Senior Security Architect, Mandiant Consulting, Google Cloud (English, Spanish)

Google•Miami, FL

2d•$138,000 - $200,000

About The Position

As a part of the Mandiant’s Security Transformation Services (STS) team, you will help organizations build an effective security operations program that minimizes organizational risk and reduces the impact of security breaches. You will utilize the latest industry standards, combine experience and knowledge gained from Mandiant Incident Response, Intelligence and Managed Defense practices, able to help clients contain security events, harden their environments, and transform their security programs. You will act as the organization's primary remediation leader both during and after a cyber security incident and will be responsible for driving remediation efforts by developing, coordinating, and executing the eradication, recovery, and remediation plan in parallel with active incident response. In this role, you will partner with key stakeholders, including the Incident Response (IR) team, IT operations, business units, and legal, to ensure that containment, eradication, and recovery actions are unified, efficient, and aligned with business priorities. You will work with clients in similar scope on long term or strategic security transformation projects in addition to IR engagements. Mandiant is seeking a highly technical Security Architecture Consultant with advanced communication, engineering, and end-to-end project management skills. In this role, you will be a trusted delivery partner for organizations undergoing massive infrastructure shifts or looking to validate their structural defenses against sophisticated threat actors. You will be comfortable managing technical projects, leading architecture workstreams, and translating deep technical details into clear business terms for management and engineering teams alike. Your ability to quickly parse complex network topologies, identify trust boundaries, and project-manage remediation blueprints will be essential to client success. 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. Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. US: $138000 - $200000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits Learn more about benefits at Google [https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/].

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
5 years of experience designing, evaluating, or leading enterprise security architecture programs and managing delivery teams.
Experience applying advanced enterprise security controls, network engineering concepts, and identity management frameworks.
Ability to communicate in English and Spanish fluently to support client relationship management in this region.

Nice To Haves

Relevant industry certifications (e.g., CISSP, CCSP, Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Security Engineer, or equivalent).
Experience with threat modeling methodologies (e.g., STRIDE, PASTA) and application security perimeters.
Experience managing project life-cycles, establishing scope boundaries, tracking engineering milestones, and delivering complex client reports on time.
Experience building or securing AI/ML pipelines, utilizing AI security frameworks (e.g., OWASP Top 10 for LLMs, NIST AI RMF), or configuring secure cloud AI environments.
Experience securing multi-cloud environments (GCP, Cloud Computing Platform) and reviewing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) templates.

Responsibilities

Manage security architecture reviews and design projects as the primary engagement lead, defining project requirements, scope, schedules, and deliverables to ensure successful execution.
Design secure enterprise-wide architectures across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments, delivering advanced technical guidance on network segmentation, identity perimeters, and infrastructure hardening.
Evaluate the secure deployment of modern workloads, with a focus on cloud-native ecosystems and the secure integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) platforms and pipelines.
Conduct threat modeling on complex systems by applying advanced security concepts, identifying design flaws, and delivering actionable, structural risk-mitigation recommendations.
Advise executive organizational and technical stakeholders by translating complex architectural risks into clear, strategic guidance to inform executive decision-making.