Cloud Abuse Security Engineer

Google LLC; Zürich; On-site; CHF 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Google LLC is seeking a Security Engineer within the Cloud CISO CASE team to help secure Google Cloud products and protect users and developers. You will collaborate with software engineers to identify and fix security flaws and vulnerabilities, and develop high-fidelity detections from network and host telemetry.

Your role involves researching new detection techniques, proactively hunting threats, and building tools to process abuse reports and threat intelligence data, contributing to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience in cloud security research, network security, IDS, threat intelligence, or threat detection.
• Experience with defensive security concepts, adversary tactics, frameworks, and logging.
• Experience with networking, core internet protocols, and analyzing malicious network traffic.

Responsibilities

• Research new detection techniques to prevent and mitigate abusive activities and threats.
• Develop high-fidelity detections based on raw network and host telemetry.
• Hunt for threats/abusers and respond proactively.
• Create, develop, and manage tools to collect and process abuse reports and threat intelligence data.

Skills

Cloud security

Security research

Threat detection

Networking basics

Communication & docs

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Job description

X In most instances, this position requires in-person interviews as part of the hiring process.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 2 years of experience working in one or more of the following areas: cloud security research, network security, intrusion detection system, threat intelligence, or threat detection.
• Experience working with defensive security concepts such as adversity tactics and techniques, frameworks, and logging.
• Experience with networking, core internet protocols, and analyzing malicious network traffic.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with host/memory based forensics and detections.
  
• Very strong communication and documentation skills.

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.

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. Cloud CISO is responsible for ensuring that every Google Cloud product ships as secure as it can be. Cloud CISO owns and drives the product security strategy for Google Cloud. We work with almost every aspect of Google’s infrastructure and on solving truly planet scale infrastructure security problems that have societal level impacts. The Cloud Abuse Security Engineering (CASE) team, within Cloud CISO, safeguards Google, its customers, users, and the internet from threats originating within Google Cloud.

Responsibilities

• Research new detection techniques to prevent and mitigate abusive activities such as outbound security attacks, botnets, DDoS, and other malicious behaviors that violate GCP’s Terms of Service.
• Develop high-fidelity detections to identify malicious activity based on raw network and host-level telemetry.
• Hunt for threats/abusers and respond proactively.
• Create, develop, and manage tools to collect and process abuse reports and threat intelligence data.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See also Google's EEO Policy , Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal , Belonging at Google , and How we hire .

Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.

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