Principal Consultant, Security Architecture

Principal Consultant, Security Architecture at Google

Applicants in the County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Applicants in San Francisco: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

The application window will be open until at least March 04, 2026. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after the specified date.

In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (statutory, where applicable); 5 days/event (discretionary)
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year

Note: Google's hybrid workplace includes remote roles. By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following:

Remote locations: California, USA; Arizona, USA; Colorado, USA; District of Columbia, USA; Idaho, USA; Montana, USA; New Mexico, USA; Nevada, USA; Oregon, USA; Tennessee, USA; Texas, USA; Utah, USA; Virginia, USA; Washington, USA; Wyoming, USA.

About The Job

Mandiant provides incident response, assessment, transformation, managed detection and response, and training services with direct tactical support. Our Security Consultants on the Security Transformation Services team remediate security incidents quickly, effectively, and at scale with complete incident response including investigation, containment, remediation, and crisis management. Part of Google Cloud, Mandiant is a recognized leader in dynamic cyber defense, threat intelligence and incident response services. By scaling decades of frontline experience, Mandiant helps organizations to be confident in their readiness to defend against and respond to cyber threats.

As a Principal Consultant, Security Architecture in Mandiant's Security Transformation Services team, you will be responsible for helping clients effectively prepare for, proactively mitigate, and respond to cyber security threats. You will have an understanding of computer science, operating system functionality and networking, cloud platform architecture, corporate enterprise architecture, and how to apply this knowledge to cyber security threats.

In this role, you will assist clients to navigate, remediate, and recover from technically complex and high-profile incidents, lead and deliver security transformation engagements, and be the technical advocate for information security requirements and best practices. You will articulate and present complex concepts to business stakeholders, executive leadership, and technical teams. This role will manage and mentor other consultants, providing career growth and situational guidance.

Part of Google Cloud, Mandiant is a recognized leader in dynamic cyber defense, threat intelligence and incident response services. Mandiant's cybersecurity expertise has earned the trust of security professionals and company executives around the world. Our unique combination of renowned frontline experience responding to some of the most complex breaches, nation-state grade threat intelligence, machine intelligence, and the industry's best security validation ensures that Mandiant knows more about today's advanced threats than anyone.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $164,000-$243,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google .

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience assessing and developing cybersecurity solutions and programs across security domains.
• 8 years of experience in delivering cyber outcomes, identifying mission risks, and devising solutions.
• Experience with people management or mentoring.
• Ability to travel 30% of the time domestically or internationally.
• Ability to communicate in English fluently to work with internal partners and customer teams.

Preferred qualifications:

• Certification in one or more of the following, such as SANS GIAC certification (e.g. GSEC, GCIH, GCED, GCFA, GCIA, GNFA, GPEN), ISC2 (CISSP), ISACA (CISM).
• Experience developing and communicating remediation and strategic recommendations to technical staff, executive leadership, legal counsel, and internal and external clients.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to develop documentation and explain technical details in a concise manner.
• Excellent attention to detail and time management skills.

Responsibilities:

• Lead enterprise architecture and cloud platform transformation engagements, in collaboration with internal cross-functional teams and client executive and technical teams.
• Develop and execute solutions for clients and present accurate reports, training, and presentations for technical and executive audiences.
• Guide, mentor, and help develop the technical and consulting skills of direct reports and other consultants, focused on excellence and team collaboration. Review work product prior to release to clients to ensure it is error-free and accurate.
• Lead and coordinate assessments for cloud-based and on-premise security infrastructure, identity and access management, resiliency, and overall client security posture improvement and sustainability.
• Provide incident response remediation support for active incidents.

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 .

Key skills/competency:

• Cybersecurity Consulting
• Incident Response
• Cloud Security Architecture
• Security Transformation
• Threat Intelligence
• Enterprise Architecture
• Identity and Access Management (IAM)
• Remediation Strategies
• Client Relationship Management
• Security Leadership