Senior Google Cloud Security Consultant

Coalfire is dedicated to making the world a safer place by tackling the toughest cybersecurity challenges for clients. We operate at the forefront of technology, advising, assessing, automating, and guiding companies through the ever-evolving cybersecurity landscape. Headquartered in Chicago, with offices across the U.S. and U.K., we support a global clientele. We are more than just cybersecurity experts; we are passionate problem-solvers committed to learning, growth, and making a difference.

Why Join Us

We are seeking a Senior Google Cloud Security Consultant to serve as a senior advisor, technical architect, and delivery leader for enterprise GCP security engagements. This role is instrumental in helping clients design, secure, deploy, and operationalize Google Cloud environments, translating business risk, compliance needs, and emerging technology requirements into robust, scalable security programs.

What You’ll Do

• Lead secure Google Cloud architecture design and reviews across Identity and Access Management (IAM), networking, workload protection, data protection, logging, monitoring, and compliance domains.
• Advise enterprise customers on GCP security strategy, ensuring alignment with business risk, regulatory mandates, and operational priorities.
• Spearhead Google Cloud security posture assessments to identify high-impact risks, misconfigurations, control gaps, and operational weaknesses.
• Provide expert guidance to customers on Wiz use cases, including Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM), vulnerability prioritization, attack path analysis, entitlement risk, and remediation workflows.
• Develop executive-ready findings, prioritized remediation roadmaps, and maturity-based security improvement plans.
• Lead the implementation, configuration, tuning, and operationalization of Security Command Center (SCC) and Security Command Center Enterprise (SCCE).
• Integrate SCC findings into vulnerability management, compliance, security operations, and executive risk reporting workflows.
• Advise customers on Google Security Operations (SecOps), Chronicle, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) strategy, cloud telemetry strategy, detection engineering, and Security Operations Center (SOC) workflow design.
• Support SIEM modernization and migration planning, including log source rationalization, detection migration, alert tuning, and operational transition.
• Assist customers in transitioning from fragmented monitoring approaches to scalable, cloud-native security operations models.
• Own complex technical workstreams from discovery through delivery, managing technical direction, scope, risks, and stakeholder coordination.
• Translate technical security findings into clear business risks, investment priorities, and actionable recommendations for senior leadership.
• Guide customer teams through secure Google Cloud design, configuration, deployment, and operational maturity decisions.
• Advise on Vertex AI and AI workload security, encompassing identity, access control, data protection, governance, logging, and monitoring.
• Create comprehensive documentation, including architecture diagrams, assessment deliverables, roadmaps, implementation documentation, and operational runbooks.
• Develop repeatable methodologies, assessment frameworks, implementation patterns, reference architectures, and reusable technical assets.
• Mentor consultants and contribute to raising the overall capability of the Google Cloud Security practice.
• Provide technical leadership during client reviews, executive briefings, architecture discussions, and operational meetings.
• Contribute to process improvement and automation initiatives to enhance consistency, scalability, and delivery quality.

Work Environment/Travel Required

Remote working environment with up to 25% travel.

What You’ll Bring

• 6 years of security consulting experience across various domains, with at least 2 years of direct experience as a Google Cloud consultant.
• Proven track record of delivering Google Cloud security architecture, posture modernization, and operationalization outcomes from discovery through handover.
• Hands-on leadership experience in cloud security projects involving security, cloud, DevOps, architecture, compliance, and operations teams.
• Documented success in integrating cloud-native security platforms, SIEM, CNAPP/CSPM, logging, monitoring, vulnerability management, and SOC workflows.
• Experience working under regulatory or industry frameworks such as FedRAMP, FISMA, HIPAA, HITRUST, PCI, CMMC, or similar standards.
• Deep expertise in designing, securing, deploying, and operationalizing Google Cloud environments.
• Strong command of Google Cloud security architecture principles, including IAM, networking, logging, monitoring, data protection, workload security, and compliance-oriented design.
• Hands-on experience with Google Cloud security services, such as Security Command Center or equivalent cloud-native security platforms.
• Experience leading cloud security posture assessments, architecture reviews, or enterprise cloud security modernization efforts.
• Proven ability to lead complex technical engagements with multiple stakeholders, competing priorities, and enterprise-scale environments.
• Highly adaptable consulting mindset, capable of transitioning between strategy, architecture, implementation, delivery leadership, and executive advisory roles.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to brief executives and guide technical teams effectively.
• Strong documentation skills for creating diagrams, assessment reports, roadmaps, implementation plans, written recommendations, and supporting materials.
• Critical thinking skills to effectively balance security requirements against business objectives, operational realities, and customer maturity.
• Demonstrated ability to adapt quickly and efficiently in fast-paced, dynamic customer environments.

Required Certifications

• Google Cloud Professional Cloud Security Engineer or Professional Cloud Architect
• Google Cloud Professional Security Operations Engineer or equivalent Google Cloud security experience

Bonus Points

• Additional Google Cloud certifications: Professional Cloud Security Engineer, Professional Security Operations Engineer, or Professional Cloud Architect.
• Security Command Center Enterprise: Experience implementing, configuring, tuning, or operationalizing SCC Enterprise.
• Wiz experience: Familiarity with CNAPP, CSPM, vulnerability prioritization, attack path analysis, entitlement risk, and remediation workflows.
• Google SecOps and SIEM modernization: Experience with Chronicle, SIEM architecture, telemetry strategy, detection engineering, or SIEM migration.
• Vertex AI security: Experience advising on AI governance, workload isolation, access controls, logging, monitoring, and secure deployment patterns.
• Practice development: Ability to create reusable methodologies, delivery accelerators, reference architectures, and practice-level intellectual property.

Preferred Certifications/Skills (Not Required)

Wiz, Google SecOps/Chronicle, SIEM migration, Vertex AI security, Terraform, or related cloud security skills.

Compensation

$94,000 - $163,000 a year. The listed salary range is a reasonable estimate. Actual compensation will be based on job-related factors including education, location, training, certifications, and other qualifications. Eligibility for annual incentive, commission, and/or recognition programs may apply.

Why You’ll Want to Join Us

At Coalfire, you’ll find the support needed to thrive personally and professionally. We often provide flexible work models, empowering you to choose when and where you work most effectively. Regardless of location, you'll experience a company that prioritizes connection and wellbeing, fostering a team environment where colleagues care about each other and our communities. You’ll have opportunities to join employee resource groups, participate in events, and enjoy competitive perks and benefits, including paid parental leave, flexible time off, certification and training reimbursement, digital mental health support, and comprehensive insurance options.

Coalfire is committed to equal opportunity and pay equity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. Coalfire provides access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. To request accommodation, contact [email protected].

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