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Information Security Specialist roles qualify for EB-2 and EB-3 green card sponsorship through the PERM labor certification process, which permanently authorizes your employment rather than requiring annual renewal. Employers file with DOL first, then USCIS, before you adjust status. Finding employers with active PERM filing history is the critical first step.
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There's no such thing as a "safe system" - only safer systems. Our Security team works to create and maintain the safest operating environment for Google's users and developers. As a Security Engineer, you help protect network boundaries, keep computer systems and network devices hardened against attacks and provide security services to protect highly sensitive data like passwords and customer information. Security Engineers work directly with network equipment and actively monitor our systems for attacks and intrusions. You also work with software engineers to proactively identify and fix security flaws and vulnerabilities.
You use your industry experience to own and drive the resolution of complex security incidents, policy questions and technical security issues.
In this role, you will help set the focus, direction and impact of this organization with regards to product security. There is an exciting mix of work to be accomplished across multiple security domains. A few examples are: security reviews, security education, web application scanning and testing, vulnerability research and security data analysis all with the goal of highlighting and driving down risk.
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.
Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
US: $174000 - $252000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits
Responsibilities
- Identify security issues and implement and design security controls, tools, and services to improve security systems and processes.
- Perform security reviews, research and reproduce vulnerabilities, design secure protocols and systems, and write tests and fuzzers. Look for vulnerabilities with techniques including reverse engineering, fuzzing, and static analysis.
- Review and develop secure operational practices, and provide security guidance for engineers and support staff.
- Respond to vulnerabilities with repros, variant analysis, mitigations, and hardening. Focus on the security strategy for Google Cloud.
- Review designs and drive towards defense in depth and security by default, both with one-time reviews and longer term engagements.
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 5 years of experience with security engineering, computer and network security and security protocols.
- 5 years of experience with security assessments or security design reviews or threat modeling.
- 5 years of coding experience in one or more general purpose languages.
- 1 year of experience leading teams in a technical capacity or leading technical risk analysis in an enterprise environment.
- Coding experience in one or more general purpose languages.
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience identifying and mitigating network security risks using threat modeling and other risk identification techniques.
- Experience in applications security, cryptography, network security or systems security.
- Experience with C++ dynamic analysis and static code analysis.
- Expertise in security assessments, vulnerability management and security research.
Benefits
In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:
- Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
- Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
- Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
- Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
- Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
- Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
- Holidays: 13 paid days per year
Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Kirkland, WA, USA; New York, NY, USA; Seattle, WA, USA; Sunnyvale, CA, USA.
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.
About the job
There's no such thing as a "safe system" - only safer systems. Our Security team works to create and maintain the safest operating environment for Google's users and developers. As a Security Engineer, you help protect network boundaries, keep computer systems and network devices hardened against attacks and provide security services to protect highly sensitive data like passwords and customer information. Security Engineers work directly with network equipment and actively monitor our systems for attacks and intrusions. You also work with software engineers to proactively identify and fix security flaws and vulnerabilities.
You use your industry experience to own and drive the resolution of complex security incidents, policy questions and technical security issues.
In this role, you will help set the focus, direction and impact of this organization with regards to product security. There is an exciting mix of work to be accomplished across multiple security domains. A few examples are: security reviews, security education, web application scanning and testing, vulnerability research and security data analysis all with the goal of highlighting and driving down risk.
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.
Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
US: $174000 - $252000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits
Responsibilities
- Identify security issues and implement and design security controls, tools, and services to improve security systems and processes.
- Perform security reviews, research and reproduce vulnerabilities, design secure protocols and systems, and write tests and fuzzers. Look for vulnerabilities with techniques including reverse engineering, fuzzing, and static analysis.
- Review and develop secure operational practices, and provide security guidance for engineers and support staff.
- Respond to vulnerabilities with repros, variant analysis, mitigations, and hardening. Focus on the security strategy for Google Cloud.
- Review designs and drive towards defense in depth and security by default, both with one-time reviews and longer term engagements.
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 5 years of experience with security engineering, computer and network security and security protocols.
- 5 years of experience with security assessments or security design reviews or threat modeling.
- 5 years of coding experience in one or more general purpose languages.
