Cloud Security Engineer for Google Cloud Services in Finance Sector

🏢 ABOUT THE COMPANY

Google was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University in California. Our mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. With over 200,000 employees worldwide, we're a leader in the technology industry, driving innovation in areas like cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. We're committed to creating a culture of inclusion, diversity, and respect for all our employees.

🎯 ROLE OVERVIEW

As a Cloud Security Engineer for Google Cloud Services in the Finance Sector, you'll play a critical role in ensuring the security of our clients' sensitive financial data. You'll work closely with our finance team to design and implement secure cloud architectures, develop security policies, and identify potential vulnerabilities. Reporting to our senior security engineer, you'll have a direct impact on our clients' trust in our services.

📋 KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

- Design and implement secure cloud architectures for finance clients, following industry best practices and Google's security guidelines.

- Develop and maintain security policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements such as GDPR and PCI-DSS.

- Conduct regular security audits and vulnerability assessments to identify potential risks and recommend mitigation strategies.

- Collaborate with our finance team to identify and prioritize security requirements for new features and services.

- Develop and deliver training programs to educate our finance team on cloud security best practices.

- Stay up-to-date with emerging threats and vulnerabilities, and advise our team on the latest security trends and technologies.

- Develop and maintain technical documentation for security processes and procedures.

- Participate in on-call rotations to provide 24/7 support for security-related issues.

- Collaborate with our incident response team to investigate and resolve security incidents.

- Stay up-to-date with industry certifications, such as CompTIA Security+ or CISSP, and advise our team on certification requirements.

✅ REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

- 5+ years of experience in cloud security engineering, with a focus on financial services.

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field.

- Proficiency in cloud security platforms such as Google Cloud Security Command Center (Cloud SCC) or Amazon Web Services Security, Compliance, and Identity (SCI).

- Experience with cloud migration and cloud-native applications.

- Strong understanding of security frameworks, regulations, and standards such as NIST, ISO 27001, and PCI-DSS.

- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with experience working with cross-functional teams.

- Ability to travel up to 10% of the time for training and client meetings.

⭐ PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field.

- Cloud security certifications such as CompTIA Security+ or CISSP.

- Experience with DevOps practices and tools such as Jenkins or Ansible.

- Strong knowledge of Linux operating systems and networking fundamentals.

💰 WHAT WE OFFER

We offer a competitive salary range of £50,000 - £80,000 per annum, depending on experience. We also offer a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, a retirement plan, and 25 days of paid vacation per year. We're committed to ongoing learning and development, with a budget of £5,000 per employee per year. Our remote-first policy allows you to work from home or any location of your choice, and we offer regular team-building events to foster collaboration and connection.

👥 ABOUT THE TEAM

Our Cloud Security Engineering team is a dynamic and collaborative group of experts who are passionate about securing our clients' data in the cloud. We're a close-knit team of 20 people, with a strong focus on innovation, experimentation, and continuous learning. We're responsible for designing and implementing secure cloud architectures for our finance clients, and we're always looking for talented security engineers to join our team.

📨 HOW TO APPLY

To apply for this role, please submit your resume and a cover letter explaining your experience and qualifications. We review applications on a rolling basis, and we expect to respond to all applicants within 2 weeks.

📋 Job Details

Job Type	🌐 Remote
Location	Remote, GB
Address	160 Holywell Lane, GB-COM
Salary	GBP 50,000 – 80,000 / year
Industry	General
Company	Google
Valid Until	2026-10-13

📨 How to Apply

Submit your updated CV and a brief cover letter to Google. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted within 2 weeks of applying.