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# AI Threat Defense Engineer, Google Cloud Consulting

- **Company:** Google LLC
- **Location:** Sunnyvale, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $152,000.0 - $221,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** C (Programming Language), Java (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Software System Penetration Testing, User Authentication, C++ (Programming Language), Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Security, Data Structures, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Python (Programming Language), Network Security, Network Protocols, Web Application Security, Software Engineering, Google Cloud, Cloud Platform System, Information Technology, Golang
- **Published:** October 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/5A77CC47690149AD9F4C5A0BC1C12B5D/job/

## About the Role

Experience driving progress, solving problems, and mentoring more junior team members; deeper expertise and applied knowledge within relevant area., * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

 * 6 years of experience architecting, developing, or maintaining secure cloud solutions.
 * Experience designing cloud enterprise solutions and supporting customer projects to completion.
 * Experience coding in one or more general purpose languages (e.g., Python, Java, Go, C or C++) including data structures, algorithms, and software design.

Preferred qualifications:

 * Experience securing Google Cloud or other cloud environments.
 * 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, development of security tools, automation or frameworks.
 * Understanding of Cloud security principles.

## Description

As an AI Threat Engineer, you will provide excellent technical guidance to customers adopting Google Cloud Platform services. You will provide best practices on secure foundational cloud implementations, automated provisioning of infrastructure and applications, cloud-ready application architectures, and more. You will provide prescriptive guidance in ensuring customers receive the best of what Google Cloud Platform (GCP) can offer and you will ensure that customers have the best experience in migrating, building, modernizing, and maintaining applications in Google Cloud Platform., * Provide deep domain expertise in cloud security and compliance and be a trusted technical advisor to customers and solve complex cloud security and compliance challenges.

 * Work with customers to design and develop cloud security architectures and solutions to meet and exceed their security requirements, through discussions, strategic presentations/recommendations, and implementation in Google Cloud environment.
 * Create and deliver best practices recommendations, tutorials, blog articles, sample code, and technical presentations adapting to different levels of key business and technical stakeholders.
 * Manage disparate senior stakeholders within customer environments to deliver consensus and drive positive customer outcomes on the Google Cloud platform.
 * Travel regularly (up to 30%, although we also frequently use video conferencing) in-region for meetings, technical reviews, and onsite delivery activities.