Luis: A day in the life of a security architect

1. Luis: A day in the life of a security architect

Hi, I’m Luis. I’m a Security Architect here at Google Cloud. A core part of my job is engaging both executive and technical stakeholders to help customers build the most secure deployments possible. This means I help customers protect their data and maintain adherence to regulatory and compliance obligations. I’m a New York native, where I studied Information Science in college. Growing up, I was the most tech-savvy person I knew because I spent all of my time on the computer. But this also meant that when something broke —more accurately, when I introduced malware— I had to figure out how to fix it. So it always felt natural to me to study technology, although I initially assumed that Computer Science was the only way to do so. After learning that I didn’t enjoy programming as much, I decided on Information Science since it had a mix of programming and other courses I found interesting like Data Analysis, Computer Networking, and Cybersecurity. I began my career in cybersecurity working on an internal audit team within a finance company. While I learned a tremendous amount about auditing, my biggest lesson was that a career in auditing was not for me. I made a slight pivot and worked in security for a cloud service provider, where I was audited against common information security standards, instead of being the auditor myself. I then discovered roles that would let me work with organizations to make the most of cloud technology and keep resources secure. I was drawn by the ability to be technical while also helping customers —and the title sounded pretty cool, too. That’s when I decided that I wanted to pursue a career as a Solutions Architect. After switching into this role and gaining experience as a Solutions Architect, I had an opportunity to work for Google in a similar role. Google was especially interested in my background in audit and compliance. I've been at Google and on the same team ever since.

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