Risk Operations Specialist Jobs in Kirkland, WA
Risk Operations Specialist jobs in Kirkland, Washington are in active demand, with employers like Google among those hiring. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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- 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: New York, NY, USA; Kirkland, WA, USA; Reston, VA, USA; Sunnyvale, CA, USA.
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 5 years of experience with security assessments or security design reviews or threat modeling.
- 5 years of experience with security engineering, computer and network security and security protocols.
- 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.
Preferred qualifications:
- 8 years of experience in engineering, cybersecurity, technology risk, or security-related roles.
- Experience with control frameworks, including risk assessment, compliance testing, monitoring, and governance.
- Proficiency in security engineering, cybersecurity principles, problem solving, and analytical/quantitative methods.
- Strong analytic capacity and technical understanding of cloud software development methodologies, architectures, and hardware, and networking concepts.
- Ability to have active community contributions designed to improve organizational culture and operations.
- Exceptional critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to connect technical or security details to broader risk implications.
About the job
Our Security team works to create and maintain the safest operating environment for Google's users and developers. Security Engineers work with network equipment and actively monitor our systems for attacks and intrusions. In this role, you will also work with software engineers to proactively identify and fix security flaws and vulnerabilities.
The Risk and Compliance Programs team is part of the Cloud CISO organization, driving high priority risk management efforts through formalized programs, including insider and technology risk. We are responsible for managing and creating consistent analysis, assessments, controls, and strategies to reduce insider and technology risk across Cloud. Our team is collaborative, innovative, and passionate about security.
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 - $253000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits
Learn more about benefits at Google.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a trusted advisor to Cloud leadership for guidance on insider risk-related questions, such as threat analysis and patterns, access controls, intellectual property protection, and detection and response.
- Evaluate the security and risk of complex, interconnected products, systems, and services, and drive mitigation and remediation efforts for systemic problems.
- Own parts of the security outlook and roadmap for your technical problem space. Apply engineering and technical best practices to design and implement controls, tools, or processes required to solve difficult security problems.
- Apply principles from information security and risk management domains (e.g., access management, detection and response, system resilience, vulnerability management) to protect systems and data.
- Work with engineering organizations to identify, develop, document, and test controls for design and operating effectiveness, in coordination with the Cloud CISO controls team.
- 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: New York, NY, USA; Kirkland, WA, USA; Reston, VA, USA; Sunnyvale, CA, USA.
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 5 years of experience with security assessments or security design reviews or threat modeling.
- 5 years of experience with security engineering, computer and network security and security protocols.
- 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.
Preferred qualifications:
- 8 years of experience in engineering, cybersecurity, technology risk, or security-related roles.
- Experience with control frameworks, including risk assessment, compliance testing, monitoring, and governance.
- Proficiency in security engineering, cybersecurity principles, problem solving, and analytical/quantitative methods.
- Strong analytic capacity and technical understanding of cloud software development methodologies, architectures, and hardware, and networking concepts.
- Ability to have active community contributions designed to improve organizational culture and operations.
- Exceptional critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to connect technical or security details to broader risk implications.
About the job
Our Security team works to create and maintain the safest operating environment for Google's users and developers. Security Engineers work with network equipment and actively monitor our systems for attacks and intrusions. In this role, you will also work with software engineers to proactively identify and fix security flaws and vulnerabilities.
The Risk and Compliance Programs team is part of the Cloud CISO organization, driving high priority risk management efforts through formalized programs, including insider and technology risk. We are responsible for managing and creating consistent analysis, assessments, controls, and strategies to reduce insider and technology risk across Cloud. Our team is collaborative, innovative, and passionate about security.
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 - $253000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits
Learn more about benefits at Google.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a trusted advisor to Cloud leadership for guidance on insider risk-related questions, such as threat analysis and patterns, access controls, intellectual property protection, and detection and response.
- Evaluate the security and risk of complex, interconnected products, systems, and services, and drive mitigation and remediation efforts for systemic problems.
- Own parts of the security outlook and roadmap for your technical problem space. Apply engineering and technical best practices to design and implement controls, tools, or processes required to solve difficult security problems.
- Apply principles from information security and risk management domains (e.g., access management, detection and response, system resilience, vulnerability management) to protect systems and data.
- Work with engineering organizations to identify, develop, document, and test controls for design and operating effectiveness, in coordination with the Cloud CISO controls team.
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Risk Operations Specialist Jobs in Kirkland: Frequently Asked Questions
How many risk operations specialist jobs are there in Kirkland?
There are 11+ risk operations specialist openings in Kirkland, Washington on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. New positions post regularly as Kirkland employers hire.
Which companies hire risk operations specialists in Kirkland?
Employers hiring risk operations specialists in Kirkland include Google, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026.
Are there remote risk operations specialist jobs in Kirkland?
Yes. About 0% of risk operations specialist openings tied to Kirkland are remote or hybrid as of June 2026. The rest are on-site roles based in and around Kirkland.
Which industries hire the most risk operations specialists in Kirkland?
Kirkland risk operations specialist roles concentrate in Technology & Software and Artificial Intelligence, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026.
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