEM, WAF, DLP, and CSPM (preferred). - Understanding of security concerns associated with Generative AI and suitable mitigation strategies (preferred). - Ability to articulate security concepts and recommendations to both technical and non-technical executive stakeholders (preferred).

Technologies

AI
CI/CD
DevSecOps
IaaS
PaaS
WAF

Responsibilities

- Act as the primary trusted security advisor for key public sector customers, providing consultation on security architecture, risk management, and compliance. - Build and maintain collaborative relationships with customer stakeholders (from technical teams to C-level), understanding their unique security needs and effectively communicating Googles security capabilities and best practices. - Lead the design and review of secure solutions for customers on cloud platforms, ensuring secure configurations and demonstrating compliance pathways. - Foster a security-aware culture within customer organizations, advocating security-by-design principles. - Guide customers on security best practices, including embedding security into their CI/CD pipelines (DevSecOps) and adopting security automation. - Guide customers in identifying, assessing, and mitigating cloud security risks specific to their environments and workloads. - Translate security standards and regulations into practical, achievable implementation plans for customer architectures.

Description


We are a member of the UK Security Operations (SecOps) team in Google Public Sector, delivering, operating, and securing private cloud services to meet exceptionally high security requirements. Our aim is to provide the flexibility, reliability, and scalability of public cloud while ensuring stringent security in a private cloud environment. This Principal Security Architect role is pivotal in supporting and guiding our public sector customers as a trusted security advisor at all levels, from C-suite to engineering. In this position, you will collaboratively help develop and implement comprehensive security architectures on Googles cloud platforms.
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