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Security Software Engineer, Systemic Remediation, Cloud CISO

Google
mid-level
Location

Zurich, Switzerland

Work Type

Onsite

Seniority

mid-level

Posted

July 3, 2026


Total Compensation
€265,000
Yearly Savings (Comfortable)
€75,000
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Job Description

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years of experience in software development.
  • 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products.
  • 5 years of experience with software design and architecture.
  • 5 years of experience with security engineering, computer and network security and security protocols.

Preferred qualifications:

  • 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization involving cross-functional, or cross-business projects.
  • Experience in static analysis or dynamic analysis.
  • Consulting experience.
  • Experience building security tooling.
  • Ability to influence others.
  • Strong communication skills.

About The Job Google Cloud's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. We're looking for engineers who bring fresh ideas from all areas, including information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking and data storage, security, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, UI design and mobile; the list goes on and is growing every day. As a software engineer, you will work on a specific project critical to Google Cloud's needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve. You will anticipate our customer needs and be empowered to act like an owner, take action and innovate. We need our engineers to be versatile, display leadership qualities and be enthusiastic to take on new problems across the full-stack as we continue to push technology forward.

The Cloud Chief Information Security Office Security Engineering team is responsible for ensuring that every Google Cloud product ships as secure as possible. You will do so by increasing the assurance levels of security in the infrastructure underlying all products, increasing the capabilities of each product team to develop more secure products by design and by default, from patterns, tools, and frameworks to increasing the skill level of embedded security leads. Cloud Chief Information Security Office Security Engineering owns and drives the product security strategy for Google Cloud. You will work with almost every aspect of Google’s infrastructure and on solving planet-scale infrastructure security problems that have societal-level impacts.

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.

Responsibilities

  • Perform security reviews, research and reproduce vulnerabilities, design secure protocols and systems, and write tests and fuzzers.
  • Review and develop secure operational practices, and provide security guidance for engineers and support staff.
  • Review designs and drive towards defense in depth and security by default, both with one-time reviews and longer term engagements.
  • Look for vulnerabilities with techniques including reverse engineering, fuzzing, and static analysis.
  • Respond to vulnerabilities with repros, variant analysis, mitigations, and hardening.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form .

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