- 1 year of experience leading teams in a technical capacity or leading technical risk analysis in an enterprise environment.
- Coding experience in one or more general purpose languages.
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience identifying and mitigating network security risks using threat modeling and other risk identification techniques.
- Experience in applications security, cryptography, network security or systems security.
- Experience with C++ dynamic analysis and static code analysis.
- Expertise in security assessments, vulnerability management and security research.
Benefits
In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:
- Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
- Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
- Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
- Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
- Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
- Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
- Holidays: 13 paid days per year
Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Kirkland, WA, USA; New York, NY, USA; Seattle, WA, USA; Sunnyvale, CA, USA.
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.
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Match your credentials to the right EB category
EB-2 requires a master's degree or a bachelor's plus five years of progressive information security experience. EB-3 covers roles requiring a bachelor's. Get your foreign credentials evaluated before applying so employers can confirm your category without delays.
Target employers with PERM filing history
Search DOL OFLC disclosure data to identify companies that have sponsored information security roles before. Employers already familiar with PERM timelines for technical roles are far less likely to withdraw sponsorship offers mid-process due to cost or timeline concerns.
Search green card sponsoring jobs on Migrate Mate
Use Migrate Mate to find Information Security Specialist roles filtered by employers with active green card sponsorship history. This cuts the time spent cold-applying to companies that have never filed a PERM for a security role.
Prepare your professional documentation before offers
Assemble your degree transcripts, any relevant certifications such as CISSP or CISM, and a detailed employment history before you receive an offer. The PERM supervised recruitment phase requires precise job duties and minimum requirements, so gaps in your documentation slow the process.
Understand how PERM's prevailing wage affects your offer
Your employer must pay at least the DOL prevailing wage for your specific security role and location, verified through the OFLC Wage Search. Check the posted wage level before accepting an offer to confirm it aligns with your experience tier under PERM requirements.
Negotiate your start date around PERM filing timelines
PERM labor certification alone typically takes six to twelve months before your employer can file the I-140 petition with USCIS. Build this into your start-date conversation so neither you nor your employer is surprised when adjustment of status extends well beyond your first year.
Green Card Information Security Specialist: Frequently Asked Questions
Does an Information Security Specialist role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Both categories apply depending on your credentials and the employer's stated minimum requirements. EB-2 covers Information Security Specialists whose roles require a master's degree or a bachelor's plus five years of progressive specialized experience. EB-3 applies to roles where a bachelor's degree is the defined minimum. The employer's PERM job description locks in the category, so the requirements posted during supervised recruitment determine which tier your petition falls under.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B for an information security role?
The H-1B visa is a temporary nonimmigrant visa with an annual cap and lottery, requiring renewal every three years. PERM-based green card sponsorship permanently authorizes your employment and has no annual numerical cap at the EB-3 level for most countries outside India and China. The PERM process is slower, often taking two or more years from labor certification to adjustment of status, but the outcome is lawful permanent residency rather than continued visa dependency.
What does the PERM labor certification process require from an Information Security Specialist applicant?
Your employer conducts the supervised recruitment under PERM rules, but your role is to document that you meet the job's stated minimum requirements precisely as written. For information security roles this typically means providing degree transcripts, certification records such as CISSP or Security+, and a detailed employment history that maps directly to the PERM job description. Any gap between your documented qualifications and the posted requirements can cause DOL to deny the application.
Where can I find employers who actively sponsor green cards for information security positions?
Use Migrate Mate to search for Information Security Specialist roles filtered by employers with documented PERM filing history. This is more reliable than applying broadly, because an employer's past PERM activity for technical security roles signals they understand the process, have budget for legal costs, and are less likely to withdraw sponsorship. DOL OFLC disclosure data also lets you verify specific employers' filing records independently.
Can I switch employers during the PERM or I-140 process without losing my place in line?
Changing employers before your I-140 is approved generally requires restarting PERM from the beginning with the new employer. After your I-140 is approved and your priority date is established, federal law allows you to port to a new employer in a same or similar occupational classification if your adjustment of status application has been pending for at least 180 days. Information security roles typically qualify as sufficiently similar across different employers given consistent SOC code classifications.