Director, Operational Technology Security

About the role

Google’s Data Center Compliance, Strategy, and Risk Management (CSRM) team protects the people and assets of Google’s global critical infrastructure across all stages of the data center lifecycle. The Director of Data Center Operational Technology (OT) Security defines and executes the global direction, strategy, and governance for securing Google’s physical and operational data‑center infrastructure. This executive partner aligns cross‑functional leadership across Technical Infrastructure, Cloud CISO, and engineering organizations to build next‑generation secure architectures, drive industry standards, and safeguard Google Cloud’s global footprint at scale.

Responsibilities

• Define and direct multi‑year security architectures, risk quantification models, and defense‑in‑depth frameworks for global OT systems, rack‑level environments, and critical facilities.
• Establish governance mechanisms and executive accountability across GDC, Cloud CISO, Corporate Engineering, and PSS to deliver unified, end‑to‑end security architectures.
• Build, scale, and inspire a global organization of technical managers, engineers, and program leaders.
• Foster a culture of technical excellence, continuous learning, psychological safety, and leadership.
• Serve as the principal advisor to business and engineering executives on emerging OT, cyber, and infrastructure threats, steering multi‑year roadmaps and investment strategies to proactively protect critical assets.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline or equivalent practical experience.
• 15 years of experience in technical infrastructure, industrial control systems (e.g., ICS/SCADA), or cyber security engineering, including 7 years of executive leadership managing teams.
• 15 years of experience leading technical security programs, risk governance, or critical infrastructure engineering organizations.

Preferred qualifications

• Advanced degree (Master’s or PhD) in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Cyber Security, or a related technical discipline.
• 20 years of experience leading enterprise‑scale OT, ICS/SCADA, and cyber security initiatives across global industrial or critical infrastructure environments.
• Executive experience deploying zero‑trust or defense‑in‑depth models across large‑scale physical/cyber infrastructure environments.
• Ability to navigate high ambiguity, drive organizational change, and deliver high‑impact security outcomes across complex hardware and software ecosystems.
• Recognized thought leadership in emerging OT security standards, liquid‑cooling hardware integration, and threat‑modeling frameworks.

Location

Preferred working locations: New York, NY; Atlanta, GA; Sunnyvale, CA (USA).

Pay

US base salary: $256,000 – $356,000 (USD) plus a 30 % bonus target, equity, and benefits.