Data Center Engineer, Cybersecurity

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering, with a minor in cybersecurity or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 5 years of experience in a similar role with a primary focus on OT infrastructure cybersecurity.
  
• 3 years of programming or scripting experience in Python, Java, or a similar language.
  
• 2 years of experience with Data Center infrastructure, mission critical and industrial control systems (PLC, relays, IED, etc.).
  

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Security, or a related technical field.
  
• Understanding of industry-standard electrical and mechanical systems used in data centers, as well as monitoring systems.

About the job

Our thirst for technology is a part of everything we do. The Data Center Engineering team takes the physical design of our data centers into the future. Our lab mirrors a research and development department -- cutting-edge strategies are born, tested and tested again. Along with a team of great minds, you take on complex topics like how we use power or how to run state-of-the-art, environmentally-friendly facilities. You're a visionary who optimizes for efficiencies and never stops seeking improvements -- even small changes that can make a huge impact. You generate ideas, communicate recommendations to senior-level executives and drive implementation alongside facilities technicians.

With your technical expertise, you ensure compliance with codes and standards, develop infrastructure improvements and serve as an expert in your specialty (e.g., cooling, electrical).

Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. We're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $139,000-$207,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. 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 .

Responsibilities

• Interact with the data center operations team, providing guidance on remediation application.
  
• Develop data center vulnerability remediation playbooks for all relevant control system designs and acts as a subject matter expert (SME) for vulnerability remediation in a cross-functional team environment.
  
• Communicate and collaborate with internal and external partners on requirements and throughout the process, ensuring that decisions are based on optimizing for standardization of implementation, mitigating operational risks.
  
• Maintain internal design specifications, drawing, vulnerability and lifecycle remediations.
• Maintain physically or logically configures and operational technology security lab environment to support operational technology security work.