Google

Runs Search and YouTube and builds Gemini AI

Director – Operational Technology Security

Security Engineering & ArchitectureConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-time

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in a technical discipline or equivalent practical experience.
15 years of experience in technical infrastructure, industrial control systems such as ICS/SCADA, or cybersecurity engineering, including 7 years of executive leadership and team management experience.
15 years of experience leading technical security programs, risk governance, or critical infrastructure engineering organizations.

Responsibilities

Define and direct multi-year security architectures, risk quantification models, and defense-in-depth frameworks for global operational technology systems, rack-level environments, and critical facilities.
Establish governance mechanisms and executive accountability across GDC, Cloud CISO, Corporate Engineering, and PSS to deliver unified, end-to-end security architectures.
Build, scale, and inspire a global organization of technical managers, engineers, and program leaders, fostering technical excellence, continuous learning, psychological safety, and leadership.
Advise business and engineering executives on emerging operational technology, cyber, and infrastructure threats, and steer multi-year roadmaps and investment strategies to protect critical assets.
Define and execute the global direction, strategy, and governance for securing Google's physical and operational data center infrastructure.
Lead an organization responsible for identifying, quantifying, and mitigating enterprise-wide cyber and physical threats across critical systems.
Align cross-functional leadership across Technical Infrastructure, Cloud CISO, and engineering organizations to build secure architectures, drive industry standards, and safeguard Google's global footprint.

Desired Qualifications

An advanced degree, such as a master's degree or PhD, in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Cyber Security, or a related technical discipline.
20 years of experience leading enterprise-scale operational technology, ICS/SCADA, and cybersecurity initiatives across global industrial or critical infrastructure environments.
Executive experience deploying zero-trust or defense-in-depth models across large-scale physical and cyber infrastructure environments.
Ability to navigate high ambiguity, drive organizational change, and deliver high-impact security outcomes across complex hardware and software ecosystems.
Recognized thought leadership in emerging operational technology security standards, liquid-cooling hardware integration, and threat-modeling frameworks.

Define and direct multi-year security architectures, risk quantification models, and defense-in-depth frameworks for global OT systems, rack-level environments, and critical facilities.
Establish governance mechanisms and executive accountability across GDC, Cloud CISO, Corporate Engineering, and PSS to deliver unified, end-to-end security architectures.
Build, scale, and inspire a global organization of technical managers, engineers, and program leaders. Foster a culture of technical excellence, continuous learning, psychological safety, and leadership.
Serve as the principal advisor to business and engineering executives on emerging OT, cyber, and infrastructure threats, steering multi-year roadmaps and investment strategies to proactively protect critical assets.

Minimum qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline or equivalent practical experience.
15 years of experience in technical infrastructure, industrial control systems (e.g., ICS/SCADA), or cyber security engineering, including 7 years of experience in executive leadership, managing teams.
15 years of experience leading technical security programs, risk governance, or critical infrastructure engineering organizations.

Preferred qualifications:

Advanced degree (e.g., Master’s degree or PhD) in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Cyber Security, or a related technical discipline.
20 years of experience leading enterprise-scale OT, ICS/SCADA, and cyber security initiatives across global industrial or critical infrastructure environments.
Executive experience deploying zero-trust or defense-in-depth models across large-scale physical/cyber infrastructure environments.
Ability to navigate high ambiguity, drive organizational change, and deliver high-impact security outcomes across complex hardware and software ecosystems.
Recognized thought leadership in emerging OT security standards, liquid-cooling hardware integration, and threat-modeling frameworks.

Google's Data Center Compliance, Strategy, and Risk Management (CSRM) team is integrated across all stages of the data center lifecycle. CSRM is dedicated to protecting the people and assets of Google’s global critical infrastructure. By leveraging advanced security systems, dedicated guarding forces, and risk management and compliance frameworks, CSRM supports the entirety of Google Data Centers (GDC), enabling Google Cloud to reach a broader audience and inspire user trust.

As the Director of Data Center Operational Technology (OT) Security, you will define and execute the global direction, strategy, and governance for securing Google’s physical and operational data center infrastructure. You will lead a high-impact organization responsible for proactively identifying, quantifying, and mitigating complex enterprise-wide cyber and physical threats across critical systems. Serving as a strategic executive partner, you will align cross-functional leadership across Technical Infrastructure, Cloud CISO, and engineering organizations to build next-generation secure architectures, drive industry standards, and safeguard Google Cloud’s global footprint at scale.

The AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s possible. We empower Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity. Our customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of Google users worldwide.

We're the driving force behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our cutting-edge AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable developers to build the future. From software to hardware our teams are shaping the future of world-leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center operations, systems research, and much more.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $256000 - $356000 (USD) + 30% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google.Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: New York, NY, USA; Atlanta, GA, USA; Sunnyvale, CA, USA.

Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline or equivalent practical experience.
15 years of experience in technical infrastructure, industrial control systems (e.g., ICS/SCADA), or cyber security engineering, including 7 years of experience in executive leadership, managing teams.
15 years of experience leading technical security programs, risk governance, or critical infrastructure engineering organizations.

About the Company

Google

Runs Search and YouTube and builds Gemini AI

Google runs the world's most used search engine and free services such as YouTube, Android, and Gmail, and it builds the Gemini AI models that work inside them. In 2017, its researchers invented the transformer, the neural network design behind ChatGPT and most other AI chatbots. People use these services without paying, and Google earns most of its money from ads placed beside search results and YouTube videos. Businesses rent computing power and Gemini models through Google Cloud, and Google also sells subscriptions and Pixel phones. Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded Google in 1998 as Stanford PhD students; it is based in Mountain View, California, United States, and is the main business of parent company Alphabet.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Mountain View, CA
Founded: 1998

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