Staff Security Engineer, Dynamic Reasoning and NextGen Detection and Response

Google; Zürich; On-site; CHF 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Google LLC is seeking a Staff Security Engineer for Dynamic Reasoning and NextGen Detection and Response. You will work with security engineering to scale detection and response across distributed systems and collaborate with software engineers to fix vulnerabilities and harden platforms.

Responsibilities include setting strategic direction, driving cross-team security initiatives, and applying advanced reasoning (ML/LLMs) to improve outcomes while maintaining Google's safety and reliability for

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years in security engineering and network security.
• 8+ years of coding in one or more languages.
• Experience in security roles (DevSecOps, incident response, threat analysis).
• Experience designing and operating scalable distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Set technical strategy for detection and response automation.
• Lead security outcomes by applying dynamic reasoning and automation.
• Drive design, development, and delivery of experiments across teams.
• Promote operational excellence in security operations and engineering.
• Identify opportunities where ML/LLMs and automation improve security outcomes.

Skills

Security engineering

Distributed systems

Coding experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Staff Security Engineer, Dynamic Reasoning and NextGen Detection and Response

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

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience with security engineering, computer and network security and security protocols.
• 8 years of coding experience in one or more general purpose languages.
• Experience in a technical security role (e.g., security engineering, security research, DevSecOps, incident response, SOC analyst, incident response, malware research, threat analysis).
• Experience designing, building, and operating distributed systems, with a focus on scalability, fault tolerance, and reliability.

Preferred qualifications:

• 3 years of experience working on cross-functional or cross-business projects.
• Experience in the Detection and Response security domain.
• Ability to define technical direction, influence senior stakeholders, and drive execution across multiple teams in evolving domains.
• Ability to articulate technical concepts to various audiences.

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.Google is an engineering company at heart. We hire people with a broad set of technical skills who are ready to take on some of technology's greatest challenges and make an impact on users around the world. At Google, engineers not only revolutionize search, they routinely work on scalability and storage solutions, applications and entirely new platforms for developers around the world. From Google Ads to Chrome, Android to YouTube, social to local, Google engineers are changing the world one technological achievement after another.

Responsibilities

• Set technical strategy to guide the organization towards a technical goal that scales the future of detection and response automation.
• Lead security outcomes by identifying high-impact opportunities where applied dynamic reasoning and traditional automation unlock better security.
• Drive execution and oversee design, development, and delivery of experiments and solutions across software and security engineering teams.
• Promote operational excellence in both security operations and engineering, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Identify high-impact opportunities where applied dynamic reasoning (ML, LLMs, and predictive modeling) and traditional automation can unlock better security outcomes.

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