Security Engineer, Detection

4 Months ago • 2 Years +

Cyber Security

Job Description

The Security Engineer, Detection at Google's Core team is responsible for building advanced detection mechanisms for security threats. This includes developing automated remediation systems, conducting threat hunting, performing network and systems forensics, and analyzing malware and indicators. The role involves identifying security issues, implementing security controls, participating in global security monitoring and response, investigating security events, and collaborating with teams across Google to enhance detection capabilities. Responsibilities include working with software engineers to proactively identify and fix security flaws and vulnerabilities, and participating in security incidents. The ideal candidate will have experience in security assessments, design reviews, threat modeling, security engineering, computer and network security, and coding.

Good To Have:

Malware analysis (botnet/rootkit)
Intrusion detection system analysis
Experience leading analysis of security systems

Must Have:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
2+ years security assessment/design review/threat modeling experience
2+ years security engineering, computer/network security, security protocols experience
2+ years coding experience
Incident response and investigation skills

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Minimum qualifications:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
2 years of experience with security assessments or security design reviews or threat modeling.
2 years of experience with security engineering, computer and network security and security protocols.
2 years of coding experience in one or more general purpose languages.

Preferred qualifications:

Experience with malware analysis, including investigations of botnet and root-kit behavior.
Experience leading the analysis of sets and intrusion detection systems.

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.

In this role, you will build advanced and novel detection mechanisms for techniques, tactics, and procedures, developing systems to automate remediation, conducting threat hunting, and performing network and systems forensics, as well as malware and indicator analysis.

The Core team builds the technical foundation behind Google’s flagship products. We are owners and advocates for the underlying design elements, developer platforms, product components, and infrastructure at Google. These are the essential building blocks for excellent, safe, and coherent experiences for our users and drive the pace of innovation for every developer. We look across Google’s products to build central solutions, break down technical barriers and strengthen existing systems. As the Core team, we have a mandate and a unique opportunity to impact important technical decisions across the company.

Responsibilities

Identify security issues and implement and design security controls, tools, and services to improve security systems and processes.
Participate in a global operation that monitors and responds to security events on Google networks.
Perform investigations on a wide variety of events from various sources to determine whether they pose a threat.
Participate in security incidents.
Work with teams from around Google to discover new detection capabilities and logging sources.

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