Distinguished Engineer, Cloud Risk & Compliance

About The Job

As a Distinguished Engineer for Cloud Risk & Compliance, you will be the preeminent technical authority within the Cloud CISO organization, responsible for the architectural vision and technical strategy of Google Cloud's global risk and compliance posture. You will lead the development of specialized capabilities to manage readiness for complex risk domains—including AI Compliance by Design, TPRM, and Incident Management—that present ongoing regulatory and customer audit challenges. Your mission is to revolutionize how Google Cloud demonstrates trust by architecting automated, scalable frameworks for compliance assertions and risk evaluation across the entire Google Cloud technical stack. This role requires visionary leadership to influence the Cloud engineering roadmap, ensuring that compliance obligations are integrated into the fabric of our products from the ground up.

Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $365,000-$505,000 + 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 .

Responsibilities

• Define and drive a multi-year technical vision to automate global compliance operations, moving from manual evidence gathering to real-time, data-driven compliance telemetry.
• Architect and oversee the development of centralized strategic capabilities, such as a unified obligation database and automated evidence repositories, to guide engineering prioritization across Google Cloud.
• Serve as the primary technical adviser to leadership, audit, and certification teams, providing authoritative insights into the strategy for managing operational risk and regulatory challenges.
• Pioneer "compliance as code" initiatives, working with product and engineering teams to implement technical controls that reduce the surface area of potential compliance failures.
• Establish technical standards for AI Compliance, ensuring Google Cloud's rapid innovation in AI remains aligned with emerging global regulatory expectations. Ensure that risk & compliance leverages the power of AI to drive operational efficiency and scale.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 15 years of experience in risk and compliance engineering, risk management, or compliance at hyperscale, with a focus on platform architecture.
• 10 years of experience in designing, building, and securing large-scale cloud-based infrastructure and services.
• Experience in regulatory frameworks (ISO, SOC, PCI) and their technical implementation within cloud-native environments.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or Ph.D. in Computer Science or a risk and compliance-related field.
• Experience applying AI/ML to solve complex risk and compliance problems.
• Deep understanding of the control lifecycle, technical system design, architectural patterns, and Cloud development processes at scale.
• Ability to quickly assimilate new architectures, designs, and languages and to translate deep technical complexity into business outcomes for senior leadership.
• Recognized contributions to the risk and compliance community, such as research, publications, open-source tools, or presentations at major risk and compliance conferences.

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 .