Director, Engineering, GCS Security and Compliance

Job Description

Minimum qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 15 years of experience in engineering.
- 10 years of experience leading organizations of engineers.

Preferred qualifications:

- Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field.
- Proven ability to work with supplier and partner teams to build solutions that harness capabilities created outside their direct sphere of influence.
- Ability to operate in a complex, fast-moving environment, collaborating across multiple teams and functions within and beyond Google.
- Ability to present and communicate complex problems and solutions simply.
- Strong people leadership and management of complex organizations skills.
- Proven track record of delivering hyperscale cloud services to Enterprise customers.

About The Job

Google Cloud Storage (GCS) provides planet scale, object storage service for external Google Cloud Platform (GCP) customers and internal large-scale Google products like GMail, Photos, Drive, and YouTube.

Security and compliance of this critical service are paramount, as customers entrust Google with their most sensitive data. The GCS Security and Compliance team is responsible for developing and implementing the security architecture, policies, and controls that ensure customer data is protected and that the service adheres to a wide range of global regulatory and industry standards. This includes everything from data encryption and access management to continuous monitoring and auditing.

GCS is currently known for its security and compliance features. We are constantly investing and improving the security posture of this product. We are a dynamic and growing team of engineers, across India and the US.

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

- Lead a software engineering team across 2 sites (Hyderabad, Seattle) and oversee a portfolio of GCS products and components.
- Work cross-functionally within the broader engineering community and product management to deliver solutions for our customers.
- Partner closely with cross-functional leads to define the future vision, strategy, and solutions for GCS and Google Storage.
- Collaborate with multiple stakeholders across Google, including senior leaders within Cloud to influence management offerings. Contribute to the long-term strategy and innovation of Google Cloud Storage and infrastructure.
- Be a strategic thought leader and work closely with customer-facing Googlers, partners, and customers themselves to ensure we continue to meaningfully reduce friction and drive adoption.

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