Cyber Defense Detection Engineer, Mandiant, Google Cloud

Google LLC; United States; On-site; USD 112,000 - 161,000; Full time

Job summary

Google LLC, part of Google Cloud, Mandiant, seeks a cybersecurity threat specialist to help clients prepare for and respond to threats, identify security requirements, and guide tool implementations. You will present complex concepts to executives and technical teams and develop containment and remediation plans for incidents.

You will act as a technical advocate for information security, execute tactical delivery, and engage stakeholders across client environments to drive resolution and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity or related technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• 3 years of experience with detection tuning and creation leveraging various security tools (e.g., SIEM, EDR, or NDR tools).
• Experience with content engineering inside SIEM platforms (e.g., rule creation, advanced correlation searching, etc
• Experience with scripting languages (e.g., PowerShell and Python).
• Ability to travel up to 20%

Responsibilities

• Help clients effectively prepare to mitigate, and respond to cyber security threats.
• Identify enterprise security requirements and provide guidance to enterprise initiatives.
• Serve as technical support for security tools and assist with tool implementation and integration into the customer environment.
• Provide guidance on containment and remediation plans for cyber security incidents.
• Act as technical advocate for information security requirements and information in the security domain.
• Execute on tactical plans, including direct engagement and delivery in technical matters.
• Present complex concepts to business stakeholders, executive leadership, and technical contributors.

Skills

Detection tuning

SIEM

EDR

NDR

SIEM content engineering

PowerShell

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SIEM platforms

EDR tools

Job description

In this role, you will be responsible for helping clients effectively prepare to mitigate, and respond to cyber security threats. You will identify enterprise security requirements and provide guidance to enterprise initiatives. You will serve as technical support for security tools and assist with security tool implementation and integration into the customer environment. You will also provide guidance on the development of containment and remediation plans for cyber security incidents.

In addition, you will be the technical advocate for information security requirements and provide information of the security domain. You will execute on tactical plans, including direct engagement and delivery in technical matters. You will articulate and present complex concepts to business stakeholders, executive leadership, and technical contributors.Part of Google Cloud, Mandiant is a recognized leader in dynamic cyber defense, threat intelligence and incident response services. Mandiant's cybersecurity expertise has earned the trust of security professionals and company executives around the world. Our unique combination of renowned frontline experience responding to some of the most complex breaches, nation-state grade threat intelligence, machine intelligence, and the industry's best security validation ensures that Mandiant knows more about today's advanced threats than anyone.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $112000 - $161000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/).

Minimum qualifications:

• - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity or related technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• - 3 years of experience with detection tuning and creation leveraging various security tools (e.g., SIEM, EDR, or NDR tools).
• - Experience with content engineering inside SIEM platforms (e.g., rule creation, advanced correlation searching, etc
• - Experience with scripting languages (e.g., PowerShell and Python).
• - Ability to travel up to 20%

Preferred qualifications:

• - Experience with SPL, KQL, YARA-L or similar SIEM query languages, with an understanding of SIEM log flow, aggregation, and forwarding.
• - Ability to engage and collaborate with client stakeholders and other groups within the customer environment to drive resolution for security issues.
• - Ability to develop executive stakeholder client relationships to achieve project/long-term objectives.
• - Identify issues in customer Cyber Defense Centers and formulate strategies for improvement, plan implementation of improvements, and execute/oversee plans to completion.
• - Create and modify SIEM use cases and detection logic, leveraging cyber threat intelligence, written in technology-specific query language or Sigma open signature format.
• - Provide expertise for SIEM and other SOC technologies that assist in incident response.
• - Measure and improve alert fidelity through metrics creation, tracking, responding to tuning requests, implementing incident-specific detection logic, etc.
• - Engage and collaborate with client stakeholders and other groups within the customer environment to drive resolution for security issues.