Data Center Security Engineer - Network Device Protection

Google Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 147,000 - 210,000; Full time

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Benefits

Job summary

Google is hiring a Security Engineer for Data Center Network Device Security in Sunnyvale, CA. The role mid-level involves scoping and performing security reviews of network devices to be deployed in Google data centers, refining threat models, and defining security requirements for hardware entering Google’s centers.

Responsibilities include identifying security issues, designing security controls, and supporting PIE teams with next-generation data center hardware.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience with security assessments, 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.

Responsibilities

• Identify security issues and implement and design security controls, tools, and services to improve security systems and processes.
• Develop and refine threat models, perform security reviews, and define security requirements for network devices entering Google’s data centers, focusing on verified boot and embedded components.
• Perform AI-supported security review campaigns on specifications and platforms' firmware including binaries.
• Provide subject matter expertise to Platform Infrastructure Engineering (PIE) teams designing and developing the next-generation data center hardware.

Skills

Security assessments

Threat modeling

Security design reviews

Security engineering

Network security

Security protocols

Coding (general purpose)

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

C

C++

Embedded systems

Job description

Google is hiring a Security Engineer for Data Center Network Device Security in Sunnyvale, CA. The role mid-level involves scoping and performing security reviews of network devices to be deployed in Google data centers, refining threat models, and defining security requirements for hardware entering Google’s centers.

Responsibilities include identifying security issues, designing security controls, and supporting PIE teams with next-generation data center hardware.