Security Engineer III, Incident Response

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.

Google is creating next-generation technologies that will revolutionize how billions of people connect and interact with each other and information. Security and privacy are critical components to these new solutions. If you are passionate about information security, privacy and technology, and want to help keep the world safe, then joining our Security Response team might be for you!

Google’s “Detection and Response” team finds and responds to threats 24/7 across 3 regions. In Security Response, you will be a member of our global on-call response team and use your broad security experience and DFIR-specific domain knowledge to investigate and respond to escalations from across Alphabet. Security Response team members train and grow in broad forensic investigation and crisis management skills, but specialize in one or the other as their career grows.

As an IM (Incident Management) specialist, you’ll use professional emergency management procedures to lead teams of engineers, lawyers, executives and others toward fast, effective responses to any situation and quickly mitigate and resolve security incidents. You will also assist in technical assessments of security issues alongside other Security Engineers as necessary.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $147000 - $210000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits, * Identify security issues and implement and design security controls, tools, and services to improve security systems and processes.

• Triage, assess, coordinate and drive resolution on a different range of incidents.
• Perform highly technical analysis of risks and emergent issues.
• Analyze causes to identify trends and systematic issues. Improve information security (and privacy) of Google’s products and services.
• Develop excellence in incident management through tools and infrastructure and preparing teams across Google through exercises and training.

Experience driving progress, solving problems, and mentoring more junior team members; deeper expertise and applied knowledge within relevant area., * 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 incident or emergency response coordination.
• Technical background with hands-on experience in, e.g., systems administration, software engineering, digital forensics, security engineering, privacy engineering.

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